Andorra heaven or hell

Advantages: cheap good mountains
Disadvantages: too many people shopping

...Andorra is a small principality of 180.6 sq miles in the Pyrenees between Spain and France. We chose to go there for the day as it was between where we were staying in Spain and where we were going to in France, and we thought we would pick up some cheap booze. Andorra has a different tax system that is what makes wine cigarettes and luxury items so cheap Andorra is a long thin country...

mumsymary 01.06.2003 07:45 (01.06.2003 07:49) · Read review
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TAKE A TOURA OF ANDORRA

Advantages: Scenery, perfect for a winter holiday
Disadvantages: Longevity is low due to small size of country and lack of alternative activities

...and driving conditions can however be treacherous. Getting lost isn't too much of a problem as there are very few roads in Andorra and most towns only have one main road going through the centre. --- ACCOMODATION --- There is a wide range of accommodation available from apartments, hotels, hostels to campsites and 5star deluxe residences. It was strange to see people camping when it was snowing...

Puma1000 11.03.2005 20:51 · Read review
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Get the most from ski-ing Andorra.

Advantages: cheap everything, great nightlife.
Disadvantages: not such good snow or terrain as the Alps.

...The individual resorts in Andorra, to my mind, are not big enough to have the necessary terrain to entertain a good skier/snowboarder for a week. Most people have covered the resort where they are staying in a couple of days, and from this point on, unless the snow conditions are exceptional, the world-beating apres-ski comes to play an increasingly large part in the trip. And so what if it does...

jimh1 07.07.2005 07:42 · Read review
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