Tour D'Ovanca

December 8, 2022. Also known as La Castellassa, this tower originates from the 12th or 13th century and was part of a chalet built to protect a village that dates back at least to 965 and whose residents relocated to the current site of Mont Louis in the 18th century. I discovered it while trying to follow a trail through the forest after touring Mont Louis; I had to turn back because the snow, wind and rain made the steep descent too dangerous to continue, but not before seeing this tower. I travelled to and from Mont Louis on the 'Yellow Train', a narrow gauge track that runs up into the French Pyrenees. After returning I got a ride to Barcelona airport and am sayping at the 'Sleep and Fly'. https://flic.kr/p/2o4Q3ea