There is a famous Spanish novel called “The Ingenious Gentleman Sir Quixote of La Mancha”, mainly known from its main…
The gem of Córdoba is the Mezquita. Originally the site was a shared Christian and Islamic temple. Then Emir Abd…
Sevilla was an important city in the discovery of the New World. Small ships called caravels used to sail down…
On our way north, we stopped at Jerez. We knew very little about the city, other than the fact that…
It was about an hour and 80km further down the coast to the rock of Gibraltar, although we could see…
The Costa del Sol literally, “Coast of the Sun” or “Sun Coast” is a region in the south of Spain,…
Granada sits at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, the highest mountain range in Spain. After the bustle of…
For those that don’t know, La Alhambra is a fortress and palace on one of the hilltops of Granada. It…
We did the half hour drive along the coast from Calpe to Benidorm. We had to trawl around a few…
Calpe is a relatively small town which is totally dominated by the huge rock that looks like it is rising out of the sea. It is a striking sight from all over the town, but Calpe also has lovely beaches and an old town area which is very pleasant for a stroll.