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  1. City guide Canillo

    • Method Generated ⁠Researched
    • 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €4,500/m² (e.g., 60m² = €270,000). ⁠Same Canillo asking average of €6,250 per m² on 23 October 2026, not split by bedrooms. A…
    • 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €3,700/m² (e.g., 60m² = €222,000). ⁠Same Encamp asking average of €5,816 per m². A 60 m² flat at that rate is about €349,000.
    • 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €4,200/m² (e.g., 80m² = €336,000). ⁠Same Canillo asking average of €6,250 per m². An 80 m² flat at that rate is about…
    • 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €3,500/m² (e.g., 80m² = €280,000). ⁠Same Encamp asking average of €5,816 per m². An 80 m² flat at that rate is about €465,000.
    • Accommodation Mountain chalets and ski apartments. Prices: €900 - €1,600/month for apartments. ⁠AndorraListings on 23 October 2026 showed a median asking rent in Canillo of €1,675 a…
    • Annual Events Canillo Flower Festival (June); Snowrow Festival (April). ⁠The parish summer 2025 guide lists Festa Major de Canillo on 18-21 July, Festa Major del…
    • Art Galleries Galeria d'Art Pilar Riberaygua (Nearby in Andorra la Vella). ⁠Espai Galobardes, in the Telecabina building in Canillo, shows about 50 landscape…
    • Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads Highly attractive; Residency via self-employment (active residency) requires €50,000 bond. ⁠D.3 digital-nomad residence is an initial two-year permit. The holder must live in Andorra…
    • Best Hospital Hospital Nostra Senyora de Meritxell (Escaldes-Engordany - 15 mins drive). ⁠Hospital Nostra Senyora de Meritxell is at Avinguda Fiter i Rossell 13, Escaldes-Engordany…
    • Budget Accommodation Mountain Hostel Tarter (approx. €30-€45/night for dorms in El Tarter). ⁠Mountain Hostel Tarter is listed in the parish summer 2025 guide at Pleta de Sant Pere…
    • City Canillo, Andorra ⁠Canillo, Andorra, a parish and town about 12 km northeast of Andorra la Vella, on the road…
    • 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% (can be reduced to 2% for certain strategic activities). ⁠The general corporate tax rate is 10%. A new entrepreneur with turnover under €100,000…
    • Currency & Banking 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD. Andorra uses the Euro 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 Palau de Gel (Canillo) - Includes gym, ice rink, and pool. Approx €50/month. ⁠Palau de Gel, Carretera General, Canillo, has Urban Gym, a 25 m pool and an Olympic ice…
    • Highest Income Tax Bracket 10% (applied on income over €40,000; 0% on first €24,000). ⁠10%
    • Highway Access CG-2 connecting France (via Pas de la Casa) and Spain (via Andorra la Vella). ⁠CG-2, the Carretera de França, is 33 km from the Encamp roundabout on the CG-1 to the…
    • Historical Sites Sant Joan de Caselles Church (11th-century Romanesque architecture). ⁠Sant Joan de Caselles, a Romanesque church from the end of the 11th century, about 1 km…
    • Internet Speed Average 450-700 Mbps (Andorra Telecom fiber optic is nationwide) ⁠Andorra Telecom fibre, October 2026 catalogue: 500 Mbps for €41 a month, 1 Gbps for €51…
    • Local Heritage The Legend of Charlemagne - protector of the valleys. ⁠Wikipedia ties the parish to the Charlemagne legend: he is said to have entered the…
    • Main Train/Transit Hub L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre Train Station (France) for SNCF trains to Paris/Toulouse. ⁠Andorra has no railway. The nearest station is L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre in France. As…
    • Museums & Art Venues Museu de la Moto (Motorcycle Museum) in Canillo center. Entry approx. €5. ⁠Museu de la Moto, Plaça Carlemany 4, Edifici Telecabina, Canillo. General admission €5.50…
    • Must-See Landmarks Roc del Quer Viewpoint (Suspended walkway with dramatic valley views). ⁠Mirador del Roc del Quer, Carretera de Montaup km 6.5: a 20 m glass walkway, 12 m of it…
    • Nearby Nature Escapes Vall de Sorteny Natural Park (20 mins drive). ⁠Vall d'Incles, a glacial valley in the parish, is the local nature escape. The summer 2025…
    • Population Approximately 5,200 (Parish of Canillo) ⁠Parish estimate 6,603 on 30 September 2026 (communal register 7,173). National estimate…
    • Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C/F sockets ⁠220-230 V, 50 Hz, Type C and F (Europlug and Schuko).
    • Property Tax Local 'Foc i Lloc' tax approx. €20-€50/year. ⁠Canillo's 2026 ordinance does not charge a per-square-metre tax on buildings. Foc i Lloc…
    • Property Transaction Tax 4% (split between ITP and local taxes). ⁠The buyer pays ITP at 4% of the real value (1% to the government and 3% to the communes)…

    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).

  2. City guide Andorra la Vella

    • Public Transport Passes Free national bus system for residents. Tourists pay €1.90/trip (T-10 pass available). ⁠Andorran nationals and legal permanent residents get a free unlimited pass on the regular…
    • Regional Travel AndBus or DirectBus to Barcelona Airport (€36 one way, 3 hours). ⁠Andbus from the national bus station on Carrer de la Cúria: Barcelona €30 one way (€56…
    • SIM Card Andorra Telecom is the sole provider. Prepaid 'Tarjeta Solidaria' approx. €15 for 10GB. ⁠Andorra Telecom is the only mobile operator. Prepaid Tarifa S is €10 a month (3 GB and 40…
    • Studio Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €7,500 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €300,000) ⁠Asking prices in Andorra la Vella averaged €7,027 per m² on 23 October 2026…
    • Studio Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €5,500 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €220,000) ⁠Sant Julià de Lòria, the next parish toward Spain, averaged €5,421 per m² the same day…
    • Tap Water Drinkable and excellent quality (sourced from Pyrenean springs) ⁠Tap water is drinkable. The mineral content can upset a visitor's stomach at first, and…
    • Tax System Residence-based. Low personal income tax (0% up to €24k, max 10% above €40k). ⁠Residents pay IRPF on worldwide income. You are tax resident if you spend more than 183…
    • Top Regional Airline Air Nostrum (operates out of Andorra–La Seu d'Urgell Airport, LEU). ⁠Iberia Regional (Air Nostrum) flies from Andorra-La Seu d'Urgell Airport (LEU), in Spain…
    • VAT 4.5% (known as IGI, the lowest in Europe) ⁠IGI, the general indirect tax, is 4.5%. Rates of 0%, 1% and 2.5% apply to listed supplies…
    • Yoga & Wellness Centers Caldea (Large thermal spa with wellness classes, Parc de la Mola, 10). ⁠Caldea, Parc de la Mola 10 in Escaldes-Engordany, is the large thermal spa next to Andorra…

    light-depth fix pass: Currency & Banking now also cites the country guide for euro use and EU status; SIM Card now cites the country prep’s February catalogue with unchanged allowances and prices; Best Coworking Space replaces the unpublished-price claim with Hive Five’s €30 day pass and €285 monthly hot desk, plus IGI, and clarifies member access. Updated research date and model attribution, compared country facts with three domestic cities, and named unconfirmed current visitor and mobile tariffs under Not verified (https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Andorra, https://www.andorratelecom.ad/uploads/Cataleg_comercial_2026_febrer_web_2cb92b574b.pdf, https://hivefive.ad/en/plans-pricing/).

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