Hostal Alfonso Viii
Travel Blogs from Alcaraz
The Route of the Nazrids
... Cazorla. Unfortunately, most of the time we drove in the pouring rain. Not exactly an auspicious start to our trip! It was a pleasure to drive on these virtually empty roads which were in great condition with some incredible views of the Sierra Nevada and other mountain ranges along the way. We reached Cazorla town in the mid afternoon. Driving down the valley we got our first glimpses of the town which is improbably situated atop a hill with a castle towering above on an even ...
Are there meth labs in Tomolloso?
... these few, however, the rest of the old town is certainly beautiful in its own right. We walk up (these old towns are always up, perched on hillsides for maximum protection from marauders). First we come upon Plaza Mayor, which is a magnificent place surrounded on one side by the Cathedral which is a medieval church and quite impressive, a museum and then colorful houses on the other sides of the square. This style of building is so different to what we see in Australia with ...
Chasing Dragons, I Mean, Windmills
On our way to Toledo, we decided to stop and briefly chase the trail of the literary legend Don Quixote and his squire Sancho Panza ( read here for more information http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Quix ote). This book is extremely important and often featured because it formed and solidified the modern Spanish language much like Shakespeare and his works did for the ...
The lakes
... were not having any of it! It took several attempts before I plucked up enough courage to jump but I’m glad I did. We had the place pretty much to ourselves on Wednesday but by Thursday afternoon ( bank holiday Friday) hundreds of people had arrived and set up tables and chairs and were picnicking on every available area of grass or beach. Looked like it was particularly popular with young Spanish, lots of groups of boys and girls ...
9 Lakes
... went into a quiet dead town to get some food. We went into the supermarket and the owner was very friendly and helpful teaching me some new phrases in Spanish. Then we had mum's favourite a café con leche ( a coffee with milk)in the town square. On the way out of the town mum was squealing like a little girl since the roads were so narrow.
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Other places to stay in Alcaraz
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Casas Rurales Los Cortijos
Carretera de Jaen Km. 278, Alcaraz | Hotel
