You can find the following articles in this section : Millau viaduct Millau viaduct The now famous Millau viaduct hs been nicknamed the ’Tour Eiffel du Sud’, due to the fact that it was constructed by the Eiffage group, who also built the Eiffel Tower, and has has attracted and continues to attract visitors from all over the world! In fact, bars, (...) read more... Peniscola Colin Lamont heads south Last week we set off to sunny Spain (altogether now: Y Viva Espana - thank you) for a week in what turned out to be a very pleasant but indecisive resort which can’t make up its mind to be Alcoceber, Alcossebre or Alcocebre - it just depends on what sign you are (...) read more... Puigcerdà Over the border… Puigcerdà Founded in 1177 by King Alfonso I of Aragon, Count of Barcelona, Puigcerdà, meaning "Cerdanyan hill" in Catalan, replaced Hix (now a village in the French part of Cerdagne) as the capital of Cerdanya in 1178. Located at 1,202 metres above sea level, by the (...) read more... Sant Pere de Rodes Sant Pere de Rodes Situated in North Eastern Catalonia, in the province of Girona, the Benedictine monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes is an important former monastery, constructed in the side of the Verdera mountain. The views from the monastry are superb, stretching over the bay of Llançà, from (...) read more...

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