Sierra Nevada mountains
June 20, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Finally some scenery without greenhouses 😁
Winter snow still lying in the crevices in the high peaks!
Finally some scenery without greenhouses 😁
Winter snow still lying in the crevices in the high peaks!
Castillo de La Calahorra is located in La Calahorra, in the province of Granada, Spain. It is situated in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Built between 1509 and 1512, it is one of the first ItalianRead more
The Osborne Sherry company (founded by Thomas Osborne Mann in 1772) erected large images of bulls starting in the 1950's to advertise it's Brandy de Jerez. The original image contained the name ofRead more
The late spring and early summer seem to be the time for sunflowers in the south of Spain. In the middle of nowhere, outside Seville, there are field upon field of sunflowers (or girasoles inRead more
The solar collector towers, named PS10 and PS20, began operating in 2007 and 2009. Each is surrounded by a field of angled mirrors known as heliostats, which reflect solar radiation onto a receiverRead more
After 4 days in Spain, we crossed into Portugal.
I wish I learnt to speak Portuguese from my Portuguese school friends 🤪
Spending our 1st night in a seaside town called Faro. Not too small as itRead more
The Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe Chapel is situated in between the small villages of Budens and Raposeira, in the lovely department of Vila do Bispo, on the western side of the Algarve region.
ThisRead more
The Fortaleza Sagres is located at the southern tip of the Sagres Peninsular and this uniquely designed fort protected the town from raiders from North Africa.
This is where Henry the NavigatorRead more
Much of the drive though the Algarve was through huge citrus orchards. This is because the Algarve produces up to 70% of all citrus harvested in Portugal. Between 300,000 and 400,000 tonnes of theRead more