Anyone driving between Valencia and Barcelona has probably glanced up from the AP7 and seen the castle occupying the long hilltop of Sagunto. If that’s you, make sure you leave a few hours to stop off next time you pass…
Puerto Sagunto’s Industrial Heritage
The plan had never been to explore Puerto Sagunto (Port de Sagunt in Valenciano) as we hadn’t anticipated finding much to get excited about. How wrong we were. Before checking in at the NH hotel (cheap, comfortable, blissfully quiet and…
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The English Cemetery in Malaga
The English Cemetery in Malaga is a lovely little spot to ponder the past. To call it English is a bit of a misnomer really. Those interred came from around Europe, but predominately from the UK, so the British Cemetery…
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Archidona
Archidona has something to offer everyone and is far from being your typical Andalucian white town. History, architecture, food, religion – it has it all. There’s even a mountain to climb if you are feeling energetic. At the top you’ll…
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Albacete – the knives were out!
I had pretty low expectations of Albacete. Nobody I knew who had visited before spoke particularly highly of the place, and even the expression “Albacete – caga y vete” suggests it is little more than a toilet stop on the…
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Vélez Blanco – a photographer’s dream
Vélez Blanco is a beautiful Andalusian white town located in the hills between the cities of Granada and Murcia. It has everything you would want from a town – friendly people, great bars, incredible landscapes, stunning whitewashed streets, fresh drinking…
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The Daya Vieja Palm Observatory
Sometimes the strangest things are very close to home. The other day I finally had the chance to stop off in the village of Daya Vieja and climb to the bizarre palm observatory. It is located in the central Plaza…
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Calatayud – a worthy diversion from Zaragoza!
I have to admit I had never heard of Calatayud. It was just a point on the map. We were driving from Alicante to Pamplona and, having visited Zaragoza before, we were looking for somewhere different for a night stop…
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Montefrío
Montefrío may well mean cold mountain, but it was certainly far from cold when we visited in April. On a glorious sunny day this Andaluz white town is a wonderful place to visit with breathtaking views rewarding a lung-busting climb…
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Intriguing Iznájar
Some towns are simply beautiful, others are fascinating, but we found Iznájar quite intriguing. It was beautiful, yes, and fascinating for sure, but everything we saw in this place had us wanting to learn more about it. Approaching the town from the…
