In Zaragoza, we had crossed the Ebro and after our visit to Belitche we had returned to the river and decided to follow it to its delta at the Mediterranean coast. The Ebro rises in Cantabria and flows 930 kilometres to the East. In the Iberian Peninsula, it ranks second in length after the Tagus (Tajo), and second in discharge volume …
A town completely destroyed during the Spanish civil war, any reconstruction prohibited by the dictator, the ruins left to remind us of the cruelties of warfare, that is Belchite el viejo. A new town was built next to it by captured Republican soldiers who were interned in the nearby concentration camp. Belitche is a place …
Exploring Zaragoza, we started at the Aljafería Palace, before we strolled into the centre where around the Plaza de Pilar the Basilica and Lonja together with the Fountain of Hispanicity and many other buildings impress with its grandeur. The Aljafería Palace was built as a fortified medieval palace during the 11th century in the Taifa of Zaragoza, an independent …
After spending a cloudy day working and getting all our washing done at a self service laundry in Fuentes del Ebro, we reached the village of Rodén in the evening. During the Civil War (1936-39) the village was destroyed and abandoned. The new village lies now below, with the ruins on the hill preserved to …
We had reached the Desierto de los Monegros – a semidesert in Aragón. It is a semi arid zone prone to frequent droughts and high temperatures. Now in May it appeared quite green, and we were surprised to see fields of cereals on every even surface. To explore this area there is a route called “Ruta de …
We didn’t know this town until we were looking for a stop for the night on our way to the Monegros Desert. When we reached this free caravan parking, we were surprised how nice this town at the river Segre appeared. The next day we went for a stroll along the river and to the …
Where would you expect numerous murals in Spain? Madrid, Barcelona or a tiny village in Lleida province? Penelles is exactly that, and famous for its street art and the Gargar festival celebrating it every year. This lovely community even provides a free parking for caravans with a service station in the centre of the village. …
At the foothills of the Pyrenees, near the villag e of Peramola, lies a fascinating rock formation, called Roca del Corb. We found a hike on Wikiloc, starting from the village, which we followed up into the mountains and around Roca del Corb with incredible views of an even bigger and similar rock formation. They …
This year winter staid long into spring and the high peaks of the Pyrenees were still covered with a lot of snow. Nevertheless, we wanted to try to hike to some lakes near the skiing station of Grau Roig, which is a part of the Grandvalira skiing area where we had spent a week of …
We drove into the Pyrenees in the direction to Andorra and came to a Spanish enclave in France, which consists of the village of Llívia with about 1,590 inhabitants and lies at 1,223 metres surrounded by mountains up to 2,900 metres high. We used a lovely parking to meet with Cordy’s parents, which were on …
