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Summer holidays are just around the corner and it’s time to get ready and organize everything to go on a trip. Taking the road and visiting a new place is always an experience for the little ones. Here are some tips to make this summer, your family trip to Andorra is perfect. Do not forget the documentation Before embarking on the journey, check that you have all the necessary documentation to travel. We recommend doing this a few weeks before the day of departure in case it is necessary to renew a document. If you come to spend the holidays in Andorra, it is very important that you do not miss your passports, the family book if the children are accompanied by their parents or, if they go with people who are not their legal guardians, a special permit to leave the country that You can ask at the police or at the town hall. In addition, so that you do not have to worry about anything, consult with your country the different health agreements and other possible documents that you should carry. The exit If you want to avoid the “How much is missing?” And the “Is there much?” And the children are overwhelmed during the trip, you must choose the best time of day to start your trip. The best option is to choose hours like the first in the morning, or just after eating, since the children will sleep and will not realize that they are traveling. Inside the car Although during the trips you are sitting, it is important to recover energy to minimize tiredness. Prepare a bag with bottles of water, some fruit and some snack (and do not forget a plastic bag in case of dizziness!). In addition to avoid boredom, you can carry some board game in travel format or invent your own game for fun during the journey. Book your stay in Andorra, prepare your luggage and spend a different summer in the Pyrenees.

Little by little the days are getting longer and longer and the sun is getting stronger. And with this change of time, our minds begin to think about the summer and what we will do during the holidays. Whether you are already planning to come to Andorra or are not yet sure of your plans, we present 3 propositions with which to have fun in our country this summer. Fun in the mountains Grandvalira is known for its 200km of ski slopes in winter, but during the summer months this becomes an area full of activities for the whole family. In the Family Park of Canillo, you can practice minigolf, acrojmp, canoe, archery, tubbing … Or if you prefer, stroll through the mountains in arapahoe, a kind of dog-drawn scooter, or discover fauna and flora Of the Pyrenees in the circuit Fornaventura. And if you prefer the strong emotions, just 200 meters from the Hotel El Tarter, you will find the Marc Gené Karting. A circuit of 650 meters in which let the adrenaline travel through your body. The Circus of the Sun returns For the fifth consecutive year, Cirque du soleil brings to Andorra an exclusive and free show. This summer, with SCALADA: STELAR, the Canadian company will take us through acrobatics, unique numbers, lights and music to a futuristic universe. From the 2 to the 30 of July from Tuesday to Saturday you will be able to attend one of the most anticipated appointments of the year in the country of the Pyrenees. In addition, will have an extra session on Sunday 30 July to mark the arrival of the Tour de France The most spectacular art Andorra has a great novelty for this summer and is that porfin have opened the doors of the Thyssen museum. A space where you can find emblematic works of the art world. During this year, you can enjoy the exhibition “Scenarios”, an exhibition of paintings by artists such as Monet, Bihorel or Gaugin among many others. Book your holidays in Andorra and live these and many more plans this summer alone, with friends or with your family.

During the winter, there is nothing that we want more than spending the day skiing in Grandvalira. But what can we do when the slopes are closed? At the Hotel El Tarter we propose you to visit Caldea, the largest thermal center in southern Europe and one of the most emblematic sites in Andorra. The thermal water In the center of our small country, more specifically in Escaldes-Engordany, thermal water rise at more than 70ºC. These are precisely those that are used in Caldea by their composition. Their high levels of minerals such as sodium, calcium and potassium among many others, give them the perfect qualities for you to recover after a day of skiing. Once you immerse yourself in the central lagoon of the thermoludic space, you will feel as the fatigue fades from your muscles and as the accumulated tension disappears. The installations The thermal space of Caldea offers you different areas to know the thermoludism, the most fun side of the thermalism. Discover the effects of temperature changes on your body in indomoric baths, feel how eucalyptus fills your lungs in the hammam or simply stretch out on one of the bubble beds of the outer lagoon while admiring the surrounding mountains. The possibilities are endless! For children Caldea has a new space totally designed for the little ones: LIKIDS. In it, while the parents walk through the rest of the facilities, the youngest ones will be able to play with other children of their age, listen to a story or discover the world of the treatments with masks of yogurt or manicures. An experience that will familiarize them with the spa world. If you want to come to Andorra this Carnival holiday, or you are already planning your family getaway for Easter, book your room at Hotel El Tarter and live some unforgettable days. You’ll just need your skis and your swimsuit!

