Tag: Andorra

  • Andorra: Hiking #2

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    Andorra: Hiking #2

    One shot from each hike.

  • Andorra: Hiking #1

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    Andorra: Hiking #1

    Andorra, a small principality between France and Spain, is said to have 83,000 residents and 10 million visitors per year.  A lot of the visitor traffic relates to skiing.  In October, however, the main activity is hiking (and may be shopping).  There are many trails; a search for Andorra on Wikiloc provides a list of…

  • Andorra la Vella

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    Andorra la Vella

    The drive to Andorra was over French country roads. They were winding and slow and often busy. As we arrived in the capital, Andorra la Vella, the GPS failed; the streets were too narrow and close together so it lost our position which resulted in it providing erratic directions.  Consequently we  drove past the hotel…

  • Hiking

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    Hiking

    On our second day in Andorra we hiked into the Madriu Valley. Our destination in the valley was a little hut named Refugi Fontverd. For the most part the trek was up hill making the journey a little longer than anticipated. However the return was that much easier as well.