• Spain 2026
    Our very nice room with a big bed.
    A big TV and coffee set up.Big showerBig bathroom overall!The card they give you at checkin.They took an old window from the original ruined train station and made it into a picture frame.A picture of a picture of the original station.The old station in ruins.3Night life in Canfranc Estación. We passed as it does not open until 11 pm.Sign says you cant drink liquor out of the trunk of your car, plus hours are 11 pm to 4:30 am.The Library Bar in the hotel.All Art decoOld wooden radio above the fireplace.Car show outside, we think. This is a Ferrari.Mostly Porsches.More PorschesAnd still more Porsches.This one is a McClaren. Phil says not many made.Here it is from the front.A Lotus

    Old restored train station

    April 16 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F

    Today we said goodbye to our apartment in Villanua and took the 12:15 bus up to Canfranc Estación. We had "checked in" online and our room was ready when we arrived so we did not have to wait until 3 pm as stated on the website. This hotel was a complete ruin when we first saw it on 2022. The station was opened in 1928 and the train was a transborder train with France. There are many stories and legends about the role the train played in WWII with Nazi gold and people escaping the Third Reich. In 1970, the train crashed and plugged up the tunnel between the two countries. Since then it has only run from Zaragoza up to Canfranc Estación a few times per day. The station building had been boarded up and there was only a train platform.

    This is a lovely tourist area and although the Camino Aragones goes through here, we saw mostly tourists and visitors today. Heard people from France, Britain, and Spain.

    We had a nice lunch at an exceedingly popular restaurant. We took naps in the giant bed and we're enjoying an aperitif now in the exclusive lounge. There is a Michelin Star restaurant here as well, but it is very expensive and I saw very little on the menu that I thought we might enjoy for the price. Instead we bought some fruit, cheese, and cold cuts and will have a light supper in the room. Also, in case you were wondering, it cost 20 euros to swim in the pool for 50 minutes and you must wear a bathing cap. We opted out.

    Our train to Tudela leaves at 6:35 am and we only have to walk across the courtyard.
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