Do you want to make an unforgettable shopping experience? Andorra is waiting for you!

Dwarf principality of Andorra, sandwiched in the Pyrenees mountains between France and Spain, can really surprise. And not only by the size of per capita income, by beautiful ski slopes or by breathtaking views of proudly rising peaks. No less key motivation for the huge tourist flow is shopping. Andorra in this sense is a unique state, since the entire territory of this country is one continuous Duty Free. And it all began in the Middle Ages, when as a result of paraia (separation of temporal power and princely) between the bishop of Urzheil and the count of Foix, only one tax was introduced for residents - a pollutant. There are still no VAT charges in Andorra.

Therefore, the first article in filling the country's budget is shopping. Andorra, of course, earns more on mountain skiing and tobacco cultivation, but these are all small things compared to what French and Spanish people who want to buy cheap each day. Every morning in Pas de La Casa in the north and in Sant Julia de Loria in the south streams of cars stream, creating congestion on the roads. And after dinner, all these caravans loaded with trunks go back.

You can not go far, and already on the borderland to make a good shopping. Andorra la Vella, the capital of the state, can still offer a wider choice. The epicenter of rough trading activity falls on three central streets (avenids) of this ancient city: Merichel, Carlemani and Princeppe Benlech. The widest assortment of products is offered by the Pyrenees network hypermarket. There are other, no less worthy competitors: Andorra 2000, El Punt de Trobada or Escale.

Clothes, shoes, watches, jewelry, household appliances, mobile phones and computers, sporting goods, alcohol, cigarettes, food - all this is offered by the principality of Andorra. Shopping here is very attractive, since all this is on average 25-30% cheaper than in neighboring France, and in the period of discounts even by 60. At the same time, all goods are not "chinese", but with full quality assurance. There is no shortage of the principality and branded boutiques: Zara or Burberry, for example. Too glamorous, like Louis Vuitton, there is almost no, but things of this and similar firms can be found in small boutiques of clothes and cosmetics.

Those who come to conquer the mountain slopes can also make good shopping along the way. Andorra is famous for its quality ski equipment. You can immediately buy and try. It is known that in our country the full equipment of the skier is very, very expensive, why this kind of fascinating sport is considered elite. Go to the snow-covered descents with empty suitcases: here the equipment from ROSSIGNOL stands without exaggeration two times cheaper. A wide range of products for skiers is available in supermarkets Olympia.

Andorrans, unlike their closest neighbors - French and Spanish - like to work. The siesta is closed only by very small shops, where the seller is the owner of the shop. All other points of trade work without a lunch break and weekends, on average from 9 am to 9 pm. There are only four official non-working days in the country. Thus, the merry carnival called "Andorra - Shopping 2013" is interrupted only on January 1, March 14, September 8 and December 25.