Exploring history in London & abroad with my camera
On Day 2 of Travel in Spain I opened the window on another hot day. The bay of Baiona
We drove out of Baiona and stopped as the road turned south to watch the waves and breathe in the sea air - wonderful. We were heading for the Cistercian Monastery…
The Tourist Office is very helpful and provided the map below. The town was interesting but did not seem particularly concerned about its past, although several buildings were being renovated. People were friendly and I found a jeweller who replaced my watch battery (it stopped the moment I landed in Porto!) for a tiny fraction…
Day 1 and Day 2 of Travel in Spain were based in Baiona which is situated in a small bay, protected by its surrounding hills. The Monterreal Fortress is on a rocky promontory, Monte Boi, which juts out into the bay and which in the past has been occupied by Phoenicians, Romans, and Celts. The Parador Conde de Gondomar is…
I have been in Spain - Galicia to be more precise! Easyjet took us from Gatwick to Porto and in the early afternoon we drove to up the Portuguese coast and along an empty motorway to Spain.
The motorway near the Spanish border Route-finding was tricky as the driver was not paying…
