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03-FEB-2013

Besalú. Pont Medieval

Besalú becomes the earldom's capital in 902 after the death of Guifré el Pilós. In 1111, when Bernat III dies without a heir to succeed him, and being married to the daughter of Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona, the earldom is transferred to the House of Barcelona. The beautiful Romanesque and Gothic buildings that can still be seen nowadays, date from this period. The medieval monumental ensemble, which was declared a Historical and Artistic National Ensemble in 1966, is one of the most significant ones in Catalonia, on account of its architectural value.
The town's importance was greater in the early Middle Ages, as capital of the county of Besalú, whose territory was roughly the same size as the current comarca of Garrotxa but sometime extended as far as Corbières, Aude, in France. Wilfred the Hairy, credited with the unification of Catalonia, was Count of Besalú. The town was also the birthplace of Raimon Vidal, a medieval troubadour.

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hamery12-Nov-2014 04:09
nice compo again and beautiful compo. V
meekam tam01-Mar-2014 08:42
Very beautiful architecture,José! V
Guest 25-Feb-2014 01:02
Beautiful composition, V!
Chris Gibbins15-Feb-2014 10:21
Excellent perspective
George McCarten04-Jan-2014 04:50
Nice organization of lines and angles.
Carol How20-Feb-2013 20:46
Wonderful perspective and fascinating architecture V
henuly1photography20-Feb-2013 18:08
great shot,nice composition!
Patrick Goossens15-Feb-2013 13:39
Great compo!
lucanton08-Feb-2013 19:49
Magnifique composition ! V
Walter Otto Koenig08-Feb-2013 16:30
Superb with this perspective. A great photo. "V"
Tom LeRoy08-Feb-2013 16:26
Fine work on this composition. Really a great view! V
Helen Betts08-Feb-2013 16:10
Superb POV for this fascinating old bridge. What a real gem! V.
Martin Lamoon08-Feb-2013 15:52
Superb perspective on the old bridge. v
Jim Coffman08-Feb-2013 14:59
Simply EXCELLENT!!
Guest 08-Feb-2013 13:33
I love this kind of leading line...gorgeous entranceway and bridge over the water. Stunning image.
Kevin Warren08-Feb-2013 13:21
A beautiful entrance into this fine image!
Hank Vander Velde08-Feb-2013 12:55
A beautiful well composed image Jose.
laine08-Feb-2013 09:30
a great perspective and history. The lovely blue reflections complete a wonderful photo
Robbie D7008-Feb-2013 09:03
Good lead in and timing.
I like this as there are no people dominating the scene just adding scale.
Impressive work.
marie-jose wolff08-Feb-2013 08:52
excellent composition, great perspective! V
Peter Stahl08-Feb-2013 06:24
Excellent perspective and what a great setting! :-))
John Reynolds LRPS08-Feb-2013 06:14
Well composed with great perspective. V.
Yvonne08-Feb-2013 06:07
Another very beautiful image Jose, love to hear the history, especially the musical connection! v
Frank Tran08-Feb-2013 05:29
Excellent composition and beautiful light! V+
Anitta08-Feb-2013 05:22
Great perspective, great shot! V
Bryan Murahashi08-Feb-2013 05:08
Wonderful perspective and photo. V
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