Five years after their first performance in the country of the Pyrenees, Cirque du Soleil will return this year to present his new show: SCALADA: STELAR. Keep reading and don’t miss the first details that have been unveiled about this event. A new chapter Year after year, the famous Canadian company has brought us a series of shows under the name of SCALADA. Outdoor shows that have made us travel to different worlds or to the most emblematic legends of our country. With STELAR, we will accompany two brothers to a futuristic universe full of acrobatics, unique numbers, lights and music. From July the 2nd to the 30th, 2017, technology and magic will be present another summer to make us live a unique moment. The enclosure This year the show will feature 22 performances, one more than last year, to which up to 5,000 people will be able to attend per performance. SCALADA: STELAR will take place the nights from Tuesday to Saturday and will have a special session on the night of July the 30th coinciding with the passage of the Tour de France in Andorra. An appointment you cannot miss Discovering one of the stories of Cirque du Soleil has become over the years one of the essential activities if you visit our country. Although the themes are different, the different editions have one thing in common: Andorra. SCALADA: STELAR, like its predecessors, will be an outdoor and exclusive show, so you can only enjoy it in July. In a few months, we will not only be able to present you more details about this new show, but also we will bring you the best offers so you can see it without worrying about anything. Start organizing your getaway to Andorra and don’t miss the opportunity to discover SCALADA: STELAR

In a month, the best junior riders in the world will return to the Grandvalira slopes to participate in one of the most important competitions of the season: the Freeride Junior World Championships. Here we explain you everything about this event that you will be able to see February. The event Between February the 3rd and February the 9th, 60 skiers from 15 different countries from Europe, North America and Oceania will gather in Encamp, more precisely at the Peak Alt de Cubil. These skiers that are between 15 and 18 years old are the future promises of this off-piste ski modality, which is gaining more fans. The area in which the race will take place is one of the highest in the domain of Grandvalira. Its northern orientation makes the snow in it perfect for freeriding. In the Pico Alt de Cubil there are vertical channels, areas of rocks and a great incline that will make this competition demanding for the participants and spectacular for the spectators. For freeride lovers If you are a fan of this ski modality, besides attending the event, you can start or improve your technique with one of the titled monitors of Grandvalira. In addition, this year, the ski domain has opened two new slopes in the sector of Grau Roig, the Toboggan and the Circuit Cross, which can be reached through the two-seater ski lift Coma 3 and where you can practice both freeride and freestyle. And to make sure that you don’t miss anything from this competition and that you can enjoy the snow as long as possible, book your getaway to Andorra at the El Tarter Hotel. This way, once you wake up and you are ready, you can walk to the slopes, since we are only 200 meters away from them. Get your skis ready and see the Freeride Junior World Championships in Grandvalira this winter.

