Today we spent our last full day in Alcantara. The town is famous for its first century Roman bridge, reportedly one of the greatest in the Roman Empire. Since we drove across it, we can confirm thatRead more
Today we spent our last full day in Alcantara. The town is famous for its first century Roman bridge, reportedly one of the greatest in the Roman Empire. Since we drove across it, we can confirm thatRead more
Our first stop-over on our 3-day journey home is Zamora. Lunch was an epic food-fail as today is a local holiday and restaurants that were open had been booked and filled by the time we rolled in atRead more
We have been lucky with the weather here in Santander where average rainfall in April is ~5 inches. Today involved ten miles of walking along the beautiful paths that surround this coastal city andRead more
Woke early to drive to the cave of Altamira (museum and reproduction cave). Learned more about prehistoric cave art which we both find particularly fascinating, especially after visiting South TyrolRead more
Still using Potes as a base. The weather was perfect for a 3 hour hike in the mountain town of Mogrovejo!
One of our best days - enough said!
Today we wandered around Oviedo for the last time before hitting the road for the famous Picos de Europa. These mountains are often compared to the Alps and in places it seems like a fair comparison.Read more
After a morning walk around the Tower of Hercules (the oldest Roman lighthouse still in use today) we set off to visit the coastal villages of Ribadeo and Cudillero on our way to Oviedo.
WeRead more
We got an early start (9:30am) and headed up the coast - A Coruña was our final destination (to a room with a view and a nearby sports bar to cheer Barca in the quarter finals!) This is one of theRead more