Here's some basic information for you when it comes to travel to Andorra...
CAPITAL
Andorra La Vella
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
Catalan
FLAG
The flag of Andorra is three equal vertical bands of blue on hoist side, yellow, and red with national coat of arms centered in yellow band; coat of arms features quartered shield.
MONEY
Andorra's currency is the euro. Coins are 1 and 2, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 cents. Euro notes
come in 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, and 500 denominations.
TIME
Andorra is one hour ahead of GMT/UTC; thus when it's noon in Andorra, it's 11am in London, 6am in New York, 3am in San Francisco,
6am in Toronto, 9pm in Sydney and 11pm in Auckland. In the summer Andorra observes daylight savings time, setting clocks forward an hour on the last Sunday in
October and; clocks are wound back in the first Sunday of the following March.
BUSINESS HOURS
Shops in Andorra La Vella are generally open from 9:30am to 1pm and 3:30pm to 8pm daily, except Sunday afternoon.
ELECTRICITY
Electricity is 220V AC, 50 Hz, as in Australia, Asia and most of Europe; appliances designed
for DC supply or different voltages need a transformer.
WEIGHTS & MEASURES
Andorra uses the metric system of measurements. Petrol is bought in litres and food is
weighed in kilos.
If you're gonna travel abroad, make sure you are prepared... take it from us, travel insurance is an absolute must!
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