Carcassone Castle main entrance

'Scenic' Costal Roads

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July 24th 2009
After our now familiar morning routine of repacking the car, throwing some coffee over the car and sluggish heads, we drove the short distance into Carcassone centre & abandoned the car to explore. Surfacing from the underground car park we took a few moments to gain our bearings & attempted to decipher the map we found by one of the impressive gates to the city. Taking pity on us an elderl ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Girona » Empuriabrava

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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