Snow Fall City - Andorra La Vella (Andorra).

For anyone not using the slopes, the lack of facilities in the resorts
are a major drawback. The main alternative is to travel to Andorra La
Vella - or, if the skiing is less important to you than the
facilities, stay here and travel to the resorts. The new Funicamp
24-person gondola goes from Encamp, just up the road from Andorra La
Vella to the heart of the Soldeu/Grau Roig/ Pas de la Casa area and
takes just 14 minutes. Buses run to it from Andorra La Vella and
Escaldes.
There are plenty of high-quality hotels. Andorra La Vella is not a big
place, and most hotels are within easy walking distance of the center
of the town.

The town itself has many attractions. The duty-free shopping could
fill a page, but probably the most interesting place is Caldea spa.
The interior is laid out in a "Hanging Gardens of Babylon" style, and
the facilities are very impressive - indoor-outdoor pools, with
fountains and waterfalls, saunas, hot-tubs, Turkish baths,
hydrotherapy, sunbeds, massage ... even a grapefruit bath!

There is plenty of choice when it comes to dining out. Andorrans love
seafood, and the traditional Catalan restaurants delight in providing
it, which seems odd in the mountains; it is delivered fresh from the
coast daily.
Nightlife is also well catered for there are plenty of bars and
nightclubs, and most stay open until 4am. However, the clientele is
generally a more sophisticated bunch, mainly Andorrans and Spaniards,
and the "drink-until-you-drop" attitude of the mountain resorts are
rare.

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