Ferreriola

Nearly home again

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October 15th 2008
“The rain in Spain….” well after 3 weeks of great weather we finally got rain - and we got enough to make up for all those clear days! Our time in the Alpujarras was wonderful. We hiked for 3 days covering nearly 20 miles of trails. Many of the trails were ancient, used by the Moors 500-600 years ago, and used today by herds of goats. We loved hiking along, or even sitting on our terrace ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona

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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