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<div>{{Infobox Country<br />
|country = of Andorra<br />
|language = Catalan<br />
|map = <map lat='42.54033' lng='1.57242' zoom='10' view='0' float='right' /><br />
|pop = 71,822<br />
|hitch = <rating country='ad' /> <br />
|capital = [[Andorra la Vella]]<br />
|currency = Euro (€) (EUR)<br />
}}<br />
'''Andorra''' is a very small country in the Pyrenees, surrounded by [[France]] and [[Spain]].<br />
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There are few roads and no motorways. To hitchhike onward it is necessary only to go to the end of the town, and passers-by can direct you. Andorrans are used to hitchhikers, as many of the South American workers here hitch to work and back.<br />
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[[File:Street in Andorra.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Street in Andorra.]]<br />
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The official language is Catalan and the currency used is Euro.<br />
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Precaution: do not leave your things (backpack, etc.) unattended while asking for a ride on the border or at petrol stations - small theft is common in this small country where the border is crossed by a number of smugglers.<br />
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Andorra La Vella itself is very difficult to hitchhike from, especially the centre, as all the roads seems to have bollards along them to stop drivers parking- a long walk out of town or moving on to Encamp, Canillo, Pas de la Casa or the border is suggested by the locals. <br />
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To hitch south towards Spain from Andorra La Vella, you can catch the L1 bus south towards Sant Julià de Lòria, the bus stops near a Total petrol/gas station, from which it is VERY easy to catch a ride south.<br />
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While Andorrans themselves are sympathetic to hitchhikers, you are much more likely to be picked up by someone of another nationality.<br />
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[[File:2002 hitch hiking in Andorra.jpg|thumb|left|300px|[[User:Sigurdas|Sigurdas]] hitch-hiking on the border Andorra/France.]]<br />
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== Towns ==<br />
* [[Pas de la Casa]]<br />
* [[Andorra la Vella]]<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
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There is only one main road in Andorra. Depending on which direction you can go to either France (North) or Spain (South).<br />
[[User:GrooteR|GrooteR]] found the locals quite helpful for hitchhikers when thumbing, but the cars waited for (long distance towards France) didn't stop.<br />
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It's recommended to ask people at the petrol stations. Either north of Andorra La Vella if you go to France or south of Andorra La Vella if you go to Spain. [[User:GrooteR|GrooteR]] and a companion got a ride to Toulouse within 10 minutes in this way.<br />
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