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THE SEGRE RIVER GORGE (2)

A GORGE IN THE LEGEND OF THE SEGRE  (Part II)   The Hostal dels Espluvins was built in the late 1780s and was accessed via a winding, stony path that bordered the Segre. It was the only place to spend the night, feed horses and mules, or rest between days of hunting. It was also …

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THE SEGRE RIVER GORGE

A GORGE IN THE LEGEND OF THE SEGRE   In 1984, I was driving my car to fish the Basella Oliana reserve from Nargó, a small village nestled and perched on the last granite rocks of the Sierra de San Juan, where the Segre River is tamed by the reservoir. The road is terrifying, full …

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El CONGOST DELS TRES PONTS

El CONGOST DELS TRES PONTS The mythical place of the Segre River at the gates of the Pyrenees     If there is a mythical place on the Segre River in the region of l’Alt Urgell, it is the gorge or ravine of the Tres Ponts. The name is due to the construction and reconstruction …

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