Ruins of Empuries - me in the same doorway I posed in in 2008 when we visited before.

Another lovely day out on Kisbee round the Bay of Roses.

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September 15th 2015
Today we turned left out of the campsite, instead of right, to head along the Southern side of the Bay of Roses. We've visited it all before but several years ago and it was just as good today as it was then. First stop, Marti d'Empuries. A lovely little hamlet of picturesque old buildings which drop down to a most appealing sandy beach. Note to self : when we come back here (and that i ... 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