How to identify Andorra in GeoGuessr?

- 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 {{% ex "https://goo.gl/maps/v1yo8Q4Umb3RA3JR8" "https://goo.gl/maps/7jyT3MVvjAWxjXaN6" "https://goo.gl/maps/WD6r8gtptfgGwsGx8" "https://goo.gl/maps/AshXK6YnGBBWq2rz7" %}}

Andorra

clues 7Updated 2023-07-01

Basics ▾Importance

LanguageCatalan

Driving sideDrives on the right

Domain.ad

Easily confused with:Spain, Western Italy

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Clues that work anywhere in this area

License Plate★★★★★

License plates have a yellow left side. That said, plenty of cars carry an ordinary EU blue plate too.

Examples1

Open in Street View1

By Lalpino - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Building★★★★★

Surroundings are mountainous, and stone-textured walls are common on buildings (apartments and condos). Even in town, you can often see mountain slopes through gaps between buildings or along the street.

Watch outSimilar buildings are common in the mountains of western Italy and the parts of Spain around Andorra, so be careful not to mix them up.1 2 3 4

Examples1 2 3

Utility Pole★★★★★

Rows of poles with red tops — likely snow poles — sometimes line the road.

Examples1 2 3 4 5

Bollard★★★

Green bollards appear along the road centre or roadside, alongside ordinary ones.

Watch outThe same bollards exist in Spain and the Canary Islands, but the license plates differ, so you can tell them apart.

Basics

General facts about this place

A small country in the Pyrenees, jointly ruled by the President of France and the Bishop of Urgell of Spain^[ref]
Known for tax-free shopping with no consumption tax, and ski resorts are a major tourism industry^[ref]

Nearby areas

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