Carmona, Spain and Canary Islands

We spent Tuesday morning in Carmona, a small town about thirty minutes northeast of Sevilla.  It was an important fortress during the reconquista.  It was from here that Ferdinand III launched his attack that toppled Sevilla, the Muslim capital ...

... last night on this outing ... in a Parador. These are state-run hotels that occupy particularly old or beautiful buildings throughout Spain, and for the under 30s they have a special rate, otherwise we would never have been able to afford the place. And ...

... also has no camping gas, we head for Carmona.  We cover the 27km pretty quickly as it's still very flat country, and arrive in Carmona around 2.30.  It's a very nice old town and is known around abouts for being quite high up.  Comparatively ...

... station, so went off to Seville first thing, picked up rental car, and had quiet wander around and lunch in centre of Seville before heading out to Carmona, a beautifully-preserved   old hill town 35 km north of Seville. When the rain eased, the view over ...