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Pas de la Casa |
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Altitude |
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2100m |
| Country |
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Andorra |
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Runs |
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193 km, (Green 16, Blue 33, Red 31, Black 20 |
| No. of lifts |
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64 |
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Tourist Office |
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www.grandvilara.com |
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| Good For... |
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| Nightlife, Ski Area, Drinking and Shopping |
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| Not So Good For... |
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| Not the prettiest resort, weekend crowds |
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| Getting There |
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By Air
Nearest airports: Toulouse (TLS); Barcelona (BCN).
Distance to resort: 160km (100 miles); 186km (116 miles).
Driving time: 2 hours; 3 hours. |
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By Train
the nearest railway station is located in l'Hospitalet, France, only 13 km from Andorra border crossing point in Pas de la Casa. |
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By Car
To get driving directions to the resort go to either the AA Website or the Michelin Route Planner website
www.viamichelin.com or www.theaa.com
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| About The Resort.. |
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 A duty free mecca on the border with France. A little dreary to look at but lots of accommodation near the lifts helps. Watch the cars as you cross the road! Maybe not as convenient as Soldeu for the skiing but the young at heart amongst will love the party atmosphere. It is the biggest and the most well know resort in Andorra. Great for shopping so take and empty bag to fill up with those cheap goodies. |
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| Resort Restaurants |
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Good value food generally but it can be a bit bland. A gourmet delight it is not.
Burger King and MacDonalds are here.
The Perla Negra (85 68 38) is good for ribs
L'Husley for steaks especially a big T-bone |
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| Nightlife.. |
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 Apres ski is awesome here and attracts a large crowd. What with the drinks roughly the same prices as here in the UK but three times the size it is easy to forget how much you have drunk.
Underground (34 26 06) attracts a crowd especially amongst boarders.
Milwalkee is good early evening and gets crowded later on
Bilboard (85 62 36) for that late evening or early morning drink this is the place.
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| Other Activities |
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 There is a great sports centre offering pool, squash, table tennis and sports hall helicopter flights, Husky sled rides,
Paintballing,
shopping,
snowmobiling |
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 Hotel Himalaia Pas (00376 73 55 15) is not a bad bet. It is a comfortable 4 star, but a word of warning a 4 star in Andorra ain't as good as a 4 star in most other counties. (I am not sayting the Andorran authorites are lenient but our inspectors would want a little more.) Appartments are cheap and plentiful, and it may help you avoid the 18-30 crowd.
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| Mountain Restuarants |
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| Don't linger but the best on the mountain is Llac Dels Pessons (75 90 15) |
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| Ski Schools |
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 Ski School - Pas de Casa - 00376 8719 20 |
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| Nearby Resorts |
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| Ski & Snowboard Hire Shop |
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We recommend you hire your skis and snowboards at either of these two great shops
Surf Evasio located at Placa dels Vaquers
Esqui Evasio at 39 Av. d'Encamp
If you book online here at snowbrainer.co.uk you'll make big savings on the resort RRP. It's so easy and convenient, you book online then collect in resort and it saves you time and money.
It's what we call a No Brainer, so Book now!
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