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Next year we will celebrate 20 years of trial racing by incorporating new ideas, said the organizer of the “Ventoux trial classic”, Aubert Thierry

 

Aubert Thierry, the organizer of the “Ventoux trial classic”, spoke with all-andorra.com about this event and its participants:

“I organize the competition “Ventoux trial classic” in Malaucene (located in Vaucluse) with the help of 138 volunteers. This year we held the 19th event. Previously, the competition was a solo race based in Bedoin, until 2005 when …

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Our season ski pass allows more than 80 days of skiing at about 60 resorts in the world, says commercial director of the Spanish resort Masella, Maite Marti i Pla

For the fifth consecutive year, Masella (the second most visited ski resort in Catalonia and fourth in Spain) offers an exclusive customer loyalty program – owners of a season’s ski pass in Macella can visit about 60 other ski resorts around the world for free. On the corporate program, commercial director Masella, Maite Marti i …

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The best is the one who tries

The best is the one who tries, so all the participants of the Special Olympic Games-2018 are champions, said Mayor of la Seu d’Urgell, Albert Batalla

The mayor of la Seu d’Urgell, Albert Batalla, told all-andorra.com about the organization of the Special Olympics-2018, which ended today, October 7, 2018, in this Spanish city:

“About 1,500 …

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French mountains. Where to hike in France

French mountains. Where to hike in France.

Alain Place was a mountain rescue policeman in France and has been living in the Mont Blanc Massif for 15 years. Now, he teaches courses at STAPS and he works as a mountain guide to accompany people of all levels during expeditions and summits. He spoke with …

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Canyoning and other “sport excursions” are a great way to rediscover nature, says Victor Leveque, director of the company Extérieur-Nature

Director of Extérieur-Nature company, and a graduate of the Sports Management faculty of STAPS University (France), Victor Leveque, told all-andorra.com about several ways to get to know the nature of the 66th region of France Pyrénées-Orientales, having unforgettable experiences and getting a fair amount of adrenaline:

“We organize many different sports events. There are activities in …

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At “Conversa”, we offer three main advantages – we come to you, tailor the course around your needs and don’t charge any money to join, says the co-director of the new school of Andorra “Conversa”, Amy Topham

This summer in Andorra, a new language school “Conversa” opened. The co-director of the school, experienced and professional teacher, Amy Topham, shared with all-andorra.com her thoughts about the methodology and the main advantages of learning English with “Conversa” in comparison with their competitors:

“My business partner, Alex Hadden, and I, have just opened Conversa after a …

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One of the main parliamentary bills of this fall is a document establishing guarantees for the return of bank deposits in case of default, says the general adviser of the mixed parliamentary group SDP, Victor Naudi Zamora

Throughout the autumn, the Andorran parliament will continue to consider draft laws related to the regulation of the financial and banking activities of the principality. The purpose of the laws is to fulfill the requirements arising from the Monetary Agreement signed in 2010 between Andorra and the European Union.

These requirements should be explained to banks …

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In Andorra the specialities are meat, fish, seafood, foie gras and mushrooms, says the chief of one of the oldest traditional restaurants of Andorra, Marc Benet

Can Benet is one of the oldest family restaurants in the country that offers Andorran cuisine. It is located in the historical part of the city, next to the government and parliament of the principality. Andorran politicians and businessmen often have their lunch at the restaurant, and three years ago the restaurant was visited by …

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Our target is to popularize golf in Catalonia, and we aim to do this by encouraging children to take up the sport, said the president of the golf club in Puigcerdà, Jordi Puigdomènech

160 km from Barcelona and 60 km from Andorra there is the golf club “Puigcerdà”, one of the three golf clubs of Cerdanya – an area of Catalonia, which borders France. President of the club, Jordi Puigdomènech, told all-andorra.com about the plans for the development of golf culture in Catalonia:

“Golf Club Puigcerdà appeared in 2003. …

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Distributed over one year, the wins in Font-Romeu come to around one million euros, said José Gimenez, co-owner of Font-Romeu Casino, France

José Gimenez, co-owner of Font-Romeu Casino, France, told all-andorra.com about gambling in France.

“Jean-Christophe and I (José Gimenez) have owned since 2007 and I have been the owner of the Casino de Vernet les Bains since 2017. At the time, Font-Romeu Casino’s best customers were Andorrans, especially for games like roulette.

I can say that gambling in …

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