Andorra is a tiny, independent principality situated between France and Spain in the Pyrenees mountains. Andorra la Vella is the capital of this country and main shopping area is here, on other towns of Andorra, you will find only supermarkets and renting shops. The old town of Andorra la Vella is amazing. We went there before Christmas holidays. The decorations were hanging all over for Christmas Day. We dedicated only one day, exactly, only few hours, to have some walking and then to get to our apartments in Encamp. Few hours it is more than enough to see main places of Andorra la Vella.
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Andorra is a popular weekend road trip from Barcelona. At only a couple of hours from Barcelona it makes for a refreshing getaway between nature and mountains. The Principality of Andorra is a micro state…
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