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Peniscola and enchanting fortress town
... squid, prawns, lobster and crab.
It's claim to fame is that 'El Cid' was filmed here. Not that we re-call anything familiar from the film however we enjoyed walking along the ramparts and viewing the North and South beaches from the battlements.
A complete village in a fort and there were several hidden churches surprisingly tucked away down side streets. Also because it is ...
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
... of hotels, bars and restaurants named after him!
Those of you old enough to remember the epic film of El Cid, made in 1960 and starring Charlton Heston, will have seen Peniscola Castle in a battle scene filmed on the beach, in which the castle is meant to represent Valencia. It certainly couldn’t have been filmed there a few years later, when Peniscola rapidly developed as a holiday resort and high-rise ...
Bonterra Park
... creations for home or garden. Here a are a few of their best and we have included two of our favourties that we have bought for our awning.
Many others on site have little lucrative hobbies from card making to wood crafts and we can understand why people want to stay here for the whole winter as it has this little village community ethos to it.
We really are enjoying our week here and are tempted to come back next year maybe for the whole ...
In Search Of The Holy Grail
... couple of days. We escaped the flooding seen in the Malaga area, and are glad to be so far away from the floods currently sweeping England.
The sea has been wonderful. It has varied so much, from a calm clear blue Mediterranean to really stormy, almost Atlantic-like turmoil of huge waves crashing against the rocks, quite audible in the caravan at night. The shore here is a volcanic conglomerate in horizontal strata ...