Visit to Girona. Lovely City. 220311 ROSES (335)

Visit to Girona. Lovely City.

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March 11th 2022
One reason I wanted to stay in the Bay of Roses again was to visit Girona as have always missed it out before. Too far to travel there on our scooter from the coast but this time we have our dinky little Fiat Cinquecento. Only an hours drive south and a little inland so we took the quiet roads route and avoided the motorways. Bob had identified a big free parking area just across the river from t ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Girona

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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