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1st LESandGAY SKI WEEK in ANDORRA: 22 - 29 MARCH 2009
1st LESandGAY SKI WEEK IN ANDORRA:
22 – 29 MARCH 2009
We will concur your hearts! And make you fall in love with our destination!
This may be your first visit….but it certainly won't be your last!
Let our Andorran Gays and Lesbians show you around!
We are all looking forward to meet you!
Our Original Ski & Party Package:
(with alternative program for beginning skiers)
Arrival Sunday 22.03.2009
Check In
19:00 Welcome cocktail in the bar of your Hotel
Ins & Outs (Information by Locals)
20:00 Welcome Dinner in your Hotel
After Dinner - Time for Chat & Drinks
Early Night, to prepare for the week :-) !
Monday 23.03.2009: Ski resort Vallnord – Sector Pal
09:00 Get-together at the ski lift (telecabine) of Vallnord Ski station – Sector of La Massana
Hand-Out Ski passes
09:30 – 11:30 Free Guided Ski Tour Pal-Arinsal
11:30 – 13:00 Free Skiing
13:00 Small Aperitif at "la Borda" on the slopes
Followed by Lunch (A la Carte – optional)
Free Skiing
17:00 Après Ski at the bar of the Rutllan Hotel in La Massana
18:30 Back to the Hotels for Shower & Change
20:00 Dinner in the Hotels or in Local Restaurant
22:30 We meet in "Fada Ignorant" for a Welcome Party with Music and Show till 03:00
Tuesday 24.03.2009: Ski resort Vallnord – Sector Arcalis
Today we meet at the Arcalis sector
Free Skiing
No early meeting time, but "Pica Pica" on the slopes at 13:00
Followed by Lunch (A la Carte – optional)
15:00 – 17:00 Free Guided Ski Tour Arcalis
17:30 Après Ski in the LesandGay Lounge of the Hotel El Serrat
20:00 Dinner in the Hotels
After Dinner – Time for Chat & Drinks
Early Night to recover from the Welcome Party :-) ?
Wednesday 25.03.2009: Skiresort Grandvalira – Sector Funicamp
We meet in Encamp – at the Funicamp (funitel)
09:00 Get-together in the Funicamp Building
09:30 Meet with Ski guide for a Free Guided Ski tour GrandValira
Beginners continue by ski bus to the sector of Soldeu
13:30 Meet on the Soldeu Sun Terrace for a small aperitif
Followed by lunch (A la Carte – optional)
After Lunch Free Skiing
17:00 -19:00 Après Ski in Soldeu
Back to the Hotels for Shower & Change
21:00 We meet at Buda Espai Andorra
Exclusive Dinner in the Buda Restaurant
Followed by "Party Night with Music and Show" in the Red Room till 03:00
Thursday 26.03.2009: Wellness & Relax
LGBT friendly morning at the Caldea Relax Pyramid (until 13:00)
Lunch at Deimos(optional - please reserve)
Free Afternoon (For shopping, relaxing or whatever you feel like….)
Hotel El Serrat proposes Get-together in their LesandGay Lounge
20:00 Dinner in the Hotels
For the Party Animals: Just enjoy the Andorran Nightlife in Xoxolao, La Foule,
La Fada Ignorant, Studio 92, La Bodegueta, Buda, l'Origen, el Mon Bohemi etc.
Our local guides will show you the way !
Friday 27.03.2009 & Saturday 28.03.2009: Make your pick!
You are an Andorra Expert now, so today and tomorrow you might just
want to choose for yourself! You have still 2 days left on your 5-day Ski Andorra Pass! So just decide what you would like to do and where! We'll help you with additional information if needed! If you prefer to join others, just tell us and we'll organize a meeting point before departure to the slopes! Enjoy yourself! During the day and at night! We will make you several proposals on the spot, and tell you where you get special deals showing your Original V.I.P.Card !
