Walking around the ruins of Pompeii, the volcano, Vesuvius, is a constant presence. You see it beyond the crumbled columns. Then it appears through an old doorway.

If you take the C-16 road north from Barcelona towards the Pyrenees, you’ll eventually hit the French border. And then, a few minutes over the border into France, is Spain. Again. Welcome to Llivia.

Andorra feels like a refuge from nature. Even though it’s full of mountainous beauty and nature is all around you, it seems to be in the background. Secondary.