A place in the mountains
Thursday, October 16th, 2008
Sonia
Hi guys! Today I want to talk a little bit about the place I was born, Andorra.
Andorra is a beautiful small country (actually the sixth smallest country in Europe), situated in the eastern Pyrenees mountains. 71.000 inhabitants live in Andorra and the official language is Catalan, although everyone speaks Spanish! Apart of its beauty Andorra is known for being a tax haven! You can have so much fun, skiing, going shopping, relax and much more.
Today we are going to focus on the relaxing part!
Andorra is divided in seven parishes. One of them, the Escaldes-Engordany, is well known for the existence of sulphurous springs which well up from the deep of the earth and reach a temperature of 61º. Thanks to this springs, an amazing thermoludic centre was built: CALDEA, in ancient Catalan means tonic and warm. (more…)
