| European mountain range the Pyrenees is known | | | | and five star hotels, with other accommodation |
| for some great ski holiday resorts. Located on | | | | and Andorra hotels available in other skiing areas. |
| the borders of Spain and France, they offer | | | | Skiers at the beginning of this year's ski holidays |
| skiers some of the best slopes in the world. | | | | season enjoyed three feet of good snow. With |
| Though many visitors choose to stay in either | | | | the snowfall the resort is likely to be able to |
| Spain or France, there is one more option. For the | | | | maintain 100% percent ski lift use and 95 percent |
| best in skiing, services and hospitality, the tiny | | | | slope use through to April. |
| country of Andorra should be your holiday | | | | Another reason that Grandvalira has had such an |
| destination. | | | | increase in tourist traffic in recent years was the |
| Andorra is located in the Pyrenees surrounded by | | | | celebration of Pas de la Casa's fiftieth anniversary. |
| Spain and France. Once an isolated and unknown | | | | Pas de la Casa was the original name of the ski |
| land, it is now a highly prosperous country | | | | resort that was integrated into Grandvalira. To |
| because of her tourism industry. At an average | | | | celebrate this, Grandvalira presented a full |
| of 83.5 years, the people of Andorra claim the | | | | schedule of events for visitors. They included |
| highest life expectancy in the world. Because of | | | | various sporting events, a skier's statue |
| its position within the mountains, the country | | | | inauguration, and a week dedicated to the history |
| doesn't have much in common with the rest of | | | | of the resort's cuisine. Even Mickey Mouse got in |
| Europe, except for Spain and France. It's gone | | | | on the action by making an appearance at the ski |
| through many changes over the years, like being | | | | and snowboard school for photos. |
| occupied by France and declaring war on imperial | | | | In recent years, France and Spain have had their |
| Germany during World War I. | | | | share of tourists, but Andorra has also been a |
| Today, Andorra enjoys its status as the skiing | | | | very popular winter destination. From skiing the |
| tourist's hotspot. Nine million visitors come to the | | | | many kilometers of slopes to shopping for luxury |
| country every year to enjoy its slopes and world | | | | items in duty free shops, the tiny country of |
| class resorts. Its duty free status is another | | | | Andorra has something for every winter |
| reason that it has so many visitors, as goods can | | | | holidaymaker. Its tiny size makes it ideal for |
| be purchased much cheaper than in the rest of | | | | focusing on skiing. This year's ski holidays season |
| Europe. | | | | will be even better than other recent years, and |
| Grandvalira, the largest ski resort in Andorra, is | | | | the snow will hopefully keep falling. |
| getting more visitors every year. Thanks to an | | | | Andorra ski information is available at travel guide |
| abundance of early snowfall for the 2008/9 | | | | Alos available for those thinking of buying |
| season, the resort opened earlier than usual. | | | | property is inmobiliaria Andorra and real estate |
| Soldeu, a prime ski holidays village, has good four | | | | news. |