Streets of Peratallada by Night

Girona

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June 24th 2017
There are 2 ways of getting to Girona from Vielha, both are long and through the mountains. So it was a coin toss as to which route we took. We decided to head south through Lleida then East to Girona after some suggestion that a quick visit to Andorra might not be the best. The road south again was through some stunning valleys of the Pyrenees including a 5.4 km tunnel near Vielha and so much ... 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