Friday 12 February 2010

Belchite, a ghost town that cries out its own history

One of the most impressive rides I've ever taken was the one to Belchite. This Spanish town has seen old glory days even though it has become a phantom town with nobody living in it. Spanish Civil War destroyed it back in the decade of the 30´s last century. Franco rebuilt the town, of a smaller dimension -nonetheless he killed most of the population- and the old ruins still there, waiting to be visited. It's one of the most beautiful places in Spain, full of monuments worth visiting, but it's abandoned. The old entrance is locked. I broke into it, of course, and I stayed there long.

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