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This is the second post to visit religious buildings, but this time it is churches and monasteries outside the walls of Soria.

Apparently there were once thirty six churches and monasteries in Soria! They are not all extant, so don’t worry, I am just going to mention those we visited. One post will visit the religious buildings inside the walls, and the … Continued

The town is small and the main streets in Rye can easily be explored in a few days.

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