Medieval route 2012

In August 2012 I followed a medieval route in Catalunya and the neighbouring part of France. I visited the following towns and villages: Girona, Castelló d'Empúries, Vilabertran, Perelada & Carcassonne. I also made a diversion to the canals of Empuriabrava and the natural park of the Aiguamolls de l'Empordà.
I took hundreds of photographs, some of which you can see here on the right.
I saw many wonderful places and I came to know many interesting stories.
Enjoy them!

These are the links:
Girona:
https://picasaweb.google.com/109777184080065531725/Girona2012
Castelló d'Empúries (Girona):
https://picasaweb.google.com/109777184080065531725/CastelloDEmpuries2012
Vilabertran & Perelada (Girona):
https://picasaweb.google.com/109777184080065531725/VilabertranYPerelada
Carcassonne (France):
https://picasaweb.google.com/109777184080065531725/Carcassonne
Empuriabrava (Girona):
https://picasaweb.google.com/109777184080065531725/Empuriabrava
Natural park of the Aiguamolls de l'Empordà (Girona):
https://picasaweb.google.com/109777184080065531725/ParcNaturalDelsAiguamollsDeLEmporda

More information about the medieval route.
Restoration criteria in medieval buildings.

San Juan de Plan 2010

I was in San Juan de Plan (Huesca) with my family in August 2010. It was there that my niece started to walk.  Rubén and I made some excursions to the mountains (Basa de la Mora & Colladeta de Plan, & Ibón del Sen). We were able to see spectacular countryside. The walking was often very hard but it was worth every minute. You will find some photographs of these excursions on the right hand side of this blog.
Enjoy them!

These are the links:

Basa de la Mora & Colladeta de Plan:
https://picasaweb.google.com/109777184080065531725/BasaDeLaMoraYColladetaDePlan
Ibón del Sen:
https://picasaweb.google.com/109777184080065531725/IbonDeSen
San Juan de Plan (1):
https://picasaweb.google.com/109777184080065531725/ALBAExcursionASanJuanDePlan
San Juan de Plan (2):
https://picasaweb.google.com/109777184080065531725/SanJuanDePlan2

More information about the Aragonese Pyrenees.

Sevilla 2009

A selection of some photos of Sevilla which were taken during my trip in November 2009 have been uploaded on the right hand side of this blog.

I hope you like them.

This is the link:
https://picasaweb.google.com/109777184080065531725/Sevilla2009

More information about my trip to Sevilla.

Escartín - July 2008

I was finally able to visit Escartín (Huesca) in July 2008.
This is an abandoned village whose name coincides with the surname of one of my great-great-grandfathers: Jorge Escartín Puértolas. However, although some distant relatives lived there, Jorge himself did not.
Escartín sits at 1320m. The countryside is wonderful and I have uploaded photos, which you can see on the right hand side of this blog.
Enjoy them!

These are the links:
https://picasaweb.google.com/109777184080065531725/EscartN
https://picasaweb.google.com/109777184080065531725/Escartin2

More information about the excursion.

Switzerland - August 2008

I have uploaded some photos of my trip to Switzerland in August 2008. You will find them on the right hand side of this blog. They are classified in this way:

- Route from Glarus to Näfels following the river.
https://picasaweb.google.com/109777184080065531725/GlarusNafels
- Zurich.
https://picasaweb.google.com/109777184080065531725/Zurich
- An excursion to a lake.
https://picasaweb.google.com/109777184080065531725/ExcursionLago
- Sankt Gallen.
https://picasaweb.google.com/109777184080065531725/StGallen
- Glarus (village where Toni lived)
https://picasaweb.google.com/109777184080065531725/GlarusSuiza
- Other photos of Switzerland.
https://picasaweb.google.com/109777184080065531725/SuizaOtras
 
There are very beautiful sights and other very interesting things.
Enjoy them!

More information about my trip.

Apart from this, I bought some interesting cards in Switzerland:
Flags, shields and maps:

Sights of Glarus:

Sankt Gallen, The monastery library: