Rolands Breach, Spain Jan 30, 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

Jan 30, 2024Ayna, Albacete, Spain
Jan 30, 2026St. Michaels Mount in Marazion, Cornwall, England

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Sep 15, 2025Black-winged stilts, France
Jan 8, 2024Bernina Pass, Graubünden, Switzerland
Jul 24, 2024Swaledale sheep in North Yorkshire, England
Feb 22, 2024Bathing boxes at Brighton Beach, Australia
Mar 13, 2025Gran Paradiso National Park, Piedmont, Italy
Jan 24, 2024Diamond Beach, Iceland
May 5, 2025Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada
Jul 28, 2025Yurts in Mongolia
Apr 2, 2024Beech trees and anemone wildflowers, Jutland, Denmark
Jan 27, 2026Dalmatian pelicans, Lake Kerkini, Greece
Dec 26, 2025Lakes of Covadonga, Asturias, Spain
Jun 2, 2025Skipper butterfly on an Echinacea flower
May 21, 2024Poço Encantado cave, Brazil
Oct 10, 2024Ancient town of Sorano, Tuscany, Italy
Nov 29, 2024Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy, France
Mar 31, 2026Paradise Cave, Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Vietnam
Sep 30, 2025Koala, Australia
Jul 25, 2025Colourful houses of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Dec 31, 2024Fireworks over Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Canada
Dec 10, 2025Castle of Rocca Calascio, Italy
Feb 20, 2024Kinder Scout, Peak District National Park, UK
Nov 22, 2023Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA
Oct 10, 2023Mount Sopris, Colorado, USA
Oct 6, 2023Taughannock Falls State Park, New York, USA
Aug 9, 2025Letters Square Roundabout, Manaus, Brazil
Jan 16, 2025Pinnacles National Park, California, United States
Aug 29, 2024Castellfollit de la Roca, Catalonia, Spain
Jan 22, 2026Karlovy Vary, Bohemia, Czechia
Apr 29, 2025Garden at Château de Villandry, Loire Valley, France
Mar 27, 2025Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Acropolis of Athens, Greece