Gran Hotel Peniscola
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Peniscola and enchanting fortress town
... the streets were decorated with lights and streamers and there were many nativity displays in the caves around the walls.The Christmas market of course was an added attraction with a menagerie of live animals, camels, donkeys, ponies, calves, lambs, chickens, piglets and the turkey.
The air was full of the smell of churros, chestnuts, and paella cooking from different stalls. A place worth a ...
Chrismas Preparations
... but thought it might be too big for our little cooking pot.
Instead we bought some Christmas cheer in the form of some lovely Spanish brandy and some good Rioja.
Kay had her photo taken with Father Christmas but refused to sit on his knee.
The stalls were mostly leather goods and jewelery and some Christmas decorations.
We had a lovely lunch in a bodega bistro where we sampled the local rioja..lovely.
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Day trips - don't tell Cid
... mountainous region - the highest peak is over 6,000 feet – where olives and almonds are grown in drystone walled terraces dating back to the Moorish occupation. But there are much older relics of settlement, in the form of 10,000-year-old rock paintings showing scenes of men hunting with spears and bows and arrows.
At the heart of the Maestrat is Morella, one of those spectacular Spanish ...
Bonterra Park
Bonterra Park
What an interesting and surprising little place this is!.
We really had only thought of this place as a stop-over rest and recouperation before our main stop but are now finding daily what a lovely little place and community this is.
Everyone is so friendly with a mixture of nationalities. Some are here for the whole winter and we are beginning to wonder why anyone needs to travel further if the sun is here then stay and enjoy ...
In Search Of The Holy Grail
... plus, because it means the site never gets overcrowded. However the campsite does recognise the problem and provides a twice-weekly minibus trip to the supermarket, and the staff regularly fill in the worst potholes in the road, although the improvement doesn’t last long!
Some like to go to the big resorts where they have the high rise hotels and apartments, John Smiths on tap and bacon and egg for breakfast. Others ...