This minicountry wedged between
France and
Spain offers by far the best ski slopes and resort facilities in all the Pyrenees. Once the snow melts, there's an abundance of great walking, ranging from easy strolls to demanding day hikes in the principality's higher, more remote reaches. Strike out above the tight valleys and you can walk for hours, almost alone. People may tell you Andorra’s nothing but skiing and shopping. They might add that
Andorra la Vella,
its capital and only town, is a fuming traffic jam bordered by palaces
of consumerism. (Fact: Andorra has over 2000 shops – more than one for
every 40 inhabitants). They’re right to a point, but also way off
course. Shake yourself from Andorra la Vella’s
tawdry embrace, take one of only three secondary roads in the state and
discover some of the most dramatic scenery in all of the Pyrenees. This minicountry wedged between France and Spain offers by far the best skiing in the Pyrenees, like in Canillo & Soldeu or Arinsal & Pal.
In the last five years, its resorts have invested over €50 million in
mountain cafés and restaurants, chairlifts and gondolas, car parks and
snow-making machines. And once the snows have melted, summer activities
are to be had in Ordino & around. There’s great walking in
abundance, ranging from easy strolls to demanding day hikes in the
higher, more remote reaches of the principality.
A warning though: this may not be the case a few years from now.
Greed and uncontrolled development risk spoiling those side valleys.
Already the pounding of jackhammers drowns out the winter thrum of ski
lifts and threatens the silence of summer.
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intresting trip and great photos - like every day by You ;)
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