Wednesday, January 04, 2012

Near Canfranc in the Pyrenees.

We drove from Zaragoza up to Jaca in the foothills of the Pyrenees so Blas could have a work meeting. We strolled around town, enjoying the unusually mild weather. For lunch, we drove to the Hotel Santa Cristina,  near Canfranc, close to the ski resorts near the French border. The building itself used to be a customs house. They have an excellent restaurant, El Boj, where we had an amazing meal.
Here are some of the views from the terrace behind the hotel.
Looking north toward France and the puerto de Somport:

Southeast, across the deep gorge to the peaks, the only place where there is snow right now:


South, toward Jaca, and the Camino de Santiago:

Looking down into the gorge at the river (el río Aragón).

1 comment:

profacero said...

What a gorgeous trip! Spain is such a divine country. ("Espanha se limita al norte con el mar cantabrico, y los montes pirineos nos separan de Franthia. El rio Duero..." This was our geography lesson early on...)