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Spain from the air

I recently spent a week in north-east Spain flying my little plane around Catalonia, Aragon and Navarre. I was blown away by the beauty, wildness, emptiness and variety of the landscape. I had only known the coasts and the Pyrenees before and I hadn’t appreciated how, relative to the rest of Europe, industry and war have made little impact on its medieval cities. I can’t wait to go back.

Catalonia on the way to Teruel 


The Ebro River 


Aragon 



The high plateau of Aragon






Teruel 


Between Teruel and Castellón on the coast 





The beach by Castellon on 14th January 


Ager - on the border between Catalonia and Aragon just below the Pyrenees 




Aínsa-Sobrarbe 


This crucifix marks the spot where the Christians were victorious over the Moors in the 8th Century










Over the high Pyrenees between Aínsa-Sobrarbe in Aragon and Pamplona in Navarre




Between Pamplona and Zaragoza in the Ebro Valley 






Between Zaragoza and Barcelona 





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