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1. North Catalonia
Capital: Perpinyà (Perpignan in French)
GATE OF THE CATALAN COUNTRIES
At one side of the French Catalan Road, near Salses, the northernmost Catalan town.
CROSS OF THE CANIGÓ (Canigou in French)
One of the most symbolic mountains for the Catalans
THE CUIXÀ ABBEY
Sant Miquel de Cuixà, important cultural centre in the time of influential Abbot Oliva
ESTANY DE LA PRADELLA (La Pradelle Lake)
BANYULS
In the Red Coast. Land of good wine and hometown of the North Catalan sculptor, Aristides Maillol.
PERPINYÀ (Perpignan in French)
The capital of North Catalonia.
The Castillet (Little Castle)
VILAFRANCA DE CONFLENT (Villefranche-de-Conflent in French)
World Heritage site.
SANT MARTÍ DEL CANIGÓ (Saint Martin Abbey)
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Countries? lol.
Very nice pics.
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Yeah, Spain is nice![]()
Espada tengo. Lo demás, Dios lo remedie.
In the west almost all Spain had been subjugated, except that part which adjoins the cliffs where the Pyrenees end and is washed by the nearer waters of the ocean. Here two powerful nations, the Cantabrians and the Asturians, lived in freedom from the rule of Rome.")
— Lucius Anneus Florus , Epitome de T. Livio Bellorum omnium annorum DCC Libri duo Bellum Cantabricum et Asturicum
Ethnicity of the Celts/Iberian. Tribes: Avariginos, Blendi, Concanos, Coniscos, Orgenomescos, Plentusios, Tamáricos and Vadinienses.--->http://www.theapricity.com/forum/sho...40#post3047240
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I love the Catalan nation so much.I think is one of my favourite small nations along with Irish, New Zealanders and Finns.
They don't have their own state tho, and that makes it difficult for the cohesion of the different regions split into 3 or 4 countries. And yet they have preserve their culture and identity where others have largely lost it .
Perpinya and Alghero are two of the most beautiful cities I have visited. My bf has family in Valencia, and I have spent there a few holidays too, but believe it or not, I have never been in Barcelona yet![]()
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Espada tengo. Lo demás, Dios lo remedie.
In the west almost all Spain had been subjugated, except that part which adjoins the cliffs where the Pyrenees end and is washed by the nearer waters of the ocean. Here two powerful nations, the Cantabrians and the Asturians, lived in freedom from the rule of Rome.")
— Lucius Anneus Florus , Epitome de T. Livio Bellorum omnium annorum DCC Libri duo Bellum Cantabricum et Asturicum
Ethnicity of the Celts/Iberian. Tribes: Avariginos, Blendi, Concanos, Coniscos, Orgenomescos, Plentusios, Tamáricos and Vadinienses.--->http://www.theapricity.com/forum/sho...40#post3047240
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After being constantly bombed with derogatory comments by certain people, appreciations like yours are even nicer to hear.![]()
In fact, none of the pics posted so far are part of Spain, lol. Some people's obsession leads to epic fails like these, easily forgetting that ethnic Catalans still spread over four independent countries. But I guess that as long as the thread is hijacked, who cares about accuracy?
I'm all for the right of people to decide. I understand the Catalan Countries as one ethnic nation, but it does not mean that they should necessarily form one single country. Specially the Land of Valencia, a dual territory from its very inception. So it is up to Catalans from Valencia and the Balearic to decide if they'd like to join with Catalonians in a common political project. Would I like it? Yes. Particularly for the preservation of the ethnicity in those territories. But what I really care for right now is the Principality.
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I'll soon go on posting about the rest of the Catalan territory.
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2. North-West Catalonia
The Pallars Region
The Ribagorça Region
Early Romanesque churches (11th century)
The Urgell Region
The village where the first attested writings in Catalan are from
Lleida
Main city in Western Catalonia
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