Posted by: Roberto | July 15, 2011

Andorra

General

Capital:
Andorra la Vella (about 25 608 inhabitants)
Area:
468 km ²
Population:
84 825
Voltage:
Travel Plug recommended

Subsistence

Hotel Accommodation

The Principality of Andorra offers accommodation in all categories.Besides hotels, guesthouses and apartments, there are also campsites and mountain huts. Price guidance for self-catering accommodation in Andorra la Vella details for DR:

  • Mercure from about 146-250 €
  • Carlton Plaza approx 91-224 €
  • Diplomatic approx 77-143 €
  • La Sàlvia d’or about 62-119 €
  • Pyrénées approximately 56-90 €
  • Celler D’en Toni approximately € 42-60.

Other accommodation possibilities in the municipal districts: Canillo (with El Tarter and Soldeu) Encamp (with Grau Roig and Pas de la Casa), Escaldes-Engordany, La Massana (with Aldosa, Anyos, Sispony, Pal, Erts, Arinsal); Ordino (with El Serrat, Llorts, La Cortinada, Aran). Sant Julia de Loria
Hotel information is available from the Tourist Office.

Food

In the restaurant:

  • Breakfast from about 5 €
  • Lunch and dinner from 15 € p

Climate and Seasons

Climate

Andorra’s climate is characterized by moderately cold winters and warm summers. The average temperature in summer to 26 ° C (night 15 ° C) in winter minus 8 to minus 6 ° C
drop in the mountain regions up to 2,000 mm of rainfall, most of the precipitation falls as snow, up to 6 months remains in place. Due to the high altitude (900-2400 m) and geographical location, the number of sunshine hours is relatively high.

Best time

Andorra is best visited in the period from June to September. The ski season runs from December to March.

Clothing

Normal European clothing is recommended. For the evenings, one should take during the summer months, light woolen clothes or a jacket. Good shoes are appropriate.

 

Food & Drink

The range of restaurants offering local and international cuisine is remarkable. Particularly pleasant to sit in the rim, the formerly modest farmhouses made ​​of gray stone and wood, from which have become cozy restaurants.
Since Andorra Catalan was once fed largely by one Catalan menu – with lots and carefully flavored sauces. The dishes are simple, often crude, the portions are large. We eat lots of vegetables. Specialty: “Zarzuela de Mariscos” (literally, “the musical comedy Seafood”), each of which is freshly prepared. “Xanfaina” is a kind of vegetable sauce, which may contain everything that grows in the garden. “Romescu” is another fairly sharp special sauce, are contained in the almonds and cayenne pepper.
The wine is drunk in Andorra, comes both from Spain and from France. For good Andorran wine, the climate is too harsh.

 

Language

The official language of Andorra is Catalan. In addition, Spanish and French are spoken.

 

 


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