The most magical time of the year is here! Some special dates during which we meet with the family and celebrate Christmas. In the Hotel El Tarter we propose you to live different holidays, surrounded by snow and during which you can enjoy the activities organized by the ski domain Grandvalira, located a few meters from your room. An exceptional guest From December 22nd to 24th of December, before beginning his tour around the world, Santa Claus will visit in snowmobile the children who are in the Snow Gardens of Grandvalira and in Imaginarium. On December 24th, he will change his transport way and will ride a dog sled to reach Canillo and Soldeu. At 11:00 am on the 25th, Santa Claus will make a final visit to the ski and snowboard schools of Grandvalira in the sectors of Soldeu and El Tarter. Ice Dreams At 19:45, on December 30th. Disney’s favorite children’s characters will star in an ice skating show at the Palau de Gel. A show in which Mickey and his friends will dance and make tricks to the sound of the most emblematic soundtracks of their universe. Lights in the snow On December 31st, from the Pla dels Espiolets of Grandvalira, you can observe how, gradually, a row of little lights descend down the mountain until they reach the village of Soldeu. This row is  the famous torchlight descent at 18:30 pm. On January 5st of 2017, this event will be repeated in the Pas de la Casa to celebrate the arrival of the Three Kings, who will accompany the lights mounted on retracs. A musical après-ski On December 24th and 30th and January 7yh, from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., you can enjoy a nice après-ski in the L’Abarset Restaurant. Rest after a day of skiing listening to DJs like Simply J or Miqui Puig in the El Tarter sector. Book your Christmas holidays in Andorra and enjoy some days full of activities and snow with the Hotel El Tarter.

The ski season has already started and Grandvalira has opened its slopes with a lot of novelties to make your ski day perfect. Do you want to discover them? Keep reading and we’ll introduce you to what you cannot miss this year. Gastronomy of heights This year, the restaurant offer you will find on the slopes will be more varied and healthy, because Grandvalira has signed a collaboration agreement with the Alicia Foundation, created by Ferrán Adrià, to ensure that all gastronomic proposals are prepared in a balanced way and with fresh and healthy food. In the slopes, you can find various points of restoration, to which this year are added itinerant food ratracs. One of them will offer typical dishes from the United States while the other will offer more gourmet proposals. In addition, the French firm of Champany Veuve Clicquot will be installed on the terrace Gall de Bosc in the sector of Soldeu to create a chic and unique space where you can delight with premium and exclusive products. New tracks and ski lessons If your thing is to practice Freeride or Freestyle, you’re in luck! In the sector of Grau Roig, you will find the new slopes of Toboggan and Circuit Cross, where you will be able to practice these modalities. To access them, Grandvalira has implemented a new two-seater ski lift, Coma 3. The ski and snowboard school also has novelties. If you have a high technical level, you can train as the professionals of the industry. The former Olympic skier Gerard Escoda will be responsible for training for half a day on  the disciplines of slalom and giant slalom on a slope specially designed for this activity. Finally, you will be able to discover other modalities of your favorite winter sport, since the mountain ski arrives at Grandvalira. The ski domain will inaugurate a special circuit with which you will be able to cross the zone of the Isards. These and many more are the innovations that you can discover this year on the ski slopes in Andorra. Do you want to discover them in first person? Book your ski gateway with our hotel and rest a few meters away from the sector of the Tarter

One of the things that you cannot miss when visiting Andorra is to immerse yourself in the thermal water of CALDEA. And what better way to do it than visiting the thermoludic with your family? This year, CALDEA has opened the perfect space for the little ones to live their first spa experience: LIKIDS. Do you want to discover it? A new area In the 400m2 that constitute LIKIDS, children can have fun and discover the thermalism in the different facilities made to measure. The first area they will find lagoons, jacuzzis and two beaches: one of normal sand and another of soft sand in which they can play under the watchful eyes of the caretakers. You can also find a relaxing area decorated to mimic saunas, where they can relax while listening to a story. Finally, they can participate in activities and games such as yoga for children and receive treatments specially designed for them as manicures, or masks made out of yogurt. This thermal spa for children allows children from the age of 3 to access CALDEA, when the minimum age before was 5 years. And meanwhile the parents… While the younger members of the family have fun at LIKIDS, parents can take advantage of the moment and enjoy the rest of the CALDEA termal area as a couple. Enjoy the snowy mountains from the outer lagoon, recover from a morning of ski in the indoromanos baths, connect between bubbles… There are a lot of possibilities! In addition, if the child is between 5 and 8 years old, he can accompany and discover all those facilities with you, and also enjoy LIKIDS. This year, your ski vacation will be a complete and fun experience for all members of the family. Descend down the Grandvalira slopes all together, or hire a ski monitor to teach the children to ski, and regain strength in the hot springs of CALDEA.

