Regular visitors to Rojales are no doubt already aware that the town has a thriving art scene. The Cuevas del Rodeo have certainly gone from strength to strength in the six years since our blog was posted. Now though, you…
Peniscola – Picture Postcard Perfect!
We recently enjoyed a wonderful short break in the picture postcard town of Peñiscola, at the northern end of the Comunidad Valenciana in the province of Castellón. It’s a place we’d driven past many times and for the past six…
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Xivert Castle
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…
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Crevillente Carpets
Over five years ago I wrote about the potential for tourism in Crevillente and yet here we still are, with the situation more or less the same. In December 2019 the local council began talking about a carpet museum so…
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Historical Military Museum of the Canary Islands
Anyone with even a slight interest in Spain’s military history really should visit the Military Museum in Santa Cruz de Tenerife if they are ever on the island. Allow a couple of hours or you’ll be rushing round. Free to…
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Güéjar Sierra and the Canales Reservoir
Sometimes you discover a place entirely by accident. Güéjar Sierra is a great example of this. How we had never heard of the “Switzerland of Southern Spain” is a mystery! Back in March we had been in the Sierra Nevada…
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Granada and the Alhambra – Post Lockdown
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…
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Alhama de Murcia
Alhama de Murcia is one of those towns that you see signposted off the A7 (E15) motorway when you are passing but never get around to visiting. Well, we finally made a special effort and were not disappointed. Pick up…
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Bellus and Guadassequies
Sometimes you just stumble across an amazing place. There’s a lot of luck involved in rural tourism when you haven’t researched anything! On our recent trip to Llutxent we saw a huge body of water and thought it would be…
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Llutxent and the Monastery Route
You don’t have to go far from the coast to find some amazing places to visit. The Valencian village (or is it a small town?) of Llutxent is no exception, and if you are a nature lover and a walker…
