Places to see in ( Girona - Spain ) Puigcerda
Places to see in ( Girona - Spain ) Puigcerda
Puigcerdà is the capital of the Catalan comarca of Cerdanya, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, northern Spain, near the Segre River and on the border with France. Puigcerdà is located near the site of a Ceretani settlement, which was incorporated into Roman territory. The Roman town was named Julia Libyca.
Puigcerdà was founded in 1178 by King Alfonso I of Aragon, Count of Barcelona. In 1178 Puigcerdà replaced Hix as the capital of Cerdanya. Hix is now a village in the commune of Bourg-Madame, in the French part of Cerdagne.
Puigcerdà was unique during the Spanish Civil War in having a democratically elected Anarchist council. The Portet-Saint-Simon–Puigcerdà railway was opened in 1929, crossing the Pyrenees to France.
Alot to see in Puigcerda such as :
Puigcerdà Pool
Torre del Campanar (12th century). It is the last remain of a parish church destroyed in 1936
Romanesque church of Sant Tomàs de Ventajola, known from 958
Romanesque church of Sant Andreu Vilallobent, dating to the 10th century and later restored
Convent of St. Dominic, founded in 1291 and finished in the 15th century
Old Hospital (1190), in Romanesque-Gothic style
( Girona - Spain ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Girona . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Girona - Spain
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What towns to visit in the Pyrenees?
List about what towns to visit in the Pyrenees?
Traveling to faraway places is fashionable, but what about those charming towns that are next door? We are going to take a tour of some of the most beautiful villages in the Pyrenees. Which one do you like the most?
In this list about what towns to visit in the Pyrenees? you can find:
20. Castejón de Sos
19. Candanchú
18. Beget
17. Saint-Lizier
16. Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges
15. Artajona
14. Mirepoix
13. Aïnhoa
12. Llívia
11. Puente la Reina
10. Ordino
9. Camprodón
8. Ochagavía
7. Taüll
6. Olite
5. Ansó
4. Vielha
3. Alquézar
2. Torla
1. Ainsa
21. ELIZONDO
Elizondo is a town in the Pyrenees located in the Baztán Valley, Navarre Pyrenees. It has a unique architectural heritage, with stately homes and many palaces. The hazelnut chocolate Urrakin Aegina is famous throughout the world.
20. Castejón de Sos
Castejón de Sos is located in the Aragonese Pyrenees in the Benaque Valley. Legar up here is quite a spectacle since you have to go through the Ventamillo Congosto. Castejón de Sos is a paradise for hikers and lovers of Paragliding.
19. Candanchú
Candanchú, in the Aragón Valley and first stage of the Camino de Santiago in Aragon. It is located next to the border of France and is a place where nature merges with history, art, culture and sports.
18. Beget
One of the most beautiful villages of the Catalan Pyrenees, walking through its streets transports us to the medieval era.
17. Saint-Lizier
Without reaching 1500 inhabitants, this French commune has two cathedrals: Saint-Lizier and Notre-Dame-de-la-Sède, both Romanesque. You can also visit an eighteenth century pharmacy or the Palace of Bishops.
16. Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges
This Occitan town is just over 200 inhabitants. However, it has a Romanesque Cathedral World Heritage Site and the remains of the Roman villa of Lugdunum Convenarum.
15. Artajona
Surrounded by 'El Cerco' (the wall of the eleventh century), this town of Navarre has places of interest such as its 18th century palaces, the church of San Pedro or the Basilica of Our Lady of Jerusalem.
14. Mirepoix
On the other side of the border you can also find beautiful villages such as Mirepoix, with its wooden houses and its Gothic cathedral whose spire measures 60 meters.
13. Aïnhoa
In addition to a woman's name, Ainhoa is one of the most beautiful villages in France, with its white Basque-style houses, its church, its pediment and the discoidal steles of its cemetery.
12. Llívia
This enclave of the province of Gerona in the French department of Pyrenees Orientales is not only a geographical curiosity, but also houses places such as the oldest pharmacy in Spain, the fifteenth century and now converted into a museum, or its Gothic church.
11. Puente la Reina
In addition to the Romanesque bridge that gives it its name, this Navarrese town known in Basque as Gares also has numerous churches and convents.
10. Ordino
That Andorra la Vella is more than shopping is shown by landscapes such as Ordino, with its ancestral homes and the mural paintings of the church of Sant Martí de la Cortinada.
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Hike in Spanish Pyrenees | Llivia-Solar station Themis
In the video we show you our very first hike in Park Regional de les Pyrenees Catalanes to the solar station Themis. As the development of the solar energy interests and attracks us a lot and we live quite close to it, so no wonder we chose this route first.
It was quite challenging, mostly because of the hot weather and heavy backpacks. But overall we enjoyed the hike as the route goes through forest, river, waterfalls and fields full of blossom. So if you hike wisely in the morning and not too heavy loaded you will enjoy it very much.
The solar station is open in summer from 3rd of July to 3rd of September, every day from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 14:00 to 17:30.
