Old Church by the Ruined Castle

Llivia - Spain but not quite in Spain

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July 2nd 2014
Back in July we set off on our way back to the UK for the summer. Within a few hours we had driven through Spain, France, Spain again, France again, Spain yet again, France yet again and inevitably Spain and France once more time each before we finally reached Andorra. The reason? We had decided to visit the Spanish enclave of Llívia, a little piece of Spain surrounded by French countryside. On ... read more

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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