Just over halfway up the east coast of Spain is the famous city of Valencia. Let’s pop in there! It’s the 3rd largest city in Spain 🇪🇸 with a population of 840,000 .
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Los Alcázares, here we come!
Hola everyone, we’re back again!
The landscape is really dramatic as we continue up the east coast of Spain. Fortunately, Bruce doesn’t mind a tunnel or two!
Discovering east coast of Spain …..
Our Spanish coastal road adventure continues north ish (north-east), up the east coast. The landscape looks so inhospitable & the river beds are parched dry. Nevertheless, still very interesting to see…..
Costa Tropical, here we come!
Get your bathers, togs, swimmers & beach umbrellas ready because today “Costa Tropical” is on our radar!….Envisage swaying palm trees & soft, snow white sand!……
La Zubia & beyond !
La Zubia is the local, small town near our Camping Park in Granada. It’s definitely non-touristy & let’s have a wonder up the road and see what the locals are up to!…. Looks like we’re having an Americano & fresh churros for brunch first!
The Alhambra
Granada is well known for it’s famous Alhambra which is the best-preserved monument of the period of Arab/ Moors control of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal).
Alhambra is an UNESCO World Heritage site since 1984.
Granada, here we come
Olive tree plantations as far as the eye can see! However, significant drought & extreme heat has affected their growth & fruit production. Hence prices of olive oil are soaring to record highs!
Lagunas de Ruidera(Lagoons of Ruidera)
Buenos dias (good morning)!
Somehow we managed to discover a wonderful, peaceful, oasis amongst nature !…… Taking a gamble, Mark suggested we visit this region, which is off the beaten track or obvious tourist route & hardly visible on the map !
I relax & stretch out, as usual, as Bruce takes us along small winding roads ……..
Bull territory !
Bruce takes us on a tour past olive groves, vineyards, flat plains & even large, black Spanish bulls…….in search of more “prettiest” villages.
Prettiest little villages
After searching “prettiest little villages” in Southern Spain we decide to find them! Come along & explore with us! The sun is shining too.
