Around the Adriatic Sea 2026: Trieste – Dubrovnik
All photos: Balkan photos, city photos. The photos of the cycle route are listed in reverse chronological order. Those of the cities are listed chronologically.
27 butt ’24 - My plan was to go to the Bardenas Reales badlands in Navarre and explore the area's three different zones by bike. By car, you are only allowed in La Blanca Baja (the low white Bardena), which covers only about one-tenth of the total area (41,845 ha).
Due to the predicted rain, I blew off this plan and only did the convenience round trip by car today on Wednesday. For the other zones, I will have to return again....
I drove through a landscape with impressive rock formations which formed about 20 million years ago as rivers from three flanking mountain ranges (Pyrenees, Iberian Cordillera and Cordillera Costero-Catalana) deposited a thick layer of sediment in the lower 'bowl'. Then erosion by rain and wind sculpted the present jagged landscape.
Impressive, although there were more stretches of farmland in between than I expected in a semi-desert.
This was my last activity in Spain. Then I set sail for home. Through the rain....
All photos: Balkan photos, city photos. The photos of the cycle route are listed in reverse chronological order. Those of the cities are listed chronologically.
In Venice, I visited the Biennale at the Arsenale, the Giardini and various venues around the city. I also took the opportunity to see the Pinault collection at Punta della Dogana and a compelling exhibition by Michael Armitage at Palazzo Grassi.
