They made us a price for lunch at 1pm

 We are working our ways north and so we work back and around the edge of the town.  Above is the Castell i Fort de l’Estrella.  It is another one of those Carlist Wars constructions which has been repaired and touched up to be a bit gleaming at this point. The Fort was built on the site of the old castle which had been knocked down till the mid-18th century. Construction was carried out between 1875 and 1876.  It was finished after the war ended and was allowed to rot in the Twentieth century.









We will nip over the railway and towards Penvalba.  The road includes a few of those tiny cottages so much a feature of older Spain.  We come out onto the CV-215 and to the Bar Pepin.  This is one of those moments when fiction meets semi-fiction.  Let me explain.  In 2005 we were doing a Spanish Civil War event at Murton Park. In honour of my father in law, a man who enjoyed a bar, we turned part of Yorkshire into The Bar Pepin.  The Menu del dia was somewhat excellent and great fun was had by all.  I can’t find a picture of the bar sign but I enclose one of the ambience.







This Bar Pepin gets 4.8 stars from eight reviews.  Two weeks ago Abel Segorbe said ‘Phenomenal and the delicious and original glass ganitas’   Five months ago Alba opined ‘Incredibly good and unbeatable attention. They made us a price for lunch at 1pm!! If we return to the area we will definitely go!!  Note that.  An early lunch.  Tomas felt, 9 months ago, that ‘We had breakfast on the terrace with some good toast with oil. Very friendly and fast.





We will head out again and north.

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