St Jean Pied de Port

Route Valcarlos - A Hard Start

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March 31st 2010
Disorientation I know I do it - I think the sun is in the north. Its the natural place for it to be, isn´t it? So I had a rough start to what was going to be a long day and added between four and five kilometres by going north, back into France, instead of South, on to Spain. The climb Route Valcarlos may not appear to have the climb that you get from Route Napoleon, b ... read more

Europe » Spain » Navarre » Roncesvalles

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more