After a whistle stop tour of Seville we head to the sunbaked city of Cadiz. Cádiz is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Spain and one of the oldest in western Europe. One of Cádiz’s most famous landmarks is its cathedral. It sits on the site of an older cathedral that burned down in 1596.Continue reading “Sun baked Cadiz”
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Spanish touches
Alongside the stunning cathedral, Alcazar and other beautiful sights to be found in Seville, there are also a wealth of tiny details to be found everywhere you look. Whether it’s the eternally fascinating, detailed alazulejo tiles that serve as everything from wine adverts to house numbers, to the old tourist posters from yester-years. Even rowsContinue reading “Spanish touches”
Seville Cathedral
Seville cathedral, AKA, Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See is the largest cathedral in the world. This is because the world’s two largest churches, the Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida and St. Peter’s Basilica, are not the seats of bishops. In 1401, city leaders decided to build a newContinue reading “Seville Cathedral”
Splashes of Spanish colour
Some more colourful snaps of our exploration of Seville now and I am especially captivated by this vivid orange building. The yellow trim pops against the hot orange walls and the detailed traditional tiles. I also love these fragrant selections of spices that are just begging to be sniffed. Seville is packed to the hiltContinue reading “Splashes of Spanish colour”
Stunning Seville
Next on our Spainish tour is the beautiful cathedral city of Seville – capital of Andalusia. First tourist snap of the day is the intriguing Torre del Oro or Tower of Gold. It is one of two anchor points for a large chain that would have been able to block the river and was usedContinue reading “Stunning Seville”
Turquoise lakes
Hitting the road from Malaga we’re heading for our next destination – Seville. One route I spot several of these iconic bull silhouettes high on the hillsides along the way. The Osborne Bull is the black silhouette of bull that stands on hilltops and along the roadside in many Spain. It began life as anContinue reading “Turquoise lakes”
Back to Spain
Whizzing through this year’s travels now. Next up on the trail in May was a return visit to Malaga combined with Seville and Cadiz. I’ve not got too many snaps of Malaga as it’s already been fairly well covered in previous blog posts. Being a particularly useless travel blogger today as I just can’t rememberContinue reading “Back to Spain”
Last look at our Easter trip to the Isle of Wight now (I know – I am so behind on catching up!) Our final stop is in the quaint little harbour town of Cowes. There’s plenty of pretty pastel toneed houses to keep me entertained. While the man is happiest when he’s close to theContinue reading
Beautiful Bembridge
We’re headed to the pretty seaside town of Bembridge now with its lifeboat station. Bembridge is claimed to be the largest village in England, with a population of approximately 4,000 residents. The new Bembridge Lifeboat station stands offshore and was built in 2010. The natural timber building is an iconic sight and one of theContinue reading “Beautiful Bembridge”
Winery tour
The man has always wanted to tour a vineyard and winery and we get the chance at a cute little winery on the Isle of Wight. Rosemary’s Vineyard is one of the largest producers of English Wine and covers 30 acres. Below is some old technology for grape squishing! The vineyard’s shop offers tastings ofContinue reading “Winery tour”