{"id":6599,"date":"2018-10-02T09:47:29","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T08:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ferranporta.eu\/?page_id=6599"},"modified":"2024-02-12T08:49:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T06:49:46","slug":"andorra","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ferranporta.eu\/en\/andorra\/","title":{"rendered":"Andorra: a country amid the Pyrenees"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Escaldes-Esgordany from Engolasters. \u00a9 Ferran Porta<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

After publishing “Diari de Berl\u00edn” (Berlin Journal<\/a>), which I wrote in Catalan, in 2023 I finished my second book. <\/span>“Andorra: A Country Amid The Pyrenees<\/strong>” was intended for German readers and I wrote it in this language<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Despite not having any family ties to Germany, I have always felt very close to German culture and language \u2013 even more so once I settled in Berlin in 2007.<\/span><\/p>\n

As for Andorra, a neighboring country to Catalonia both geographically and culturally, it is a second home for me. My paternal grandparents lived there; trips to the country of the Pyrenees have always been part of my life.<\/span><\/p>\n

The book is a tour of this beautiful little state located halfway between Barcelona and Toulouse, between the wild waters of the Mediterranean and the Atlantic climate of the Aran-valley.<\/span><\/p>\n

The key questions about Andorra<\/span><\/h4>\n

“Andorra: a country in the Pyrenees” talks about history, culture and tourism. All three axes are related to each other and explain the Andorra of the 21st century. The starting point is more than 1000 years ago, in the time of Charlemagne. The “father of Europe” is also the founder of Andorra. Or so the legend says, at least. The Andorran anthem itself is dedicated to the historical figure<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n