Are you ready to embark on a month-long European adventure, savouring each moment as you journey from London to Barcelona? When good friends contacted us for itinerary suggestions for London to Barcelona, we were happy to put pen to paper with a slow travel itinerary. Their specifics were France and Spain, two fantastic destinations with …
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How to See Segovia, the Best Day Trip from Madrid
When you are after a change of scenery from the city life of Madrid, Segovia is one of the best day trips from Madrid. Segovia is a small town about 93 km from Madrid and has one of the best-preserved Roman structures. An Aqueduct still standing from the 1st century. But Segovia also has other places …
Inspiring Destinations – Zaragoza, Spain
Zaragoza is the capital of northeastern Spain’s Aragon region. The city is known for fascinating museums, grand cathedrals and fortresses. We entered the city driving over the Puente de Santiago, a bridge over the River Erbo. The sight of the colorful cupolas and towers of the magnificent Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar lit up …
Inspiring Destinations – Seville, Spain
Seville, Spain Seville is the capital of Andalusia, in southwest Spain. The city has a long and very interesting history influenced by Romans, Muslims, and Christians. The city is divided by the River Guadalquivir with nearly all the key locations on the east side of the river. For a walking guide to the city, check …
Inspiring Destinations – Cudillero, Spain
Cudillero, Spain Cudillero is a pretty coastal fishing village in the Principality of Asturias along the north coast of Spain. We visited on a 12-day road trip that took us from A Coruña to Donostia-San Sebastian. Much of the town is built in an amphitheater like shape from a hillside, around the Plaza de la …
Inspiring Destinations – Frigiliana, Spain
Frigiliana, Spain Frigiliana is a gorgeous Pueblo Blanco (white village) on a hillside in the Costa del Sol, southern Spain. The village is known for its Moorish old quarter and narrow streets decorated with ceramic mosaics. Frigiliana has been voted the ‘prettiest village in Andalucia’ by the Spanish Tourist Board, and it’s not hard to …
Inspiring Destinations – Cadiz, Spain
Cadiz, Spain Cadiz is an ancient port city in the Andalucia region of southwestern Spain. It is said to be one of the oldest Western European cities having been founded by the Phoenicians in 1100BC for its fishing and trade routes. As the home of the Spanish Navy, the port boomed in the 16th-century as …
Travel Spain: Valencia to Malaga
If you love paella, oranges, and amazing architecture, then you’ll want to add Valencia to your road trip to Spain. There is a lot to like about Valencia with its fabulous beaches, tasty seafood dishes, and Las Fallas, one of Spain’s amazing festivals held every March. Las Fallas is a vibrant and colourful festival that …
How to see Fabulous Spain: Ideas for a Road Trip
‘The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.’ It’s a saying popularized in the 1964 movie “My Fair Lady” in which Rex Harrison was trying to get ‘cockney’ Audrey Hepburn to speak like a proper English lady. Actually, most of the rain in Spain falls along its northern coast and mountains – a spectacular …
10 Day Road Trip France to Spain: See the Best of Montpellier, Barcelona, Andorra, Perpignan
If you love a road trip and only have 10 days, consider a route through France and Spain. But there is a catch. When you only have 10 days, you want to make the most of them. A France-Spain trip itinerary for a 10-day road trip could include stays at these four travel destinations: Montpellier …