Jaap van 't Veen's photos with the keyword: berge

Puerto del Viento (Wind Pass) is a pass on the road A-366 between Ronda and El Burgo on an altitude of 1.190 metres. The pass is located in the Serrania de Ronda/Sierra de los Merinos.

St. Gallenkirch - Montafon - Vorarlberg with the Pfarrkirche St. Gallus.

Montserrat is a mountain range north-west of Barcelona. Its main peaks are higher than 1.000 meters, with Sant Jeroni as highest (1,236 m). Montserrat literally means "saw mountain" in Catalan, which describes the peculiar aspect of the spectacular shaped mountains. The mountains are visible from a great distance and are part of the Montserrat National Park. Montserrat is well known as the site of the Santa Maria de Montserrat Monastery with the Virgin of Montserrat sanctuary.

Siurana is a more or less hidden tiny village, situated on top of a massive fourty metres high limestone escarpment at an altitude of 737 m. The village offesr extraordinary views to the artificial lake Pantà de Siurana and the surrounding mountains of Monsant and Prades, and a nearby canyon with its red, orange, yellow and grey coloured rocks. Siurana is old village, built by the Moors and was the last bastion in Catalonia conquered by the Christians in 1153. Its narrow alleyways wind around a handful of medieval houses, a charming church and the ruins of a castle. Nowadays Siurana has less than 40 inhabitants. The only access to the village is by car through a steep winding road from Cornudella de Montsant. It is often visited by tourists for its history and spectacular vies and by rock climbers due to the abundance of sport climbs.

Prades Mountains (Muntanyes de Prades), is a mountain massif north of Reus. It is forested with oak and pine trees. Poblet Monastery, located at the feet of the range. Prades Mopuntains is well known for rock climbing on the steep rocks. Centre for this activity is the tiny village of Siurana. Picture: taken from Siurana with a view into the canyon with the winding road towards the village.