Firstly, we have to know that geographically speaking, the small mountain valley of Val d'Aran I should be in France.
But it is the only community within the contiguous borders of Spain that is located on the northern slope of the Pyrenees.
These borders are apparently simple to understand, on the south side of the mountain range you are in Spain, and on the north side, you are in France.
However, geopolitics takes on complicated contours, the valley is on the wrong side of the mountain slope.
This mountainous valley, which has more than 10,000 inhabitants, should be geographically in France.
However, it is the only community within the contiguous borders of Spain that is located on the northern slope of the Pyrenees.
Val d'Aran, it was a prisoner between kingdoms and national states for centuries, but it never renounced its local identity, officially the valley is on the administrative borders of Catalonia.
The pronunciation used by approximately 40% residents is Aranês, which, just like Spanish and Catalan, is recognized as the third language of Catalonia.
A distinct dialect of the Occitan language, which is medieval in its apopic, was pronounced by Piedmont and Pyrenees, located where northern Italy is today.
A valley separated from the rest of Spain by the Pyrenees, the arrival is possible on a 6-hour bus journey from Barcelona, in winter it is possible thanks to a 5 km tunnel opened in 1948 that passes through the mountains.
The old ones say that Val d'Aran It is a place of commerce, being a valley of total communication, contrary to what they think, that the claim is isolation.
Vielha, which is the capital of Val d´Aran, was built off the Garonne River, flowing into the Atlantic Ocean, resulting in a Mediterranean climate.
To learn about this mountain culture, we recommend visiting the village of Bagergue which, at 1,424 m above sea level, is the highest village in Catalonia.
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Churches built in the romantic style, very popular in the Middle Ages, erected on the ground in places of worship, bells also in castles, watchtowers and fortresses designed to protect the border.