Some activity examples:
Winter Buggy tours on Smugglers Route to the Abandoned Village of Tor,
Dog Sledges, Paragliding, Paintball, Igloo Construction, Ski bikes, Ski motors/Skidoos (If min. 20 persons interested, we can also organize night excursions on Skidoos or with Buggy) and what do you think of a little Tubing and Jumping..
Individual or as a group.
Saturday night fever 28.03.2009:
Farewell Party – Starts with Après Ski
17:00 at the LesandGay Lounge in Hotel El Serrat
Continues with
21:00 Dinner at the Carlton Hotel in the city centre (A la Carte- optional)
And ends wherever you want it to end.
Proposal: We could organize a Latin “Mojito” Farewell Party !
Sunday 29.03.2009: Check out & Departure
Have a good trip home!
We hope to see you again soon!
Price Indication:
From 450,00 € per person for 7 nights in shared double room, including welcome drink, aperitifs in program, hotel bed & breakfast, ski pas “Ski Andorra”, (5 days unlimited ski in GrandValira and Vallnord), Original V.I.P. card for special deals and free entrance to parties.
*Program proposal subject to changes
Transport in Andorra: Depending on the amount of people this will be organized with private taxis, minibuses, hotel bus, ski buses (Costs will depend on type of transport). Of course you can also decide to book fly drive and have a car for the week.
For flights to Barcelona, Girona or Reus: Have a look at http://www.lowfareflights.co.uk
You prefer SUMMER ? Than prebook for our LESandGAY SUMMER WEEK: 14 - 22 JUNE 2009 !
Program will be published soon ! From 259,00 € per person for 7 nights in shared double room including welcome drink, hotel bed & breakfast, transfers from/to airport Barcelona, Original V.I.P. card for special deals and free entrance to parties.
Culture
The iron route invites the visitor to see some of the resourses concerned with the processes of extracting, working and marketing iron. Starting from the Rosell Forge you can walk to discover other places related to the iron world: the Llorts mine, the carrier's way where you can admire during the whole itinerary some sculptures paying tribute to these Iron Men, the museum Casa Areny Plandolit (home of one of the most important forge owners).
The meaning of the term "borda" is in fact a seperate construction to the farm or village, which is used for storing farming tools. Nowadays they dry the tabac leaves in it.
Ther are also many museums to visit. Such as the "house of the Valley's" That is still in use as Parlement. They are now building e new one.
Equality
We have to mention the origins of the smuggling in Andorra. This started out of pure necessity to survive. The remoteness of the valley and its lack of resourses meant that the people had to look for different ways of maintaining their families. In the 19th century the Industiral Revolution signalled the end of the majority of the country's small industry such as the forges which could not compete with the new tecnologies. Unemployment and hunger led to the instignstion of the smuggling activities. The pressed tobacco and liquor were the most common types of merchandise that the people loaded up in 30 kg bundels to France. They acquired expert knowledge in the mountains and sypathised with the guards in the villages as they understood these men risked their lives. Many wehe lost in the winter.
The culivation of the tobacco still continues with new varieties such as the "belnt of USA". Nevertheless the tobacco factury has closed.
Andorra is well known as a "ski country" with about 300 km skipistes and 2 ski valley's. But there are an infinity of beautifull walking possibilities.
As a matter of fact we also organize Nordic Walking as we are instructures.
Andorra is also a taxfriendly country. There exist a small tax called ISI (4%).
There are no proper gay bars or restaurants, but some of them are mostly gayfriendly, as they are runned by gays.
There are a lot of activities that you could do to make your stay in Andorra a real pleasure.
Travel Information
You can arrive to Andorra
By car / coach
From France: From Toulouse, Foix, Ax-les-Thermes and finally the Envalira Tunnel.
From Spain: The A2 from Barcelona through the Cadí tunnel and finnally Seu d'Urgell.
Plane:
Airports from Toulouse 180 km), Barcelona and Girona (+/- 210 km) and than by a line bus Andorra.
Train:
From Toulouse and Barcelona there ar regular line buses to Andorra.
Inside Andorra you have only 3 main roads, but you can't get round. The way you go up you have to take down.
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