If visiting the 12th century monastery of La Cartoixa in the village of Escaladei, you’d be forgiven for not noticing the dirt road that wobbles up along the left side of the old stone walls. After all, right in front of you is this monastery where monks of the Chartreuse Order lived for over 600 years. And that, I mean, it’s just a road, right? Yes, there’s nothing special about the road in and of itself, but where it takes you, ah, now that’s much more interesting. It zigs and […]

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