Andorra Palace

As I said you before I like...

by Zoe_bcn

As I said you before I like Andorra to go to practise my favourite sport: snowboarding!
It's true that in Catalan Pyrenees there are a lot of resorts to practise this sport, but I consider Soldeu-El Tarter as one of the bests resorts because you can go from this resort to Pas de la Casa-Grau Roig. But snowboarding is not the only sport that you can practise there... if you like nature and adventure sports don't forget to practise: climbing, rafting (in spring), hidro-speed, hiking....
Andorra is also known both for duty-free goods and some quality skiing (Soldeu being the largest resort)
The official language in Andorra is Catalan, but many Andorrans also speak Spanish and/or French.

Expanding Andorra

by buffalo1975

"Changing Andorra"

I have been a frequent visitor to the principality of Andorra for last 25 years. Last time was in 1998. On my recent visit, I was shocked to see how all the towns and in perticular the capital Andorra La Veila had expanded and changed. Everywhere you look you could see giant cranes on building sites. The amount of new buildings to be seen was amazing considering my eight year absence.

What else shocked me was the shops. they seem to of become up market. With all the world wide famous brands on offer all over the place. The prices where not that cheaper than say France. They say its tax free?

Food shopping used to be so cheap, but thats equivalent to French supermarkets. The only cheap items were cigarettes and some alcohol.

It is quite evident how much wealth there is now in Andorra. Just look at most cars, you will see plenty of top range cars being driven. Afterall it is a tax haven.