Ronda, Spain
18 mai 2023, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
We had an early morning start to catch our two trains to our next destination, the town of Ronda. The landscape has changed so much and now there are fields of gold and rows of olive trees. VeryEn savoir plus
Sunset over Ronda, Spain
18 mai 2023, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
With dinner done and the sky still light we decided to have a brief stroll through town before calling it a day. We are still trying to get use to the long days here, where restaurants don’t openEn savoir plus
Alameda del Tajo, Ronda
19 mai 2023, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
We continued our walk back up through town to the Alameda del Tajo, a wooded promenade and botanical gardens. It is obvious this town has a bit of money as the maintenance on these gardens is amazing.En savoir plus
The Streets of Ronda, Spain
19 mai 2023, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
From the gardens we continued our walk through the streets of Ronda, admiring the architecture, the scenery, the piazzas and the stores. I love how different every town has been, from the colours andEn savoir plus
Tapas Tour of Ronda
19 mai 2023, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Spain is the country of tapas and that is certainly the case here in Ronda. After our successful tapas dinner last night we thought we would try some more taps for lunch and do a bit of a tapas crawlsEn savoir plus
Plaza de Toros, Ronda
20 mai 2023, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
This morning we did a tour of the Plaza de Toros de la Real Maestranza de Caballeria de Ronda, the bullring of the Royal Cavalry of Ronda. The defence needs of the territory in 1572 resulted in theEn savoir plus
Beneath Puente Nuevo, Ronda
20 mai 2023, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
After the bullring tour we were able to visit the first level under the New Bridge and see things from a different angle. Inside was a small display outlining the building g process undertaken in theEn savoir plus
Sunset Coctails - Santa Cruz, Seville
21 mai 2023, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Once unpacked we ventured out again to see a bit of the city at night before finding a rooftop bar to end our first day in Seville with some cocktails while enjoying the view of the cathedral tower.En savoir plus
Seville, Spain
21 mai 2023, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
We farewelled Ronda and a two and a half hour bus ride later we have arrived in Seville. The scenery on the way was lovely with fields of sunflowers and golden grasses. Spain is so much more than IEn savoir plus
Streets of Seville
22 mai 2023, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
The streets of Seville are so vibrant and colourful, and it is such a joyful experience walking the streets admiring it all.
The streets are bustling and with the church bells ringing and buskersEn savoir plus
Conventi de San Leandro, Seville
22 mai 2023, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
First up today was a visit to Convento de San Leandro to buy confectionery from nuns. The nuns sell their homemade sweets here to help them maintain their maintenance and live in the monasteries withEn savoir plus
Casa de Palais, Seville
22 mai 2023, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
From there we went to La Casa de Pilatos, an Andalusian palace which has around 150 different 1530’s Spanish glazed tiled walls. With construction starting in 1483, it has one of the largestEn savoir plus
Plaza de España, Seville
22 mai 2023, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Next stop was the Plaza de Espana.
In 1929, Seville hosted the Ibero-American Exposition World’s Fair and the entire southern end of the city was redeveloped into an expanse of gardens and grandEn savoir plus
Restaurante San Marco, Seville
22 mai 2023, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
To finish our day we had a late lunch at Restaurant San Marco Santa Cruz, built in a preserved Arabian bath from the 12th century. Amazing building matched only by our delicious lunch. For once we hadEn savoir plus
Cerveceria Internacional, Seville
23 mai 2023, Espagne
Today was yet another overcast day and as we are saving the “main sites” for a sunny day (fingers crossed it is forecast for tomorrow), we decided to just wander the streets today, walking some ofEn savoir plus
Parade Day Seville
24 mai 2023, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We woke to blue skies and that was all we needed to get out the door as quickly as possible. While Seville has been wonderful we have really been missing the clear blue skies. Grey clouds getEn savoir plus
Setas de Sevilla, Seville
24 mai 2023, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Procession over we hit the streets again to see everything else on our “must see” list. First up was a walk to the Metropol Parasol, now known as Setas de Sevilla ("Mushrooms of Seville"). It is aEn savoir plus
Plaza de los Toros, Seville
24 mai 2023, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
The Plaza de toros de la Real Maestranza de Caballeria de Seville is the site of one of the most well known bullfighting festivals in the world. With its 12 000 capacity bullring it is a part of theEn savoir plus
Rest Stop for our Weary Feet, Seville
24 mai 2023, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Next we made our way to the banks of the Guadalquivir River for a stroll in the sunshine, admiring more of Seville as we did so. With time to kill before our scheduled time at our next location weEn savoir plus
Sangrias in Santa Cruz, Seville
24 mai 2023, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
With time to kill before our next tourist site we opted for lunch in our street, eventually managing to grab a table at Bar Patanchon where I enjoyed another lovely fresh salad and Brad had grilledEn savoir plus
Real Alcázar, Seville
24 mai 2023, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
This afternoon we finally got to visit the Royal Alcazars of Seville, the Reales Alcazares de Sevilla in Spanish. This is a royal palace built for the Christian king Peter of Castile. It was built byEn savoir plus
La Giralda, Seville
24 mai 2023, Espagne ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
With the Cathedral being moments from where we have been staying and visible from our apartment window we were looking forward to seeing inside this impressive and massive structure.
Before we evenEn savoir plus
Cathedral of Seville
25 mai 2023, Espagne ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
After our climb to the top of the bell tower we made our way back down to walk through the Cathedral and see all that it had to offer.
The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See, known as the SevilleEn savoir plus
Last Morning in Seville
25 mai 2023, Espagne
With an afternoon flight to Malta and a day to spend with our luggage, we chose to find a cafe for a late breakfast, or as they call it here in Spain, our second breakfast (even though we haven’tEn savoir plus
Valletta Malta
25 mai 2023, Malte ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
We finally arrived in Valletta, our home for the next five nights and are looking forward to visiting these streets again. Having stopped here for a day visit from a cruise in 2017, we are lookingEn savoir plus








































































































































































































































































































































































































































































