San Juanes

Our last day in Valencia and Spain and we are still going strong. It was a great plan to finish up in Valencia. After 4 weeks travelling around France and Spain it could have easily been hard to maintain the enthusiasm, but instead Valencia stole our hearts.
First on the agenda today is the the church of the St Johns. Truth be told we have had more than enough churches, but this one was a neighbour and we thought we should visit. The fact it was threatening to rain may have helped. A Gothic building with a baroque overlay - and a story of suffering brought by some Spanish civil war or another. And the extraordinary efforts to restore it as the necessary technology gradually became available. Not nearly as wow as St Nicks from a couple of days ago, but worth a quick visit.Read more