Canfranc International Railway Station

Years before the inception of the European Union, a dream to unite France and Spain across the Pyrenees was born and the railway station at Canfranc in northern Spain was built. It is the second largest station in Europe (after Leipzig), a beautiful complex of buildings in the French chateaux style with art nouveau interiors. Sadly, it fell into disuse when a bridge connection on the railway collapsed, isolating the station in its Aragonese valley.

Today, a project is underway to revive the station and there are lovely, haunting photos and more information at the Canfranc website. It stands as a monument to the collapse of grand visions and a latent potential for a renewed future... rather like the current state of the European Constitution, I think!