Day 1- Zaragoza

An impending foot surgery with a long recovery period prompted us to take advantage of an early departure from our rental in Catalonia.
Even though the movers showed up eight hours late on Wednesday,もっと詳しく
Day 2- Zaragoza Highlights

An early morning dog walk along the Ebro River kicked off our first full day here in the 5th largest city in Spain. Conveniently located in the historic district, our apartment here in Zaragoza isもっと詳しく
Day 3- Zaragoza to San Sebastian

Our last stop before leaving Zaragoza this morning was the Museo de Pablo Gargallo which featured art by this 20th century Spanish sculptor in a Renaissance-style palace. This charming boutique museumもっと詳しく
Day 4- San Sebastian Architecture

We love San Sebastián. This pocket city has a perfect setting: two yellow horseshoe beaches tucked between three green and hilly peninsulas, a nearly circular bay, and a broad river running into it.もっと詳しく
Day 5- Museum Day

It wouldn’t be a Stiles adventure without a bit of drama! Leaving the door to the bathroom slightly ajar while showering set of the ultra-sensitive fire alarm in our room and subsequently the alarmsもっと詳しく
Day 6- The Road to Bilbao

This morning we bade adieu to San Sebastián and hit the road. We are driving two cars to Andalucía which has presented some challenges, like making sure our mapping apps are in sync. Generally weもっと詳しく
Day 7- Exploring the Rioja Region

The Hotel Teatrisso is nestled in the village of Cuzcurrita, on the banks of the River Tiron. Cuzcurrita is the town Hollywood would create for the ideal Spanish village. It has a cathedral, a Romanもっと詳しく
Day 8- Wine tasting & Segovia bound

We ended our stay La Rioja with how many begin it: a bodega tour. There are innumerable options. We chose a tour and tasting at the venerable La Rioja Alta (recommended by a friend).
The winery wasもっと詳しく
Day 9- A Day in Segovia

Segovia boasts the most impressive collection of historic buildings on this trip so far! The disneyesque Alcázar, the Segovia Cathedral, and the Roman aqueduct bridge (see video) are all jaw-droppingもっと詳しく
Day 10- Back to Andalucia

Having circumnavigated Spain in the past year, it is great to be back in Andalucía, where we landed in 2015 after six years in Scotland. We write this from Úbeda, a white village north of Granada,もっと詳しく
Day 11- Úbeda

After 11 days of travel we needed to pause and do some laundry, planning, and office work this morning. It was also 95 degrees in the shade, so we didn’t venture out to nearby towns.
One thingもっと詳しく
Day 12 & 13- Gaucin to Frigiliana

After a 4+ hour drive from Úbeda, Sarah dropped Brie off and we caught up with old friends in Gaucin for one night! It was hazy and then cloudy in Gaucín (with a surprise shower bringing dinner onもっと詳しく
Day 14- Out and about in Southern Spain

We are taking it a bit slower now and enjoying the milder coastal weather. We are staying in a boutique avocado-themed hotel / restaurant with only eight rooms. The view of Frigiliana at night isもっと詳しく
Day 15- Wandering Frigiliana

We stomped around Frigiliana today.
Recognized as "Spain's most beautiful and well-preserved village”, this charming town of roughly 3,000 people is only 20 minutes from the beach. Note the mosaicもっと詳しく
Day 16- La Herradura and Almuńecar

We were curious about the town of La Herradura so this was our first stop this morning even though we’ll be moving down there on Sunday.
Earliest records show that the name “Jate” was used toもっと詳しく
Day 17- La Herradura

We’ve moved down to the coast for our remaining 3 days! It was hard to leave the magical La Posada Morisca but we wanted some beach days before heading to the States.
The view from the top of theもっと詳しく
Day 18- Beach Day

A “chiringuito” is a small beach-side restaurant or bar selling mainly drinks, tapas, and seafood (and of course, the ubiquitous goat cheese salad). The decor is a cross between safari lodge andもっと詳しく
Day 19- Last Day

On a whim we looked at a house for sale in Frigiliana today. It was too good to be true- the noise from the motorway was ridiculous!
We are enjoying the weather and ambiance here. We stomped aroundもっと詳しく