Another walk around Valencia
28 октября 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
A walk around Valencia. First breakfast at our accommodation. Then to Plaça de l'Ajuntament. Then to see the world's thinnest building La Estrecha de Sombreros Alberto (the width of a window pane) -Читать далее
Mercat Central de Valencia
29 октября 2024 г., Испания ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
A day visiting the main market in Valencia and then a short walk around town.
ПутешественникDifferent olives, pickled onions, chilli, and other mixes.
Another day around the market and Paella
30 октября 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Couldn't resist another visit to the market, then out to find our first Paella in Spain.
ПутешественникEverything seems so normal, where is all rhe damage from the floods weare seeing on tv?
Driving Valencia to Murcia
31 октября 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Car hire company offered us a free upgrade to an EV.. after a bit of hemming and hawing, and an hour's research to make sure I could download and use the charging apps and checking chargers along ourЧитать далее
Estrecho de la Arboleja
1 ноября 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
What a find! Just saw a pin on Google Maps and it turned out to be so good!
Close to the carpark. A gorgeous tight canyon, (not a lot of water, so no waterfalls), a bit of caving (a man made tunnel).
ПутешественникWe were told that it used to be used to store food in the cold canyon. It is very long (we needed headlights to navigate it). Starting at the well (and stairs cut into the side of the canyon, crossing three bridges, and ending up near the old ruin
Walking through the Badlands of Barranco
2 ноября 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Walking the Barranco del Infierno near Murcia.
There are a lot of canyons and Wayne got a little turned around once or twice. Still, it took us a lot longer than expected, so we turned around halfЧитать далее
Driving Murcia to Granada
3 ноября 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
After a bit of shopping in Decathlon, we drove out of Murcia, skirting north of a big storm (and government warnings) to end up in Granada. Took longer than expected as the northern route had slowerЧитать далее
Cahorros de Monachil
4 ноября 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
An adventure walk along a well defined path in Monachil. Down a canyon, and then to some beautiful open vistas.
Rest day and a local walk
5 ноября 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Didn't get up to much today. Planned a bit more of our holiday and took a short walk out to a local cave.
When we got there we were serenaded with Flamenco guitar and had a chat with the musician.Читать далее
Walk around Granada
6 ноября 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Went for a walk through Granada today.
First stop, Basílica Virgen de las Angustias, a beautiful cathedral we wandered into off the street.
Then to Wild Foods for a spot of lunch.
We walked fromЧитать далее
ПутешественникHow is your Spanish? Do many speak English or are you having to use your language skills more?
ПутешественникMy Spanish is definitely getting a workout. Quite a few people speak English (mostly servicing tourists - car hire, tourist information, etc) but there are times where we rely solely on my sketchy understanding of Spanish, guessing the meaning and hoping we were right.
ПутешественникI've gotten very good at, "Puede tomar una foto para nosotros", "Can you take a photo for us"...
Spa day
7 ноября 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
A relaxing afternoon at the Hammam Al Andalus in Antequera.
Comes highly recommended. We did the Midra45 - the baths (medium hot, hot, cold, and steam room), a 15 minute kessa treatment and a 30Читать далее
El Torcal de Antequera - Green Route
8 ноября 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Very dense fog today, but it made for a magical walk around El Tocal de Antequera.
Finally, Joyce said goodbye to her trusty walking stick that has been her walking companion since Ordesa.
Changing cars
9 ноября 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
We had to change cars today. The electric Opel Corsa contract ran out today, and although we had the option to continue with it (at a discounted price), we decided to switch to an ICE car. Where weЧитать далее
El Torcal de Antequera - Yellow route
10 ноября 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
We're back!
We loved El Tocal, so we decided to come back and do the longer "Yellow" trail.
ПутешественникRemarkable landscape, not what I imagined Spain would look lile. Love the scenic photos and the fact no matter where you are you always seem to find a cave.
ПутешественникWe've just left Olvera and are now in Seville. Two nights here then onto Porto (hopefully it won't follow us there...) It was rather fortuitous as the rain over the last two days coincided with being laid up sick in the accommodation.
Setenil de las Bodegas
11 ноября 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
A short drive and we are in Setenil de las Bodegas - the houses under the rock.
Beautiful little city.
We are here on a weekday, and a little early. By 3pm, there were busloads of tourists goingЧитать далее
ПутешественникWow. Some people will build anywhere. Many happy returns for your birthday Son. What do you have planned to celebrate your special occasion in Spanish? Love Mum & Dad
Garganta Verde
12 ноября 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
A permit only hike, and one of the best near Ronda/Olvera.
Rated as a difficult walk down into a canyon and along the riverbed.
We were quite surprised with how well we did scrambling along theЧитать далее
Olvera
13 ноября 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
We're feeling under the weather and with the rain, we decided to stay in Olvera.
Olvera
14 ноября 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Another wet day. The Caminito del Rey walk has been cancelled. Just as well, as still feeling under the weather and could use another rest day. So we are spending another day in Olvera.
We walked upЧитать далее
Drive from Olvera to Sevilla
15 ноября 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Drove into Sevilla (Seville) this morning, returned the car, and after we checked into our accommodation, we took a walk into the old town. We were able to get up to Setas de Sevilla (or the Mushroom,Читать далее
Sevilla
16 ноября 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Loved Sevilla (or Seville). A beautiful city.
A long walk all through the city, starting at Setas de Sevilla and ending at the Plaza de España (our favourite spot).
Flight from Sevilla to Porto, via Lisbon
17 ноября 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Travel day today. Arriving in Porto to start our Portugal adventures.
Porto
18 ноября 2024 г., Португалия ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
A night and a day in Porto.
Beautiful little city, lots of vegan options. We didn't stay long.
Sintra and Quinta da Regaleira
19 ноября 2024 г., Португалия ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
After an early morning bus ride, we arrived in Sintra at midday. Dropping our bags at the accommodation, we took a walk up to Quints da Regaleira.
Regaleira is a palace constructed by António AugustoЧитать далее
Peña Palace
20 ноября 2024 г., Португалия ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Peña Palace or the colourful castle was built by Ferdinand II (the king consort) in 1842. It represents 19th-century Romanticism and is one of the seven wonders of Portugal (don't ask me what theЧитать далее
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A castle for the ducks. (I was expecting a duck with a steel helmet and halberd to come out).
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Another cave! This one a small granite chamber the Hieronymite monks carved into a square room, with a small window and a niche for a religious relic.
Moorish Castle
20 ноября 2024 г., Португалия ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Directly after Peña Palace, we walked across the road to the Castillo de los Moros (the Moorish Castle).
Founded in the 8th and 9th centuries by the Moors. In 1375 King Ferdinand I ordered theЧитать далее