Tag: Spain
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Milady (Biarritz) & St Emillion
GK Tours. Day 75 & 76 Thursday 16th & Friday 17th January 2025. Milady (Biarritz) and Saint Emillion, France We woke late in Lekeitio. It was very cold so we made a quick exit and hit the mountain roads again through Basque country heading towards the French border. There is no snow here but very…
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Segovia
GK Tours. Day 70 Sunday 12th January 2025. Segovia, Castilla y León, Spain Our stop today was Segovia, another place on Gareth’s wishlist. Another free parking area by another Plaza de Toris (Bull Ring) just on the outskirts of town. This parking area is actually just by the amazing Roman Aquaduct where it emerges from…
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Avila
GK Tours. Day 69 Saturday 11th January 2025. Avila, Castile E León, Spain Another short drive through the Spanish countryside today, taking us past flat, agricultural land with mountain ranges in the distance. We were heading for Avila, a walled city which came into view from quite a distance. Our approach had been hilly as…
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Caceres & Plasencia
GK Tours. Day 68 Friday 10th January 2025. Caceres and Plasencia, Extemadura, Spain Leaving Trujillo, we headed for Caceres. Gareth had wanted to visit this town for ages. It was getting colder with dark clouds, so we picked a parking area close to the town meaning we wouldn’t have far to go if it started…
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Merida & Trujillo
GK Tours. Day 67 Thursday 9th January 2025. Merida & Trujillo, Extremadura,Spain The parking area in Merida is smack bang in amongst all of the ruins so you don’t have to go far. Yesterday while Gareth was resting I walked Meg round to the remains of a Thermal bath, Aquaduct and Roman Circus. All visible…
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Lisbon
GK Tours. Day 65 & 66 Tuesday 7th to Wednesday 8th January 2025. Comporta to Lisbon, Portugal & Merida, Spain We had a good night’s sleep in the parking area in Comporta and set off for Lisbon when we were ready. A handy parking area had been recommended to us by our Scottish friend we…
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El Rocio
GK Tours. Day 58 to 61 Tuesday 31st December to Friday 3rd January 2025. Seville to El Rocio to Olhos de Agua, Portugal Making our way to El Rocio was a bit bumpy, the road surface certainly had you clenching your teeth to make sure you didn’t lose them . Our ACSI campsite was just…
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Jerez
GK Tours. Day 55 Saturday 28th December 2024. Villacana to Jerez Today we decided to visit Jerez. Gareth and I had stayed there a couple of years ago and really enjoyed it. The drive takes you towards Cadiz. Looking out to sea, instead of it’s normal azure blue, it looked black with the rain clouds…