Rolands Breach, Spain 30 Jan 2025

Rolands Breach, Spain

High up in the Pyrenees, there is a gap in the mountains. More than 90 metres tall and 39 metres wide, Roland"s Breach, featured here today, is a sight to behold. But who was Roland? Count Roland was a Frankish military leader during Charlemagne"s reign in the 8th century. Legend has it that, after being defeated in battle, Roland cut a gap in the mountains—either to destroy his sword or to catch one last glimpse of France.

© Inaki Relanzon/Nature Picture Library/Alamy Stock Photo

palette

Today in History

Wind powered ice racing
30 Jan 2024Aýna, Albacete, Spain
30 Jan 2026St Michaels Mount in Marazion, Cornwall, England

More Desktop Wallpapers:

A deadly coast
The rolling hills of Moravia
19 Apr 2024Ring of Brodgar, Orkney, Scotland
14 Sep 2023Przewalskis horses, Hustai National Park, Mongolia
24 Dec 2023Christmas Eve
30 Dec 2023Daiichi Tadami River Bridge, Fukushima, Japan
Bridging past and present
11 Oct 2024Grasmere, Lake District, Cumbria, England
Misty mountain hop
4 Nov 2023Playa del Silencio, Spain
20 Dec 2024Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
A rock giant
2 Oct 2023World Architecture Day
25 Feb 2024Modica, Sicily, Italy
7 Oct 2023Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA
8 Oct 2025World Octopus Day
11 Sep 2025Gdańsk on the banks of the Motława river, Poland
Remember, remember…
What are these unique creatures?
Surrounded by a sea of sand
2 Aug 2025Cowes Week
Pick your paradise
The lonely castle
Dream world
8 Dec 2025Christmas lights on buildings of Domaso, Lake Como, Italy
Sep 7, 2023Camels in the desert, United Arab Emirates
10 Mar 2024Mothering Sunday
Sentinel of the sea
A sea of humanity
3 Aug 2024Three Natural Bridges, Wulong National Park, China