Campus De Montilivi Girona

C Merce Rodoreda i Gurgui, num. 2 Girona, Catalonia, Spain and Canary Islands

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From one sort of 'mad' to another

A travel blog entry by rmhtraveller

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... within the yard and pool area.
Although it was late afternoon when we left, we then went down to a village called Roses, which was lovely. The church on the top of the hill dates from the 17th century and has survived the marauding hooligans from the civil war.
We walked up along the waterfront, along the Mediterranean Sea, and took many photos of the pretty surroundings.
It was a long day, but work staying two extra days to ...

Trips from Lagrasse

A travel blog entry by the_hoffs

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... we stayed a night at the wonderfully idiosyncratic Hotel Aiguaclara, which was rated 2nd in all of Spain by Trip Advisor’s 2011 ‘Europeans’ Favourites’. We had a great time exploring the town and chatting with the fabulous owner/managers, Clara and Joan (who provided us with his awesome Spanish omelette recipe).

We also took a couple of short trips within France. One was to Narbonne, an historic former port city that now stands ...

Olot and Besalu

A travel blog entry by sophiatravels

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From Girona, we went a day trip to a couple of towns a bit higher up in the Pyrenees. Our initial hope was to stay for a couple of nights in Olot to use it as a base for a bit of hiking, but our inquiries at the tourist information office quickly made it apparent that a car would be necessary to get around to do the hikes. Not to be dissuaded, we decided to hop on the bus anyway and have a look around.

First up, we went straight to Olot, a town of about 30,000 people in the ...

Old friend, good times!

A travel blog entry by kritter

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... later to meet up with my friend Pep, also a mate from Finland. First a quick stop at his parents’ house to have a cold beer by the pool in the backyard, then off to his flat in the old town of Girona. A good walk about that night and a wonderful stay with Pep and his girlfriend Ana and before we knew it, morning was here and we were back on the road heading south towards ...

Day 11 - Carcassonne to Tamariu

A travel blog entry by richharper

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... headed south - and up.

I thoroughly enjoyed the rural, twisty roads through the foothills of the Pyrenees, but Ian (I found out later) not so much. I can sympathize with him, as it wasn't a trip I would have enjoyed as a kid. I stopped at a super market to pick up some road snacks before we really started ascending. Before too long, ...