Tourism in Andorra

The Principality of Andorra (Principado de Andorra) is a small country in southern Europe with an area of 468 Km², located in the Pyrenees with an average altitude of 1,996 meters above sea level. consists of seven parishes with a total population of 84,484 inhab. The official language is Catalan. For too long poor and isolated, has achieved remarkable prosperity since the Second World War through the tourism. The Country can brag of a considerable quantity of architectural monuments though in enough and the Roman bridges, ruins of the Arabian fortresses and medieval temples have remained, but its high-mountainous resorts on level of service and an environment are included into number of the best mountain areas of Europe. The main thing that involves to Andorra tourists from every corner of the globe, it its hillsides.For many years Andorra has been a tax-free paradise for shoppers, a fact reflected in the crowed shops and supermarkets of the capital Andorra la Vella. The region is excellent for walkers. One of the main routes leads to the Cercle de Pessons, a bowl of lakes in the east, and past Romanesque chapels such as Sant Martí at La Cortinada. In the north is the picturesque Sorteny valley, where traditional farmhouses have been made into snug restaurants.