Tag:Extremadura
Cáceres – SpainStrolling through Cáseres in October 2022 Cáceres is one of the most beautiful cities in Spain. We immediately felt at home in this historic city. The light was very nice when we were there. Then it is a gift to stroll through such a wonderful city and take photos. The city was placed on the list of World Heritage sites by UNESCO in 1985. When you walk through the old town you imagine yourself in the Middle Ages. […]
Travel Palm Sunday in Mérida The popular procession known as “la borriquita” (or “little donkey”) marks the start of the celebration of Easter Week in Mérida. This year we were in Spain during the Holy Week (Semana Santa) and on Palm Sunday we were in Mérida in Extremadura. From Palm Sunday to Easter, there are daily processions. The popular procession known as “la borriquita” (or “little donkey”) leaves from the Santa María Pro Cathedral on Palm Sunday and marks the […]
travelogue Spain and Portugal 2023 (2) Travelogue of our camper trip through Spain and Portugal that we made in August and September 2023 with a stop in Normandy in France Although the plan was to travel to the Lofoten in Norway this summer, we had to change our plans and instead we travelled to the south of Europe. We first spent a few days in Normandy in France and then we went south to Spain and Portugal. Our visits to […]
travelogue Spain and Portugal 2023 Travelogue of our camper trip through Spain and Portugal, that we made in early spring 2023. In the winter period we both suffer from the winter blues. A good remedy for this is to look for the warmth of the sun and that is what we did. At the beginning of March, we left for Southern Europe to the border area of Spain and Portugal. The weather gods were good to us and during the […]
travelogue Spain 2022 Travelogue of our camper trip through Spain, that we made in October 2022. In the autumn of 2022, we travelled through Spain from the north to the south and back, mainly inlands. The route we followed went through the regions: Castilla y León, Extremadura, Andalucía and Castilla-La Mancha. We drove about 6.500 km during this trip, of which 4.000 km in Spain Photo series We have published all photos of this journey on SmugMug. Together with the […]
Country Series Spain This is the 5th publication in our country series. Our intention is to share with you in one page our relation with the pertinent country. Our relationship with Spain Looking back, we’ve been to Spain quite many times. I don’t count the two holidays I (Adriaan) spent as an 18- 19-year-old in Benidorm and Lloret da Mar. Beach and going out, that was it. The first time we went to Spain together was in the spring of […]