The hills are alive...

Romantic Road to Sunny Spain

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September 25th 2007
Since our last blog we have covered quite a lot of distance. So here goes... We left Bamberg and headed down the (yet another lamely named) Romantic Road where we popped into the almost ridiculously well preserved walled city of Rothenberg. Whilst fighting our way through hoards of grandparents I almost expected to see lepers begging on the streets and criminals hanging from the rafters. We then h ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Cadaqués

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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