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- Feb 27, 2022, 4:00pm
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 148 m
- Spain Valencia Xàtiva Plaça de Calixt III 38.9868, -0.5181138°59’12” N 0°31’5” W
Day 37
Xàtiva
February 27, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Xàtiva (valenciano)/ Jàtiva (castellano) has been our home for five weeks now! Time for an update on Find Penguins :).

After spending 10 days in a hotel, we've found a little 🏠 in a cosy, colourful street 'on the mountain' of the city (on the way to the castle).

Our jobs are fun! Miel teaches English to all ages, even (sometimes) cute 3 YO, singing and dancing included! We go to the gym a few times a week, and the group lessons are a great way to learn the body parts in Spanish :). We take Spanish lessons and try to go to the local dog shelter once a week. We already met some great people there!Read more
Traveler Dit is wat we zeggen " genieten" 👍👍👍
2/27/22Reply
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- Mar 20, 2022, 4:00pm
- 🌧 14 °C
- Altitude: 113 m
- Spain Valencia Xàtiva Xativa Station 38.99018, -0.5259238°59’25” N 0°31’33” W
Day 58
Las Fallas
March 20, 2022 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
Our first visitors in Xativa! Laura’s parents came from sunny Belgium to rainy Spain to experience the Fallas of Valencia, a crazy four-day festival that celebrates the arrival of spring. ‘Fallas’ are giant figures that are displayed in the streets of Valencia and neighbouring cities. Locals wear traditional clothing, there is a daily ‘concert of gunpowder’ (known as ‘La Mascletà’) and everyone is playing with firecrackers (day and night). And oh yeah, in the end they burn all the figures. A very destructive but impressive festival!Read more
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- Apr 10, 2022, 4:00pm
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 279 m
- Spain Valencia Xàtiva Castillo de Xàtiva 38.98333, -0.5166738°58’60” N 0°31’0” W
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Day 79
Bienvenida Lisa!
April 10, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Lisa's visit encouraged us to explore certain things we kept on postponing. We finally visited the castle in Xativa - which turned out to be pretty spectacular - and the Silk Exchange and the Opera in Valencia. Lisa also joined us on our Saturday visit to the shelter and almost took a 🐶 home (we can still bring Ted to Belgium if you want, Lisa 😉).Read more
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4/23/22Reply
Jenka Mergaert Oooh zo'n gelukkige snoetjes. Miss you guys!
4/23/22Reply
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- Apr 15, 2022, 4:00pm
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 779 m
- Spain Andalusia Granada Sacromonte Watch Tower 37.17667, -3.5916737°10’36” N 3°35’30” W
Day 84
Granada
April 15, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Easter break! First stop: Granada. We rushed to Andalusia to meet our time slot at the wonderful Alhambra. Located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada, the views over and from this palace complex are breathtaking. We can see why this is Spain's most visited attraction.

Granada is formed by three main barrio's, each with their own character. Realejo, the Jewish quarter, is the oldest neighborhood. Albaícín, which was later added by the Moors when they settled here, is a cozy network of narrow streets full of tea houses. Our favourite, Sacromonte, is a hilly neighborhood where gypsies made beautiful cave houses in the 15th century after the Reconquista.

As it was Semana Santa we witnessed a lot of processions and a prayer where a thousand people went silent. Granada just made it to the top of our favourite cities!Read more
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- Apr 17, 2022, 4:00pm
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 1,355 m
- Spain Andalusia Monachil Caserío Huenes 37.07333, -3.5537°4’24” N 3°33’0” W
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Day 86
Sierra Nevada & Almuñecar
April 17, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
We made two cool day hikes in the Sierra Nevada, a beautiful mountain range containing the highest peak in continental Spain. In nearby Almuñécar we visited Miel's family, who spoiled us with a refreshing pool, nice sea views and good company.Read more
Traveler We had nice company 😊 !
4/22/22Reply
Jenka Mergaert Wow!😁
4/23/22Reply
Jenka Mergaert Prachtig!
4/23/22Reply
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- Apr 19, 2022, 4:00pm
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- Spain Andalusia Seville Triana Monumento a la Intolerancia 37.38667, -6.0016737°23’12” N 6°0’6” W
Day 88
Sevilla
April 19, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Back in Seville! As we stayed here for five weeks in December, we felt right at home. We walked around and visited our favourite places in the city, hung out with friends from the CELTA course who are still living there and ate a lot of tapas!Read more
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- Apr 21, 2022, 4:00pm
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 118 m
- Spain Andalusia Cordova Universidad De Córdoba / Facultad de Filosofía Y Letras 37.88, -4.7816737°52’48” N 4°46’54” W
Day 90
Cordoba
April 21, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Last stop of our Andulasia road trip: Cordoba. An important Roman city and a major Islamic center in the Middle Ages, the city is best known for La Mezquita, an immense mosque that was transformed into a cathedral after the Reconquista. We furthermore enjoyed the countless colorful patio's adorned with flowers and ate some more tapas.Read more
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- Apr 24, 2022, 4:00pm
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 571 m
- Spain Valencia Alcoy Teatre Calderon 38.69833, -0.4733338°41’54” N 0°28’24” W
Day 93
Moros y Cristianos
April 24, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
After Fallas, we thought we had experienced the loudest festival there is. It turns out we were wrong. People in Alcoy take it a step further while celebrating Moros y Cristianos, a festival that commemorates the battles between the Moors and the Christians during the Reconquista. They dress up in Medieval clothes, walk in processions accompanied by live music and fireworks and re-enact the conquering of the city. We were happy to have front-row seats at first but we soon came to regret it when they started firing extremely loud guns non-stop 🙉. We decided to flee to nearby Bocairent, a peaceful village where the oldest houses were dug out of the rocks.Read more
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- May 2, 2022, 4:00pm
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 8 m
- Spain Valencia Sueca El Palmar 39.31459, -0.3179939°18’53” N 0°19’5” W
Day 101
Bienvenidas Sandrien y Ine!
May 2, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
We were happy to receive our next visitors, Ine and Sandrien, and took them on our usual tours around Xativa and Valencia, which mainly focus on food 😅. Additionally, we went on a day trip to El Palmar, the birthplace of Paella. Good thing thing we traveled by bike so we could overtake the cars stuck in traffic (it turns out that we were not the only ones who wanted to try the national dish) and make some stops along the Albufera national park and its beautiful beach.Read more
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- May 2, 2022, 8:28pm
- Altitude: 24 m
- Spain Valencia Eixample 39.465, -0.3739°27’54” N 0°22’12” W
Day 101
Valencia
May 2, 2022 in Spain
Our adventure in Spain wouldn't be complete without a post about this magnificent city. Valencia really has it all: breathtaking buildings ⛪, a former riverbed converted into a picturesque park 🌳, delicious dishes and drinks 🥘, a bustling beachfront⛱️, an eye-catching contemporary cultural complex 🏛️, a trendy and eco-conscious neighborhood ♻️, marvelous (indoor and outdoor) markets 🛒, frequent and often fascinating festivals 🎉 and last but not least, an average of 300 days of sun a year! ☀️Read more
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