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  1. City guide Encamp

    • Method Generated ⁠Researched
    • 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €4,200 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = €252,000) ⁠Flats on AndorraListings that day (343 homes) had a median of €5,629 per m², median price…
    • 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €3,500 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = €210,000) ⁠No separate outside-town series. The same flat median of €5,629 per m² applies across the…
    • 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €4,000 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €320,000) ⁠Same flat median of €5,629 per m² on 23 October 2026, not split by bedrooms. An 80 m² flat…
    • 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €3,300 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €264,000) ⁠No separate outside-town series. The same flat median of €5,629 per m² applies. An 80 m²…
    • Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads Highly attractive; 10% max income tax and 0% on capital gains for local holdings. ⁠D.3 digital-nomad residence is an initial two-year permit. The holder must live in Andorra…
    • Best Coworking Space Smart Executive Centers (located in nearby Andorra la Vella, 10 mins away, €25/day). ⁠SMART Coworking (SMART Executive Centers), Avinguda Príncep Benlloch 30, Andorra la Vella…
    • Best Hospital Hospital Nostra Senyora de Meritxell (Escaldes-Engordany, 7 mins away). ⁠Hospital Nostra Senyora de Meritxell is at Avinguda Fiter i Rossell 13, Escaldes-Engordany…
    • Best Local Dish to Try Escudella (Hearty Catalan stew) at Borda del Tremat. ⁠Escudella is the winter mountain stew served in Andorran bordas. Borda del Tremat, Carrer…
    • Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, but generally favorable compared to EU. ⁠Article 29 bis of the IRPF law is a fiscal-transparency rule. A resident who, alone or…
    • Corporate Tax 10% maximum (reduced for certain industries). ⁠The general corporate tax rate is 10%. A new entrepreneur with turnover under €100,000…
    • Currency & Banking 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD. Euro is used officially despite not being in the EU. ⁠Euro (EUR). Andorra uses the euro and is not in the EU. On 22 October 2026 the ECB rate…
    • Dividend Withholding Tax 0% for residents. ⁠Dividends paid by Andorran companies that are subject to Andorran corporate tax are exempt…
    • Gyms & Fitness Centers Complex Esportiu d'Encamp (€45/month, includes pool and weights). ⁠Complex Esportiu i Sociocultural d'Encamp (CESE). In the 2026 public-price ordinance a…
    • Highest Income Tax Bracket 10% (applies to income over €40,000; 0% up to €24,000). ⁠10%
    • Internet Speed 1 Gbps (Andorra Telecom fiber optic standard, €35/month) ⁠Andorra Telecom fibre, October 2026 catalogue: 500 Mbps for €41 a month, 1 Gbps for €51…
    • Main Train/Transit Hub L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre (France) or Lleida-Pirineus (Spain). ⁠Andorra has no railway. Gare d'Andorre-L'Hospitalet is in France, about 3 km from the…
    • Museums & Art Venues National Automobile Museum (Museu Nacional de l'Automòbil). ⁠Museu Nacional de l'Automòbil, Avinguda de Joan Martí 64, shows about 80 cars and 100…
    • Must-See Landmarks Funicamp (One of the longest cable cars in Europe). ⁠Funicamp, on Carrer dels Pastoressos, is the funitel from Encamp up to Grandvalira…
    • National Parks Nearby Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley (UNESCO World Heritage Site). ⁠Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southeast Andorra. It is…
    • Nearby Nature Escapes Lake Engolasters (15 mins by car/shuttle). ⁠Lake Engolasters is in the parish. Wikipedia says the cable car that linked the town to…
    • Population Approximately 12,000 ⁠Parish estimate 13,732 on 30 September 2026 (communal register 13,967). National estimate…
    • Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C/F sockets ⁠220-230 V, 50 Hz, Type C and F (Europlug and Schuko).
    • Property Tax Very low, paid to the local Comú (Approx. €0.75 per m²/year). ⁠The Comú taxes built property at €0.60 per m² of built area a year. Bare land is exempt…
    • Property Transaction Tax 4% (split between Government and Parish). ⁠The buyer pays ITP at 4% of the real value (1% to the government and 3% to the communes).
    • Public Transport Passes Bus L2, L3, L4. Monthly pass (T-Mes): €30 for unlimited parish travel. ⁠From Encamp the Comú points to L2 and L4 through the centre, and L3 as the faster option…
    • Regional Travel AndBus or DirectBus to Barcelona/Toulouse (€35 one way). ⁠Andbus charges €30 one way to Barcelona airport and €35 to Toulouse (about 3 hours)…
    • SIM Card Andorra Telecom (exclusive provider). 'Hola!' prepaid card: €15 for 5GB. ⁠Andorra Telecom is the only mobile operator. Prepaid Tarifa S is €10 a month (3 GB and 40…
    • Studio Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €4,500 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €180,000) ⁠On 23 October 2026 AndorraListings showed 20 studios in Encamp at a median €4,500 per m²…

