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The Costa Brava

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July 10th 2018
After a very long trip (a fifteen minute metro ride, four hour high speed train ride, one hour bus ride, and ten minute taxi ride), we finally arrived 500 miles from Madrid at an Air B'n'B in the small town of Begur. Begur is situated on the Costa Brava, a rugged stretch of Spanish coastline between Barcelona and the French border. This area is lined with cliffs, ancient hilltop towns, hiking trai ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Begur

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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