Last night I enjoyed an overnight stay at Canfranc, the famous railway station in the Aragonese Pyrenees close to the border with France. This grand railway station, which evokes memories of railway travel in its… Read More »An Overnight Stay at Canfranc Station, Spain
The following is a brief extract from the historical chapter of Discover Charming Andorra about the man who would be King of Andorra: In 1933 there was civil unrest in Andorra over a desire for… Read More »The Man Who Would Be King of Andorra
I’m shortly setting off for Spain and my first stop will be in the town of Irun, in the Basque Country. Irun is on the Atlantic coast and borders France. It is also the location… Read More »Spain’s Geographical Quirks of History
Is there any connection between Andorra and Hannibal, the well-known Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps with thousands of troops and African elephants to attack the heart of the Roman Empire? His daring raid also… Read More »The Romans, Andorra and Hannibal
A few days ago I briefly visited the exclave/enclave of Llívia, Girona (my next book is all about this lovely Catalonian province). I had been staying in Andorra for several days and visited Puigcerdà and… Read More »Llívia, Girona (Spain): A Quirk of History
The following is a brief book extract from the history chapter of Discover Charming Andorra At the start of the 20th century Andorra was still cut off from the world and the economic situation remained… Read More »Short Extract: Discover Charming Andorra
I have heard of this Andorra, and have purposely abstained from touching it, because I think it ought to be preserved as a political curiosity. Napoleon Bonaparte(Image: Wikipedia Commons) When writing Discover Charming Andorra I… Read More »Andorra: “A Political Curiosity”
