Andorra - Magical slopes and cheap shopping.

Magical slopes and cheap shopping - the unknown skiing paradise of Andorra.

The small principality of Andorra is located in the Pyrenees mountain range, sandwiched between France and Spain.
The fine skiing attracts tens of thousands of tourists every year. Almost 300 kilometres of pistes and 300 sunny days are tempting enough!
With an area of 468 square kilometres and approximately 85,000 inhabitants, the principality of Andorra is one of the world's smallest countries.
Duty-free goods and fine ski slopes with slopes located at an altitude of over 2,500 meters attract roughly ten million tourists a year.
It is sunny but still snow-proof, as moisture from the Mediterranean turns into precipitation in the form of snow over the Pyrenees and Andorra from December to April.

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Known as a financial centre and something of a tax haven, Andorra is located in the Pyrenees mountain range, on the border between France and Spain.
According to the constitution, the president of France and a Spanish bishop are formally the country's heads of state.
However, legislative power lies with the General Council (Parliament).

Andorra can trace its history back to Charlemagne, who granted the country its freedom in 819 in exchange for the country's contribution in the wars against the Moors.
In 1278, the Spanish bishop of Urgel and the French count of Foix were given shared leadership of Andorra.
Later, the count was replaced by the French state, and for the next few centuries Andorra was divided between Spain and France.
In 1993, the first referendum was held that led to a modern democracy.
Andorra lacks its own defence force and currency (it has the euro), but is a member of both the United Nations and the Council of Europe.

Over 100 pistes – from black to blue
In the past, two families each ruled their ski area, Soldeu and Pasa de la Casa. Should you travel throughout the area,
two different ski passes were required, which was both expensive and complicated. In 2005, the two families decided to collaborate.
Now a coherent area has been created, Grandvalira,
on close to 200 kilometres of pistes or more than a hundred runs of varying difficulty with an emphasis on slightly easier ones.


Grandvalira
The largest ski area in the Pyrenees and Southern Europe, and consists of 210 kilometres of pistes and 112 different runs.
There are both easy, wide and long and lovely off-piste runs for those who want deeper snow.
The chances of sunshine are good, Grandvalira boasts 300 sunny days a year.
The summit is at 2,640 meters and there are 18 black pistes, 42 red, 19 green and 49 blue pistes.
Around 40 restaurants are located all around the slopes, and 68 lifts are ready to take you up and around. There is also the possibility of cross-country skiing.

Vallnord
The other ski area in Andorra is Vallnord. The summit is at 2,560 meters and a total piste length of around 60 kilometres.
There are four black pistes, 17 red, 7 green and 16 blue pistes. There are plenty of restaurants and simpler eateries, as well as an amusement park and 31 lifts


The nearest airport is Perpignan in France about 15 miles and Barcelona in Spain about 19 miles.
The easiest way to get to Barcelona from Scandinavia is to combine skiing with a city break in Barcelona.

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