How to Distinguish
- Country-code top-level domain is .ad
- Green roadside bollards often run down the centre line or shoulder
- License plates have a dark band on the left
- Mountainous surroundings with stone walls and patterned apartment blocks are common
- Red-tipped snow poles stand along the roadside
- Pedestrian crossing signs share Spain’s eight-bar design, so pay close attention
- Ski resorts and snow scenes appear frequently
Signs you can find
Expect steep mountains and buildings faced with stone cladding. Even in town centres you can usually glimpse a slope between buildings.
Similar alpine architecture appears in the western Italian Alps and on the Spanish side around Andorra , so double-check before locking in a guess.
License plates often show a dark section on the left, although EU-format plates with a blue band are also common.
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You will often find green bollards dotted along the median or roadside. Spain Spain and the Canary Islands use similar hardware, so rely on the license plate style to tell them apart.
Standard cylindrical bollards also appear, so confirm the plate and landscape before guessing.