In July, Andorra will see the coming of two great events of the world of biking. On July the 3rd you will be able to discover the summits of the Principality at the Volta als Ports, and from July 10th to 12th, you will be able to see the arrival of the best cyclist of the world that participated on the Tour of France. We introduce you the details of these two competitions so you don’t miss anything of two of the most thrilling weekends of summer. La Volta als Ports d’Andorra The 39th edition of this competition will take place on July 3rd. This event, open to amateur and professional cyclists, will copy the same itinerary that the Tour participants will do a week later. La Volta als Ports have 3 itineraries adapted to 3 different training levels for the cyclists. The short itinerary: This event is recommended to the less experimented cyclist that cannot face the other two routes. It has 27km and 800 m of grade that will star at the Prat del Colat, located in La Massana, and will end, like the other routes, at la Coma d’Arcalís. The Medium itinerary: The medium level cyclist will face in this event 3 ports: l’Alt de la Comella, la Collada de Beixalís and la Coma d’Arcalís. 81 km and 2245 m of grade that will test the cyclist. The long itinerary: In this route, cyclist will have to surpass almost 110km and 3840 m of grade to reach the glory. To the three ports of the medium itinerary, another one is added: the Coll de la Pegue, on the south of the country. This event is only adapted to the most skilled cyclist because of its gradient and difficulty. The Tour of France From July 10 to 12, the Tour of France will come back to Andorra after 7 years. The cyclist will arrive to the country on July 10, after the 9th stage of the Tour, And after a resting day on the Principality, they will start again to Revel on the 10th stage. This event will bring with him a lot of activities distributed all around the country to créate an unforgettable weekend. In Ordino, you will be able to discover the history of bikes with the exposition “Bicis para el Tour” from the end of the XIX century to nowadays. You will also be able to discover andorran culture with the guided tours to the Llorts mines or with the demonstrations of popular dances with Andorra’s esbarts or the castellers. In Escaldes-Engordany, you will find an exposition of illustrations related to the bikes world made by Jean Jacques Sempé, known for his work Le Petit Nicolas. And Monday the 11th, you will have fun on the Vivand streets with a new edition of the Shopping night, where you will find activities and discounts. Furthermore, to complete the weekend, on Sunday the 10th, there will be a special show of SCALADA: VISION, the new work of the Cirque du Soleil in Andorra. Come enjoy cyclism and summer and spend unforgettable holidays during July in Andorra.

One of the most awaited competitions of the cyclism world comes back to Andorra after 8 years. At the hotel El Tarter, we tell you the origins of the Tour of France and how its passage in Andorra will take place. The beginning The Tour of France began in 1903, being the first cyclist competition in History to be organized in stages. The director of the french journal L’Auto and cyclist, Henri Desgrange, was the one in charge of creating this competition and manage it between 1903 and 1939. It’s in his honor that you can see the letters H and D near the logo on the emblematic yellow t-shirt of the participants. More than 110 years later, The Tour is considered a classic event that all the cyclism fans await every year. The races in Andorra On July 10th, the cyclist will participate on the 9th stage of the Tour, between VIelha d’Aran and Arcalís. This 184 km stage, will follow parts of the path designed for last year’s La Vuelta of Spain. After a resting day on the Principality, the Tour will start again in front of Caldea. This stage will take the cyclist to the village of Revel, on the South of France. It’s during this stage that the Tour will reach its highest point at the Port of Envalira, located at 2.407 m above the sea level., and will pass in front of our hotel. The best cyclist Like in every edition, the Tour of France reunite the best cyclist of the world. THis year, the person to beat, and the favorite of all the experts is the british Chris Froome, the last champion. Perico Delgado, excyclist and winner of the Tour on 88, thinks that they will be a Titan duel between Froome and Alberto Contador, but he remarks that Joaquim Rodriguez and Alejandro Valverde can also reach the pódium. Now that you know all the details of the competition of this year, don’t doubt anymore, book now your room and don’t miss any momento of two of the most thrilling stages of this year Tour.