Montserrat

Catalonia

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August 25th 2013
Geo: 41.2358, 1.69233Friday morning, we left the delightful little site in the Pyrenees, heading back the way we had arrived a week earlier, towards Perpignan where we rejoined the motorway, but this time in the direction of the Spanish border into Catalonia. Estimated journey time just under four hours and about 170 miles to the resort of Vilanova y Geltru, 30 miles to the south of Barcelona. ... read more

Europe » Spain » Balearic Islands

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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