Melia El Hidalgo
Travel Blogs from Valdepenas
From Barcelona to Valencia
... good time to board a train to Valencia. We arrived and found a nice host Chema last minute. He lives on the edge of the old town and greeted us with open arms. That night he took us for amazing tapas. Followed by a night tour of the old town and for some cervezas with a friend of his. We had a good time and a good ...
Swords and El Greco
... The Toledo cathedral is a grand gothic building which took 250 years to build (1227-1493) and although we've seen 4 amazing cathedrals in the last week I was still awed by its huge pillars and vaults. It also houses a sizeable art collection including many works by El Greco the famous Greek artist who spent most of his life in Toledo. Lunch was boccdillos ( baguettes with a filling) and I was out ordered ...
The Route of the Nazrids
... A great way to start the day. After all this food we feel the need for some exercise and head off into the hills on one of the trails leading directly from the hotel. We choose the Puerto del Tejo trail, which, according to the signpost is an hours walk there and and an hour back. The walk this morning was an assault on the senses. In the forest along the pathways, the wild thyme, lavender and pines were just so aromatic. We were alone on the trail and, as it was a bit boggy from ...
The lakes
... working or even open but made a good photo opportunity I guess. James didn't agree though, he was more interested in a family of rabbits which were popping in and out of their burrows on the other side of the road. We drove on to Belmonte and discovered that the La Mancha countryside is littered with these old windmills and their modern day wind farm counterparts. Stopped in a nice old building in Belmonte, the rooms were a bit basic but it was ...
9 Lakes
Driving into the Lagunas was awesome seeing huge turquoise lakes sparkling in the sunlight. There were nine lakes altogether that fed into each other. I was getting really excited about swimming in the lakes and when I did it felt lovely to feel so refreshed in stonkinly hot Spain and me and dad swam out to this little island which was nice. The next ...
Other places to stay in Valdepenas
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Veracruz Plaza Hotel & Spa
Calle de Veracruz, Valdepenas | 4 star hotelfrom $74 -
Hotel El Hidalgo
Autovia De Andalucia Km 194, Valdepenas | 3 star hotelfrom $63
