Os de Civís is very close to the Spain–Andorra border, and is unique in being the only Spanish village that can be reached by vehicle only by going through Andorra. The border crossing is unique in Andorra in that there is no border control. Andorra is in neither the Schengen Area nor the European Union, and thus operates full border and customs checks at all … Continue reading Os de Civís – a Spanish pene enclave
My fellow border enthusiast Eef Berns author of the very detailed and informative “The bordermarkers of the Pyrenees” here has very kindly written a blog post about my explorations in the Pyrenees. I throughly recommend his website for anyone considering a border orientated visit to the area. Continue reading Barry Arnold in the Pyrenees
Following my visits to the French borders with Spain and Andorra the country page has had a major update with 13 new reports including 2 tripoint visits, several border crossings including 2 rail and other POI’s. Please have a look here Continue reading France Country Page – major update
Unlike its eastern counterpart the western tripoint of Andorra is uncontested and is noted within the treaty as the summit of Pic de Médecourbe (2914m). In the community of border enthuisiasts this tripoint is less well visited due to its remoteness and altitude. Maps photos and full report on my hike here Continue reading ADESFRw – Pic de Médecourbe (2914m)
The Portella Blanca d’Andorra or Coll d’Engaït (2515m) is a mountain pass where the boundaries of Andorra, Spain and France meet. It also forms the administrative boundary of Encamp , Lles de Cerdanya , and Porta. At the top of the pass there is border marker #427 which is taken to mark the tripoint. Portella Blanca with its border marker #247 is cited in the … Continue reading ADESFRe
The lake is of particular interest to border enthusiasts for 2 reasons, firstly the border between Andorra and France goes through it and secondly, newly designed and erected border markers (the first and only ones on the Andorran border) mark the new border. In 2012 an agreement was reached which reconciled the disagreement about where the border was. The lake was divided in 2 and … Continue reading Estany de Font Negra (Estany de les Abelletes)
Country #55 Andorra! I had not seen any internet account of the borders around Pas de Casa and on my visit focused on the Passport and Customs controls on the RN22 outside the town entirely in France. 2 other areas of interest are the Envalira Tunnel where a treaty on 2001 involved a land swap to enable Andorra to build the access roads and where … Continue reading Pas de Casa border crossings
Latour-de-Carol is one of the few stations in the world with three different gauges (another being Montreux railway station). However Montreux has a rack and pinion option. The line to Toulouse-Matabiau is 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge; the line to Barcelona is 1,668 mm (5 ft 5 21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge; and the Cerdagne line to Villefranche-de-Conflent is 1,000 mm (3 … Continue reading Latour-de-Carol-Enveitg station
A small rural border crossing with interesting markers plus a nearby international rail link. Maps, photos and more here. Continue reading Puigcerdà – Enveitg Border Crossings
Border markers and border crossings galore in this report from the French – Spanish border. Maps, photos and more here Continue reading Puigcerdà – Bourg Madame
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