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Ordesa National Park

Jaca Puigcerdà
Pont de Suert
Campo La Seu
de Urgell
Huesca Benabarre Berga
Almudévar Girona
Monzón CATALONIA Vic
(See pp210–29)
Gallur
Manresa
Tàrrega
Zaragoza
Lleida
Bujaraloz Montblanc Barcelona
Calatayud Poblet
ARAGÓN Sitges
(See pp230–45)
Móra d'Ebre Tarragona
Calamocha Alcañiz
Tortosa
Montalbán
The Costa Brava (see pp220–
Morella 21), stretching south from
Alfambra the French border, is a mix
of cliffs, wooded coves and
Benicarló
Teruel pretty beaches. Lloret de Mar
is the busiest, most popular
tourist resort on the coast.
Benicàssim
Castellón Poblet (see pp226–7),
de la enclosed by triple walls, is
Plana one of the most interesting
Chelva Sagunto medieval Cistercian mon-
asteries in Catalonia. It
contains a royal pantheon
Requena Valencia with the carved tombs of
six of the kings of Aragón.
VALENCIA
AND MURCIA Tarragona
(See pp246–67) (see pp228–9) was
Xàtiva Gandia one of the most
important cities
in Roman Spain.
Alcoy Xábia Among its
remains are an
amphitheatre and an aqueduct.
Benidorm
Elda A statue of Roger de Llúria, the
Jumilla great 13th-century Catalan naval
commander, overlooks the beach.
Alicante
Cieza Elche
Caravaca de
La Cruz
Murcia
Alhama de Murcia
San Javier The Costa Blanca (see pp262–5) is an
attractive coast, as well as a popular
Lorca holiday destination. Calp is overshadowed
Mazarrón Cartagena by a huge rock, the Penyal d’Ifach. In
La Vila Joiosa, a line of houses has
been painted in striking colours to
Águillas make them visible to sailors at sea.

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