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Media and telecommunications |
In Andorra, mobile and fixed telephone and internet services are operated exclusively by the Andorran national telecommunications company, Andorra Telecom. The same company also manages the technical infrastructure for national broadcasting of digital television and radio. In 2010, Andorra became the first country to p... |
The first commercial radio station to broadcast was Radio Andorra, which was active from 1939 to 1981. On 12 October 1989, the General Council established radio and television as essential public services creating and managing the entity ORTA, becoming on 13 April 2000, in the public company Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra... |
There are three national newspapers, Diari d'Andorra, El Periòdic d'Andorra, and Bondia as well as several local newspapers. The history of the Andorran press begins in the period between 1917 and 1937 with the appearance of several periodicals papers such as Les Valls d'Andorra (1917), Nova Andorra (1932) and Andorra ... |
Culture |
Andorra is home to folk dances like the contrapàs and marratxa, which survive in Sant Julià de Lòria especially. Andorran folk music has similarities to the music of its neighbours, but is especially Catalan in character, especially in the presence of dances such as the sardana. Other Andorran folk dances include contr... |
Among the more important festivals and traditions are the Canólich Gathering in May, the Roser d'Ordino in July, the Meritxell Day (National Day of Andorra), the Andorra la Vella Fair, the Sant Jordi Day, the Santa Llúcia Fair, the Festivity from La Candelera to Canillo, the Carnival of Encamp, the sung of caramelles, ... |
Andorra participated regularly in the Eurovision Song Contest between 2004 and 2009, being the only participating country presenting songs in Catalan. |
In popular folklore, the best-known Andorran legends are the legend of Charlemagne, according to which this Frankish King would have founded the country, the White Lady of Auvinyà, the Buner d'Ordino, the legend of Engolasters Lake and the legend of Our Lady of Meritxell. |
Andorran gastronomy is mainly Catalan, although it has also adopted other elements of French and Italian cuisines. The cuisine of the country has similar characteristics with the neighbours of the Cerdanya and the Alt Urgell, with whom it has a strong cultural ties. Andorra's cuisine is marked by its nature as mountain... |
Pre-Romanesque and Romanesque art are one of the most important artistic manifestations and characteristics of the Principality. The Romanesque one allows to know the formation of the parochial communities, the relations of (social and political) power and the national culture. There are a total of forty Romanesque chu... |
Summer solstice fire festivals in the Pyrenees was included as UNESCO Intangible cultural heritage in 2015. Also the Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley became Andorra's first, and to date its only, UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004, with a small extension in 2006. |
Sports |
Andorra is famous for the practice of winter sports. Andorra has the largest territory of ski slopes in the Pyrenees (3100 hectares and about 350 km of slopes) and two ski resorts. Grandvalira is the largest and most popular resort. Other popular sports played in Andorra include football, rugby union, basketball, and r... |
For roller hockey, Andorra usually plays in CERH Euro Cup and in FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup. In 2011, Andorra was the host country to the 2011 European League Final Eight. |
The country is represented in association football by the Andorra national football team. The team gained its first competitive win in a European Championship qualifier on 11 October 2019, against Moldova. Football is governed in Andorra by the Andorran Football Federation – founded in 1994, it organizes the national c... |
Rugby is a traditional sport in Andorra, mainly influenced by the popularity in southern France. The Andorra national rugby union team, nicknamed Els Isards, plays on the international stage in rugby union and rugby sevens. VPC Andorra XV is a rugby team based in Andorra la Vella, which actually plays in the French cha... |
Basketball popularity has increased in the country since the 1990s, when the Andorran team BC Andorra played in the top league of Spain (Liga ACB). After 18 years the club returned to the top league in 2014. |
Other sports practised in Andorra include cycling, volleyball, judo, Australian Rules football, handball, swimming, gymnastics, tennis, and motorsports. In 2012, Andorra raised its first national cricket team and played a home match against the Dutch Fellowship of Fairly Odd Places Cricket Club, the first match played ... |
Andorra first participated at the Olympic Games in 1976. The country has appeared in every Winter Olympic Games since 1976. Andorra competes in the Games of the Small States of Europe, being twice the host country, in 1991 and 2005. |
As one of the Catalan Countries, Andorra is home to a team of castellers, or Catalan human tower builders. The , based in the town of Santa Coloma d'Andorra, are recognized by the , the governing body of castells. |
See also |
Index of Andorra-related articles |
Outline of Andorra |
Bibliography of Andorra |
Explanatory notes |
Citations |
General bibliography |
Further reading |
Berthet, Elie, The Valley of Andorra. Bristol, UK: J. W. Arrowsmith, 1886. |
Butler, Michael, Frisch: Andorra. |
Carrick, Noel, Let's Visit Andorra. London: Macmillan, 1988. |
Deane, Shirley, The Road to Andorra. London: John Murray, 1960. |
Duursma, John C., Fragmentation and the International Relations of Micro-States. Cambridge University Press, 1996. |
Jenner, Paul & Christine Smith, Landscapes of the Pyrenees. London: Sunflower Books, 1990. |
Johnson, Virginia W., Two Quaint Republics: Andorra and San Marino. |
Leary, Lewis Gaston, Andorra the Hidden Republic. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1912. |
Mackintosh, May, Assignment in Andorra. London: Pan, 1976. |
Murray, James Erskine, A Summer in the Pyrenees. London: John Macrone, 1837. |
Newman, Bernard, Round About Andorra. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1928. |
Piesold, Werner, Andorra. |
Reichert, Thomas, Andorra: A Country Survey. Nuremberg, 1986. |
Spender, Harold & H. Llewellyn Smith, Through the High Pyrenees. London: A. D. Innes, 1898. |
Vila, Linda Armengol, Approach to the History of Andorra. Perpignan: Institut d'Estudis Andorrans, 1989. |
Vilajoana, Ricard Fiter & M. Marti Rebols, All Andorra. Barcelona: Escudo de Oro, 1979. |
Waagenaar, Sam, The Little Five. London: Andre Deutsch, 1960. |
External links |
Govern d'Andorra Official governmental site |
Andorra. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. |
Portals to the World from the United States Library of Congress |
Andorra from UCB Libraries GovPubs |
Andorra from the BBC News |
Andorra – Guía, turismo y de viajes |
History of Andorra: Primary Documents from EuroDocs |
A New Path for Andorra – slideshow by The New York Times |
1278 establishments in Europe |
Catalan Countries |
Christian states |
Countries in Europe |
Diarchies |
Duty-free zones of Europe |
French-speaking countries and territories |
Iberian Peninsula |
Important Bird Areas of Andorra |
Landlocked countries |
Member states of the Council of Europe |
Member states of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie |
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