Algarve Region: Faro We traveled to Faro via train. It was direct, and efficient. And, interestingly, your passport acted as your ticket. When I purchased the tickets online, it asked for passport information. This was not unusual. The Portuguese rails, like the Spanish, give assigned seats as part of the …
Sintra A mere 40-minute, 5E pp round trip commuter train ride north of Lisbon brings you to the mountain town of Sintra, the home of castles. Five to be precise, in one town. I was in heaven. Unfortunately, that is too many to do in a single day when they …
Lisbon and Costa de Caparica If we’d known in advance that RyanAir lets you buy a seat for your guitar at the time we booked, we would have saved 30E. Oh well, live and learn. Rather than staying in Lisbon proper, we decided to base ourselves at the beach town …
Comunidad de Andalucia: Cordoba The drive from Jerez to Cordoba took us past many of the vineyards that grow the grapes for the region’s famous sherry. Along most of the main roads, you’ll see “El Torro” – the symbol of Spain, standing proudly (sometimes near Tio Pepi). Cordoba was first …
Communidad de Andalucia: Seville Although Seville is not the biggest city in Spain (it’s #4), it has a very “big” attitude and very big landmarks. The train from Jerez takes just over an hour, and lands you about 2km from the old city. It’s a pleasant walk, fairly direct, and …
Communidad de Andalucia: Jerez and Cadiz I will have to say that the drive from Granada to Jerez was the most beautiful countryside we have seen. Miles of olive and orange groves, with the occasional town or small city (the town of Olvera looked especially beautiful- a glowing town literally …
Communidad de Andalucía: Granada We continued our journey inland to Granada, arriving in early afternoon. Alan had to drive through some very tight alleyways, looking like they might be too tight, but he navigated his Opal across the cobbles and into the very tight parking garage associated with our hotel …
Communidad de Andalucia: Nerja (region of Malaga) About 90 minutes across the southern coast of Spain from Almeria, in a region referred to as the Costa del Sol, you find the town of Nerja. It sits atop rocky cliffs, and is called the “Balcony of Europe” since it juts into …
Andalucia – Almeria Road trip! John and I are continuing our travels into the Communidad de Andalucia – the central southern portion which includes some of the most popular tourist areas of the country – such as Granada, Seville and Cordoba. Our first stop is the beautiful town of Almeria. …
Communidad de Valencia / Costa Blanca Yes, I said I was going to do a food and drink of Croatia, but I prefer to write about what I am currently seeing and experiencing – so you’re off to southeastern Spain. Part one of the journey took us from Zagreb to …