Baños de la Encina is an extraordinary place in a spectacular location with the most amazing castle to visit. Located a little over 50km from the city of Jaen, this Andalucian marvel is great for a day trip, but even…

Baños de la Encina is an extraordinary place in a spectacular location with the most amazing castle to visit. Located a little over 50km from the city of Jaen, this Andalucian marvel is great for a day trip, but even…
Albarracín is one of those places that really needs to be added on everyone’s “to do” list of Spain. Just two hours drive from both Zaragoza and Valencia, and about three and a half from Madrid, it’s far enough away…
All around Spain you will find castles in various states of restoration and/or disrepair. Some are easy to access whilst others are impossible to get to. The Knights Templar castle of Xivert (Castellón, Valencia) sits nicely in the middle of…
With reports of the Alhambra being relatively crowd free, and tickets easy to get, we decided to hot-foot it down to Granada for a few days. Hot, sticky, but very much worth it. A bit different to our last visit…
Teruel is a beautiful place to visit. It is particularly famous for its mudéjar architecture. We had previously seen some of this iconic brickwork in nearby Calatayud but in Teruel there are so many examples that you can’t possibly fail…