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Andorra, France and Monaco

Andorra… small but beautiful

The Principality of Andorra is one of the oldest states in Europe. It was founded by Charlemagne in 795 to provide a buffer between Roman Catholic France and Moslem Spain. And as such, it is the only survivor of the Marca Hispanica that Charlemage set up along the border.

The small state was gifted or traded between various noble houses until 1208, when a dispute arose as

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