Besalú

Our next and final stop of the day was another 4 miles down the road at the medieval town of Besalú.
We had easy parking directly off the main road and a roundabout and there’s even a dump station and water here, although paid, and this is where we will be spending the night.
After a quick cup of tea we set off across the new bridge first so we could take pictures of the old bridge and the town. Then we turned left at the end and walked through a Portal and into what was once the old Jewish sector.
Most of the buildings in Besalú have been restored but everything has been fine with traditional craftsmanship and looks how it did back in the 12-13th century. It is a fascinating place with winding ally’s, cobbled streets and ancient architecture.
We popped into a couple of shops and I thought this would be a good opportunity to use the Spanish I have been learning for the past 3 months and when a shopkeeper spoke to me I answered him, and he answered back and I answered him again. He took this as I could speak fluently and then started a conversation which I obviously couldn’t do, but I was pleased that I understood and answered him twice.
After a 90 minute stroll around we headed back to Wanda just in time for a huge storm to break.
There was thunder, lightning and the rain was unbelievable. The mountains and the town completely disappeared the rain was so heavy and the car park was a lake within minutes. Fortunately we were parked at the edge of that lake and didn’t have to worry.
We spent the rest of the afternoon in Wanda catching up on bits and pieces from social media and as much as I wanted to go for a bike ride it kept raining on and off and I gave up trying. Once the sun had set we headed back into the town to get some pictures at night and it looked much nicer all lit up with no people standing in the way.Leggi altro