    fix pass: Currency & Banking adds the country-prep travel source; SIM Card uses the country-prep February catalogue with unchanged prices; Best Coworking Space replaces the inaccessible tariff citation with the current operator page; Museums & Art Venues corrects seasonal Sunday closures; Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads aligns with the shared country wording. Research provenance updated to the requested model and date. Internet Speed, Must-See Landmarks and all six Studio Purchase Price, 1-Bedroom Purchase Price and 2-Bedroom Purchase Price entries (City Center and Outside City) are explicitly listed as not verified where this retry could not reproduce the cited evidence (https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Andorra, https://www.andorratelecom.ad/uploads/Cataleg_comercial_2026_febrer_web_2cb92b574b.pdf, https://smartcoworking.ad/hot-desk-andorra/, https://museus.ad/museus/museu-nacional-de-l-automobil, https://www.e-tramits.ad/tramits/d3-residencia-per-a-nomada-digital/p/GV001311, https://andorralistings.com/en/market/encamp).

  2. City guide Canillo

    • Public Transport Passes Linias d'Andorra (L2/L3/L4 lines). Monthly pass approx. €30-€40. ⁠The L4 national bus runs between Andorra la Vella and Pas de la Casa, through this valley…
    • Regional Travel Direct Bus or Andbus to Barcelona Airport (€34 one way) or Toulouse (€36 one way). ⁠Andbus, on the Wikivoyage Andorra page: Barcelona airport €30 one way, and…
    • Religious Sites Basílica de la Mare de Déu de Meritxell (Andorra's most important sanctuary). ⁠Basílica de la Mare de Déu de Meritxell, in the village of Meritxell in this parish, is…
    • SIM Card Andorra Telecom (Monopoly). 10GB for €15/month. Note: Roaming from EU/Spain is not… ⁠Andorra Telecom is the only mobile operator. Prepaid Tarifa S is €10 a month (3 GB and 40…
    • Scenic Viewpoints Mirador del Roc del Quer. ⁠Mirador del Roc del Quer, on Carretera de Montaup at km 6.5, looks over the Montaup valley…
    • Studio Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €4,800/m² (e.g., 40m² = €192,000). ⁠Asking prices in Canillo averaged €6,250 per m² on 23 October 2026 (AndorraListings, 679…
    • Studio Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €3,900/m² (e.g., 40m² = €156,000). ⁠Encamp, the next parish down the CG-2, averaged €5,816 per m² the same day (469 homes). A…
    • Table Tennis Spots Palau de Gel community recreation area. ⁠Palau de Gel, Canillo, rents a table-tennis table for €4 an hour or €2 for 30 minutes. Ten…
    • Tap Water Safe and Drinkable (High-quality mountain spring water) ⁠Tap water is drinkable. The mineral content can upset a visitor's stomach at first, and…
    • Tax System Residence-based. Low personal income tax. ⁠Residents pay IRPF on worldwide income. You are tax resident if you spend more than 183…
    • VAT 4.5% (IGI - General Indirect Tax). Lowest in Europe. ⁠IGI, the general indirect tax, is 4.5%. Rates of 0%, 1% and 2.5% apply to listed supplies…

    fix pass aligned Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules with the shared active-business exception and Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads with the common country summary; corrected the supporting sources for Currency & Banking and SIM Card without changing their values; updated research attribution and verification date; explicitly listed unresolved address, opening-hour and price evidence under Not verified (https://jurisprudencia.ad/lleis-andorra/irpf, https://www.e-tramits.ad/tramits/d3-residencia-per-a-nomada-digital/p/GV001311, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Andorra, https://www.andorratelecom.ad/uploads/Cataleg_comercial_2026_febrer_web_2cb92b574b.pdf).

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