Rumbo Hacia los Pirineos, sucedería algo mágico, de un nuevo Sevilla bit of back to my meeting, "Esparto" was headed for Glasgow in his van and had planned to see us a few hours on the road ......... laughter and stories marked those little 60 minutes ..... ....
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| Foix |
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| Tarascon sur Ariege |
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| Mirepoix |
After we left to spend the night and contemplate the dawning of the Chateau de Foix or Castle of the Counts of the eleventh century, is a beautiful city at the foot of the Pyrenees, resulting from the construction of a oratorio by Charlemagne, and since the tenth century abbey became .......
Tarascon-sur-Ariege, was the villa where he would return to Andorra to rest, stroll along the banks of the Ariege, and enjoy those iconic landscapes of the Pyrenees ....
Mirepoix, founded by the Phoenicians, has an incredible medieval center, the city remains almost intact its medieval appearance late thirteenth century when it was rebuilt. Is wrapped inside a wall where you can find a magnificent gateway to the city of the thirteenth century. The large central square (Place des Couverts ) is surrounded by arcaded porches and carved wooden sculptures and frameworks, the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries. The beams the former home of the consuls are the best preserved, showing the carved heads of monsters and human .... The splendor of the Pyrenees and the home of the Cathars, is a poem for the eyes, music for the eyes and above all a place where one feels the need to return even if not gone away ..... .......... A bientôt !!!!!
From where we live it´s really not far away to the mountains, but first this weekend we had the opportunity to go there... and to get amazed.
Our first stop on the way to the French Pyrenees (well ok- the second- the first one was on the way- to drink a small beer with our friend from Seville, who passed by on his way to Scotland in his van) was the town called Foix. It is settled at the foot of Château des Comtes de Foie, a castle from the 10 th century. Enough to say, that the view on the castle- which reigns over the town from the top of a hill, is impressing- aspecially early in the morning, just after waking up... heh the best view ever to look at, while brushing your teeth in the fresh air of a parking lot;)
The goal for this weekend trip was Andorra, but this didn´t held us from stopping other beautifull places, we found on our way back and forth... Thats how we for example found Tarascon aux Ariége, a charming lil´ town, where we also met some cyclists from Rond de l´Isard!
But definately the highligt of the trip was the visit in Mirepoix, a small charming and colourfull town. Nevermind the cold and the rain- the place really has something... the very center is a medieval marketplace surrounded by medieval buildings- all painted in different colors, which gives you an impression of beeing in the middle of a LEGO village J All around the town you can buy handmade jewelery, lace and sewing accesoires....and homemade, fresh CREPES- yummy... they were so good (with nutella for Hector and chestnut cream for me)!Tough the best part of the old town is the Maison de Consul. It´s the prettiest house in the old market square, which makes you stop and stare.... at the logs of wood in the ceiling there are carved some idcredible faces, imaginatory creatures, and funny animals.
Szorcik: weekend, oprocz tego ze rewolucyjny, it's still full of sensations and impressions turysycznych. Finally, we managed to pull in the mountains. On the way to Andorra, zahaczyismy a few interesting towns in the French Pyrenees. Highlights are shown to be a 10 to Foix and Mirepoix century castle with a beautiful colorful market and the amazing sculptures in wood balls medieval house Consul ... and of those pancakes .... to jam with chestnut .... mniaaaam! 
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