Tag: Catalonia
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Arnes –Catalonia’s Els Ports National Park – Biblical Thunder Storms, Gorges and Rushing Rivers
We drive beside the Ebro Valley’s green waters from Tortosa, but sheer drama builds as we climb up into the Alta Terra, the Els Ports National Park, on the border between Catalonia and Aragón. Rust-coloured cliffs are sculpted by the elements into obelisks, cones, and mysterious giant creatures. As we near Arnes, the mountain crags…
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Catalonian Capmany to an old favourite L’Estartit – Mountains and the Mediterranean
Camping Alberes in Capmany boasts of being the first campsite over the border with France in Spanish Catalonia. After parking up in the cork forest, with the russet toothed mountains on the horizon, we walk the 500 metres into the fortified village. Old stone houses, arched doors big enough to fit your horse and carriage…