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Muntanya de Sal, Cardona – Province of Barcelona<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
In early September our friends Theresa and Forrest were planning a trip to France, and we decided to visit them for a few days.<\/p>\n
To get to *Sarlat-la-Can\u00e9da<\/span><\/em><\/a> we plotted a course through the Pyrenees just east of Andorra.<\/p>\n*
*Our first stop in Spain was at the Salt Mountain of* *Cardona<\/span><\/em><\/a> – back in the day, a source of great wealth for the Counts of Cardona, (including* Wilfred the Hairy<\/span><\/em><\/a> who is to Catalonia as George Washington is to the United States).\u00a0 The Muntanya de Sal is literally a mountain of salt — pushed up when the Pyrenees mountains were formed — and it’s been worked as a mine since before the Roman times.<\/p>\n
*$\"\"$* Llivia, separated from the rest of Spain by a few km<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
After lunch we continued north to Puigcerda<\/span><\/em><\/a> on the border with France.\u00a0 Interesting factoid – the town was unique during the Spanish Civil War\u00a0 for having a democratically elected Anarchist Council.<\/p>\n
*And then, over the border into France.\u00a0 But wait – what’s that up ahead?\u00a0 A tiny fragment of Spain completely surrounded by French territory!\u00a0 It’s the town of* *Llivia<\/span><\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n*
*1500-2000 years ago, Llivia was the capital of* *Cerdanya<\/span><\/em><\/a> (analagous to a county).\u00a0 In 1659 the* Treaty of the Pyrenees<\/span><\/em><\/a> ceded villages in part of Cerdanya to France — but due to its status as an ancient capital, Llivia was not considered to be a village, and remained part of Spain.<\/p>\n
*After passing through Llivia we stopped in eastern* Andorra<\/span><\/em><\/a> – beautiful high mountain pastures interspersed with the occasional ski town.\u00a0 These towns also have frequent visitors from France and Spain who come here to buy tobacco, alcohol, and sundry other items with low tax rates.\u00a0 Unfortunately, the free mobile phone roaming throughout the European Union does not hold for this country.\u00a0 The several hours we spent here nearly doubled our monthly mobile bill – so glad we didn’t spend too much time!<\/p>\n
*$\"\"$* On the road to Appy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Down on the French side of the\u00a0Pyrenees are numerous hot springs and spa towns that surround them, such as\u00a0 *Ax-les-Thermes<\/span><\/em><\/a>.\u00a0 In that town we popped in for a refreshing hour in the municipal spa.<\/p>\n*
*From there, we discovered some narrow mountain roads that led to* Appy<\/span><\/em><\/a> – our lodgings for the night.\u00a0 This village of 20 or so had a B&B that Teresa discovered on Booking.com.\u00a0 One of the guests there spoke a little bit of English (because she worked as a secretary for NATO some 40 years earlier) and interpreted for us.\u00a0 I was surprised that people in these villages so close to the border with Spain didn’t seem to speak much Spanish (or Catalan).\u00a0 The main industry there was talc mining.\u00a0 The pit is up at the top of the mountain and they have something like a ski lift to bring buckets of talc down to the processing plant in the valley.<\/p>\n
$\"\"$
Talc buckets descending the mountain near Appy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Muntanya de Sal, Cardona – Province of Barcelona<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
In early September our friends Theresa and Forrest were planning a trip to France, and we decided to visit them for a few days.<\/p>\n
To get to *Sarlat-la-Can\u00e9da<\/span><\/em><\/a> we plotted a course through the Pyrenees just east of Andorra.<\/p>\n*
*Our first stop in Spain was at the Salt Mountain of* *Cardona<\/span><\/em><\/a> – back in the day, a source of great wealth for the Counts of Cardona, (including* Wilfred the Hairy<\/span><\/em><\/a> who is to Catalonia as George Washington is to the United States).\u00a0 The Muntanya de Sal is literally a mountain of salt — pushed up when the Pyrenees mountains were formed — and it’s been worked as a mine since before the Roman times.<\/p>\n
*$\"\"$* Llivia, separated from the rest of Spain by a few km<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
After lunch we continued north to Puigcerda<\/span><\/em><\/a> on the border with France.\u00a0 Interesting factoid – the town was unique during the Spanish Civil War\u00a0 for having a democratically elected Anarchist Council.<\/p>\n
*And then, over the border into France.\u00a0 But wait – what’s that up ahead?\u00a0 A tiny fragment of Spain completely surrounded by French territory!\u00a0 It’s the town of* *Llivia<\/span><\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n*
*1500-2000 years ago, Llivia was the capital of* *Cerdanya<\/span><\/em><\/a> (analagous to a county).\u00a0 In 1659 the* Treaty of the Pyrenees<\/span><\/em><\/a> ceded villages in part of Cerdanya to France — but due to its status as an ancient capital, Llivia was not considered to be a village, and remained part of Spain.<\/p>\n
*After passing through Llivia we stopped in eastern* Andorra<\/span><\/em><\/a> – beautiful high mountain pastures interspersed with the occasional ski town.\u00a0 These towns also have frequent visitors from France and Spain who come here to buy tobacco, alcohol, and sundry other items with low tax rates.\u00a0 Unfortunately, the free mobile phone roaming throughout the European Union does not hold for this country.\u00a0 The several hours we spent here nearly doubled our monthly mobile bill – so glad we didn’t spend too much time!<\/p>\n
*$\"\"$* On the road to Appy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Down on the French side of the\u00a0Pyrenees are numerous hot springs and spa towns that surround them, such as\u00a0 *Ax-les-Thermes<\/span><\/em><\/a>.\u00a0 In that town we popped in for a refreshing hour in the municipal spa.<\/p>\n*
*From there, we discovered some narrow mountain roads that led to* Appy<\/span><\/em><\/a> – our lodgings for the night.\u00a0 This village of 20 or so had a B&B that Teresa discovered on Booking.com.\u00a0 One of the guests there spoke a little bit of English (because she worked as a secretary for NATO some 40 years earlier) and interpreted for us.\u00a0 I was surprised that people in these villages so close to the border with Spain didn’t seem to speak much Spanish (or Catalan).\u00a0 The main industry there was talc mining.\u00a0 The pit is up at the top of the mountain and they have something like a ski lift to bring buckets of talc down to the processing plant in the valley.<\/p>\n
$\"\"$
Talc buckets descending the mountain near Appy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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