. Travels in the Pyrenees : including Andorra and the coast from Barcelona to Carcassonne. ore difficult route from France over the Col of theEmballira, or Fray Miguel, which rises cold and forbiddingto a height of 7,500 feet. Thus, while the sunny front doorof Andorra has always been open to Spain, the Frenchmanhas had to climb in through a little window in the great has been his agility, however, so assiduous hisdevotion, that he has succeeded in making a considerableimpression on the Andorran heart, and even bids fair toemerge as the triumphant wooer. He has been favoured by one gr
. Travels in the Pyrenees : including Andorra and the coast from Barcelona to Carcassonne. ore difficult route from France over the Col of theEmballira, or Fray Miguel, which rises cold and forbiddingto a height of 7,500 feet. Thus, while the sunny front doorof Andorra has always been open to Spain, the Frenchmanhas had to climb in through a little window in the great has been his agility, however, so assiduous hisdevotion, that he has succeeded in making a considerableimpression on the Andorran heart, and even bids fair toemerge as the triumphant wooer. He has been favoured by one great circumstance, and itis this, that his attic window looks out upon one of Natureshighways, the Trans-Pyrenean road from Ax and Toulouseinto Spain. This road he has perfected, while his indolentrival has slept. It is now being traversed by a railway ofinternational importance, and when it is completed, Andorra,from being one of the most secluded territories in Europe,will stand upon the edge of a world thoroughfare, within anights journey from the City of Light. It is true that there. THE FORT AT SALSES {page 24)
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