El Cortijo Barranco Arcos de la Frontera

... I saw a bullfight my first week here and it really wasn't my cup of tea, but it was interesting to be where all the action takes place. I then proceeded to go exploring on my own, which I actually do quite frequently. I love people but I find I really enjoy some things better when I make my own experience not surrounded by what everyone else wants to do. I started by going down into the Ronda Gorge, which literally looks like a city built on a cliff. It is just ...

We got up really early (for us vacationers). It was about 8:15am. We decided we would drive 2 hours to a city called Jerez de la Frontera to see the famous dancing horses of Jerez. The tour guide said it was worth the drive... We arrived to another city. Not as big as Seville, but a city nonetheless. Shae was super excited to see the dancing horses. The show started at noon and lasted 1.5 hours. Shae lasted about 20 minutes - which was pretty good for her ...

... Benalauria. The restaurant was an old converted olive mill. It was very cool inside and had 3 levels and an outside terrace for dining. We started off outdoors, but the bee's were scaring us so we moved indoors and sat next to a woman who was in her late 70's holding court with her 3 friends. She spoke 7 languages and was really interesting to talk to. It was nice meal. Again, great salads! We headed back to town and decided to eat in and pack up our things ...

... took us about 30 minutes to get to Grazalema and we fell in love with it as we were driving in. It's set in the hillside but is surrounded by national forest land. I've said it a hundred times about how beautiful the scenery is, but this by far was our favorite. It was breathtaking. The village was so cute set up a bit more for tourists than where we're staying. It has a great square where everyone was meeting. Monday ...

... the left and right side of the castle walls were big round gun turrets from WWII.<br><br> I wanted to stop up the coastal road at Cape Trafalgar, site of Lord Nelson&#8217;s famous 1805 naval battle that sent him home in a spirits barrel &#8211; preserved. I read a pocketbook about the battle about a year ago. Nelson&#8217;s ships-of-the-line aggressively attacked the superior French fleet after ...

... wall, a church, and a Parador in which we are to spend the night. We check in, and I quickly discover the Parador also sports a terrace on the second floor, with lounge chairs, overlooking the cliff and everything beyond. I plop down into a lounge chair and turn off for awhile. After a little break we go for a walk through the city. The sun is setting beyond the cliff, casting increasingly golden rays upon the town buildings. Every once in ...

... Though there was a bit of sweating involved, we sat through it as humbly as we could and made all the effort in the world to stand up, mumble and sit down in all the right places. We got out an hour later. We said nothing. No questions, suggestions or ideas. There was no need. We walked straight to the nearest restaurante. Cervezas y tapas. Muchas. Sublime. Rounder. Heavier.. Tapas count:- 21

... our second day in town. After eating breakfast with locals downstairs in the pension's restaurant, taking a historical walking tour of the old town with a personal guide, and joining in for the easily acquired tradition of Spanish siesta, we followed the townspeople to a tiny square in front of the Cathedral of St. Peter. Young, old, teenaged cutups, gossips, cigar smoke, families, soccer jerseys, local press, bells, scattered tourists, and eventually regional politicians ...

Here we are, slept in today, I love days I can do that, woke up around noon or so, really enjoy the break from actually having to get up. The locals do the same thing so it's appropriate. There was a bit of a translation issue. we had to ask for sandwiches to take to cordoba yesterday, well she understood we would be gone till sunday somehow. so no dinner last night and no lunch today. Which wasn't a big deal, the break from her food is kind of ...

Ola I am now in seville and its very hot. Arrived here last nite on a bus as strangely there were no trains from Lagos to seville. My day in the algarve was nice. weather was superb so just spent the day at a beach called maie praie?. It was really quiet not many tourists but i spose the summer hols are ...