For the past three years I have been taking a holiday in French Catalonia whilst also venturing over the Spanish border. Below are some photos from our trips to:
i. A waterfall near the town of Ceret (about 20 miles from Perpignan)
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| Naval Commandos training at Collioure |
ii. A trip to Figueres where the Salvador Dalli museum is. However we got there too late!
iii. A trip to the French city of Narbonne with its unfinished cathedral
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| Old Roman road in Narbonne |
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| The Yellow Train through the Pyrenees |
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| the view from the yellow train |
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| At the entrance to the fort is a statute to General Jean Gilles, a war criminal who saw service in Vietnam (French Indo China), Suez and Algeria |
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| Mont Louis |
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| The fort at Mont Louis where there is a commando unit training centre |
iv. A trip on the Yellow Train through the Pyrenees starting Villefranche de conflent. We stopped off at Mont-Louis where there is a commando training centre.
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| Wall around Mont Louis |
v. Colleioure, seaside town which is also the home to a naval commando unit, who rushed down the town’s steps to train in the harbour
vi. Today we went to visit Girona, the nationalist city at the heart of Spanish Catalonia where we saw many political posters in support of the political prisoners that the Spanish state has detained. Catalonian flags flew from many buildings and it is clear that Catalonian independence is supported by the vast majority of those who live in this city. We also visited the magnificent cathedral and walked round the city before having some tapas!
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| Girona Cathedral |
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| The Cathedral at Girona |
Tony Greenstein
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| Salvador Dalli's museum at Figueres |
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