Old restored train station

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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