Exploring with my camera
We settled into a very pleasant hotel in the newer part of Pontevedra and then set out to explore Pontevedra old town. A brief history The origins of Pontevedra date back perhaps to pre-Roman times, which means people have lived … Continued
The Parador at Verin is a Galician Manor House and it offers comfortable and peaceful accommodation in what feels more like a large mansion house, rather than a small hotel. I can’t establish the age of the building, or its … Continued
The Prado de los Pavas river gardens of Benavente were once part of the Castle gardens. The Botanical Gardens were created in this space in 2010. In the middle of this vast area of meadows is the Municipal swimming pools … Continued
The Parador of Lerma is just wonderful! Beautiful, comfortable, good food, and courteous and efficient staff – I felt truly pampered during my stay and would happily return.
It is the autumn of what has been a really tough year and we are off to Spain again for R&R! This time it is high-risk because we both have back injuries, but I am hoping a carefully managed, slow … Continued
We had enjoyed a wonderful six weeks in Northern Spain but now it was time to travel back to the UK. We set off from Limpias, on the motorway, to drive the short distance to Santander and the ferry to … Continued
We had done a lot of exploring and I felt I needed a walk in the countryside. So we took the path down the hillside from the Parador of Sos with the aim of also viewing the Monastery of Valentunana. … Continued
While we were based in Calahorra we decided to spend a day in Tudela, rather than pop in on the way to Sos del Rey Catolico. It was a good decision as even a few hours in the old city … Continued
Six weeks in Spain suddenly came to an end and then it was over. It felt like we had been away a long time, and yet hardly at all. There are so many wonderful memories!
It is sometimes good to just wander, explore odd corners in Avila, or anywhere else, just see what is round the corner. And when you have finished the new ‘necessary’ tourist things wandering around is what gives quite excessive enjoyment! … Continued