Nine kilometres northwest of Alaior you arrive at ES MERCADAL , squatting amongst the hills at the very centre of the island. Another old market town, it's an amiable little place of whitewashed houses and trim allotments whose antique centre...
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At GRANGE , five miles north of Drumcliff, there's not much apart from an old boys' bar off to the right, over the bridge. However, if you venture inland past the pub, you'll get a changing perspective of Benbulben as you approach the Gleniff...
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The ancient walled city of GIRONA - an hour and twenty minutes by bus or train from Barcelona - stands on a fortress-like hill, high above the River Onyar. It's been fought over in almost every century since it was the Roman fortress of...
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