The number of tourists visiting Andorra la Vella, Andorra (Pyrenees) this summer has increased by 40%, reports the City Hall.
During the three summer months the capital of the principality was visited by 78,122 tourists (last year the figure was 56,364).
This June, Andorra la Vella was visited by 13,313 tourists (10,149 tourists in 2015), in July – 28,053 tourists (19,257 tourists last year), in August – 36,756 tourists (in August 2015, the capital of the Principality was visited by 26,958 people).
According to the Andorran Ministry of Tourism, the daily average tourist flow amounted to 1,100 people.
One of the competition stages of the Tour de France, which took place in Andorra, and the Cirque Du Soleil tour added to the growth in the number of tourists.
See also Andorra travel guide
See also Pyrenees travel guide