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 …
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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 …