On Sunday morning, we set off straight after breakfast. The journey began in fog. Later on, however, the sun came out.
These small, narrow, authentic villages are really beautiful to look at.
The Barrage CNR de Beauchastel is a hydroelectric power plant located directly on the Rhone. It is located in the town of Charmes-sur-Rhône in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France.
In Saint-Paul-le-Jeune, we wanted to drive to a pitch that we had already found on our trip home in the spring. It was fine for one night but nothing special. However, when we got there, there was neither a supply and disposal station nor any signs indicating a pitch like the one we had found in the spring. We then looked around on our pitch app for another place to sleep and quickly found what we were looking for. In fact, a much nicer pitch for motorhomes was provided by the municipality a few streets away. Free of charge and with supply and disposal. That was really great!
The journey on Monday was about 6 hours long. From wide roads to narrower ones, we drove through France.
We passed great villages and bridges.
The weather was glorious. Over 25°.
We arrived in Spain in the evening.
Shortly afterwards, we spent the night on a free parking space right next to the highway. You can refuel and shop cheaply there. Even though there is a lot of hustle and bustle here, we like coming here because of the cheapest shopping.
From now on, our daily stages will be shorter and we enjoy our time in Spain.
So the next day we drove just 60 km further to Girona/Catalonia. As soon as we arrived at the campsite, we met Karl-Heinz. It’s so great to get to know so many different people and their stories.
Later, we just walked around the area a bit and enjoyed the day and the sun.
At the next pitch in Castellgali, Catalonia, we had a musical interlude in the evening. Next to the pitch was an old building in which a few people had rehearsed with various drums.
If you want to listen in and turn on the sound 😉
We continued on to El Masorig, but first we filled up with gas. Great prices!
We’ve been to El Masroig before. A beautiful place next to the winery.
Just like last time, we also stocked up on wine this time. We gave some of the last wine away as gifts. There are always situations where you need a little gift. It tastes delicious to us and is also inexpensive. Let’s see how many of these bottles we get ourselves.
We’ll take you along for the ride.
It was still a bit foggy at the beginning. But that changed quickly. We drove a short distance through Catalonia before entering the Valencia region. The river Ebru accompanied us time and again. The ride was varied. From larger roads and narrow paths to quite narrow villages.
Not so nice was the sight of many burnt areas in Catalonia and the consequences of the storm in Valencia.
In the Valencia region in Vilanova d’Alcolea, a municipality with 585 inhabitants, we found our place for the night.
A short visit to the village.
The Església Sant Bartumeu (St. Bartholomew’s Church) from 1707.
The image of St. Bartholomew the Apostle, the patron saint of the city, is well centered on the balustrade of the portico of the façade.
We arrived in Requena on Saturday. We’re going to stay until Monday and visit the old town tomorrow. There is a museum called “The Caves of the Village”. You’ll find out how we liked it there and what else there was to see in our next post at the end of next week.
