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Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Amposta January 30th 2019

Onward and upward! Very peaceful night last night (as it should be on a Camperpark, even for 12€!). Stuck around til midday-ish, and got a load of washing done, before finally setting off. Stopped to fill up with diesel, and found a lovely picnic area behind the garage so decided to stay for lunch. Then on, initially, to L'Aldea on the Ebre delata, but although the P4K spot there was pretty, there was really nothing there to entice us to stay another few hours before evening. Maybe different in summer, as it's clearly a tourism spot. Anyway, we went on to Amposta, which at least has parking in the town, and chance for a late afternoon drink at a nearby bar! So here we are - 2338km on the clock, so 86 today.... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Amposta March 11th 2014

As we drove back up past the Ebro Delta, our intention had been to stop in the town of Sant Carles de la Rapita. The problem was that when we got there we just didn't like it. After driving round the centre a couple of times we decided to head on and found ourselves in Amposta where we checked into the Montsia Hotel which proved to be reasonably priced and very comfortable. Truth be told, there's not a lot in Amposta but it had a nice feel to it. The old bridge which spans the Ebro shines majestically at night but we struggled to find much in the way of nightlife. Every bar was empty until we came across one tucked away down a side street which was where everyone seemed to be. A cheap beer ... read more
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Remains of an old waterwheel




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