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Andorra

How the world sees this country this week: the news abroad, pictures and videos.

Andorra · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

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Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra, is a landlocked country on the Iberian Peninsula, in the eastern Pyrenees in southwestern Europe, bordered by France to the north and Spain to the south. Believed to have been created by Charlemagne, Andorra was ruled by the count of Urgell until 988, when it was transferred to the Diocese of Urgell. Andorra was formed as a polity by a charter in 1278, being a lordship within the Principality of Catalonia until 1715. It is currently headed by two co-princes: the Bishop of Urgell in Catalonia, Spain, and the president of France.

From Wikipedia: Andorra · CC BY-SA 4.0

Pictures

  • Sant Joan de Caselles church, dating from the 11th century, part of the Andorran Romanesque heritage
    Sant Joan de Caselles church, dating from the 11th century, part of the Andorran Romanesque heritageMARIA ROSA FERRE · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Apse fresco of Sant Miquel d'Engolasters church, painted by Mestre de Santa Coloma during the 12th century[47]
    Apse fresco of Sant Miquel d'Engolasters church, painted by Mestre de Santa Coloma during the 12th century[47]Enfo · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Manor house of the Rossell family in Ordino, Casa Rossell, built in 1611. The family also owned the largest ironwork forges in Andorra as Farga Rossell and…
    Manor house of the Rossell family in Ordino, Casa Rossell, built in 1611. The family also owned the largest ironwork forges in Andorra as Farga Rossell and…Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga) · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Co-Prince Charles de Gaulle in the streets of Sant Julià de Lòria in Andorra, October 1967
    Co-Prince Charles de Gaulle in the streets of Sant Julià de Lòria in Andorra, October 1967André Cros · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Streets of the city centre of Andorra la Vella in 1986. From 1986 until 1989 Andorra normalised the economic treaties with the EEC.[120][121]
    Streets of the city centre of Andorra la Vella in 1986. From 1986 until 1989 Andorra normalised the economic treaties with the EEC.[120][121]Banja-Frans Mulder · CC BY 3.0
  • A train at Latour-de-Carol (La Tor de Querol), one of the two stations serving Andorra. Andorra has no railways, although the line connecting Latour-de-Carol…
    A train at Latour-de-Carol (La Tor de Querol), one of the two stations serving Andorra. Andorra has no railways, although the line connecting Latour-de-Carol…A1AA1A · CC BY-SA 3.0

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