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Enclaves: Curious Enclaves Around the World [IGEO.TV]
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A border is a line separating the country or region A of the country or region B. Here ends my country and here begins the neighbor. However, the geopolitical reality leaves us, worldwide, small pieces of a country within another, enclaves whose situation may cause no little discomfort and inconvenience to the inhabitants. We will see some of the world.
Llivia. Spain into France. Located north of the province of Gerona, Llivia is a small town of just over 1,500 inhabitants whose eight miles square are completely surrounded by French territory.
Büsingen am Hochrein, Germany within Suiza. Büsingen German is the only municipality that has own tuition, and also the only one where the Swiss franc is legal tender, or where residents have the right to Swiss citizenship.
The Train enclaves, Germany within Belgium. One of the rarest European borders. After I World War, the Treaty of Versailles granted Belgium sovereignty over a railway line that ran through German territory
Campione d'Italia, Italy within Suiza. Campione d'Italia, a town that owes its status of enclave to a VIII century heritage.
Jungholz, Austria within Germany. The summit more than 1,600 meters of altitude of a mountain marks one of the few places in the world where borders form a quadrifinuium, ie, a cross border, a place that can only be accessed from Austria.
Mahda and Nahwa, Oman within the UAE, and in turn within Nahwa Oman, is a small town surrounded by Mahda Oman, which belongs to the UAE. But turn, Mahda is completely surrounded by the territory of Oman.
Cooch Bihar, or recurring enclaves, India, Bangladesh and 92 enclaves in India (21 of them in other Indian enclaves in Bangladesh) and 102 Indian enclaves in Bangladeshi territory (three of them on other sites, and one of them within metaenclave)
Kowloon, Walled China in Hong Kong. The Kowloon Walled City was a Chinese enclave within the British colony of Hong Kong, emerged from treaty in late twentieth century by the British colonial, and dismantled in 1993 for reasons of insecurity.
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Magical Porte-Puymorens Day 2 | Hike to the lake Font Viva in Pyrenees-Orientales, France
Welcome to the magical Porte-Puymorens! The land of the colourful forests and magnificent lakes. In today's video we are going to share with you our 2 day hike to the lake Lanoux and back. We discovered 2 different ways to get there, spend the night in the woods and explored the beautiful lake Font Viva. Let's hit the trail!
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We did this hike in the middle of October and thoroughly enjoyed the feel and smell of the autumn forest around. The trail itself is medium hard especially if you go in the middle of a hot day and carrying some heavy load. The trekking poles would be a good help if you choose the upper route that we did on a first day. We personally enjoyed more our second day route, because it's much more peaceful going through the forest, two shelter houses and getting down to the lake Font Viva. And it's not very different distance-wise. If you do it in one day the whole circuit will take you around 8 hours to make. One way to the lake Lanoux will take 4-5 hours approximately. The way back is easier and takes less time due to the fact that you're coming down.
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Pal & Santa Coloma - Andorra, Europe
David's Been Here is traveling all over the small country of Andorra, finding all the top sites and best day trips in the area. In this video, David hits the road to visit a few notable towns inside and outside the country, from the historic beauty of Pal to the Spanish Enclave of Llivia- located inside France. Take the picturesque journey as David visits these simple yet stunning towns, saturated in history and beauty that's well worth the drive. Cruise the mountain roads, soak in the high peaks and visit the iconic sites (like Santa Coloma's bell tower)- all found in the David's Been Here Guide to Andorra- now available for your Kindle as well.
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Best Parks in Barcelona, Spain - Park de Montjuïc | The Mossèn Cinto Verdaguer Gardens
In our final serie of Best Barcelona Parks we will show you our favourite park on Montjuïc hill, which is by itself can be called the jewel of all green spaces in Barcelona, The Mossèn Cinto Verdaguer Gardens. It has everything you can ask from a good park: wide shaded alleys, sunny glades, water fountains and flower blossom.
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Lots of the people prefer this place to disconnect from the big city and listen to the birds singing, enjoying flower blossom, and having a picnic on the wide grassy spaces of the park. As the garden situated on a gentle slope it offers you a good view of Barcelona and the sea. The periods of the large-scale blossoming: March and April, and from the end of June to the start of September.
The best way to get to this park is getting off on the Parallel metro station green line 3 and then taking the funicular that will take you right up on the Monjuic hill.
The entrance to the park is free. The opening hours vary according to the period of the year. In winter (01.11 - 31.03) it's open from 10:00 to 19:00h, and in summer (01.04 - 31.10) from 10:00 to 21:00h.
We had lived in Barcelona for 3 years and decided to share the best parks that we discovered and enjoyed the most.
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La Garrotxa: River Valley
Rivers, waterfalls and amazing forest: La Garrotxa, Spain
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Hiking In The Pyrenees
This hiking trip on the Spanish side of the Pyrenees was about the best group trip we have ever been a part of. Beautiful scenery, good food, terrific camaraderie and fantastic guides. Thanks Wilderness Travels.
The accompanying music in order of performance is from; Sarah Jarosz, Inti-Illimani, The Gipsy Kings and Amos Lee.