Huelva – a walk by the river
The starting point for this walk is the Muelle de Riotinto, down on the bank of the Odiel River. The long pier was built by Rio Tinto in 1874 for loading ore onto ocean going ships. The Muelle del...
View ArticleSeville – Triana – my favourite places to eat and drink
When I’m in Seville for work, my employer puts me up at the Hotel Ribera de Triana. Triana is a traditional neighbourhood on the other side of the river from the main city which sometimes necessitates...
View ArticleSeville – Casco Antiguo – favourite places to eat in Arenal
Arenal is the barrio just to the south-west of the centre of the Casco Antiguo. It’s the area west of the Cathedral, as far as the river, and between the Isabel I and San Telmo bridges and their...
View ArticleSeville – Casco Antiguo – Santa Cruz – favourite places to eat
Santa Cruz is the neighbourhood to the immediate east and south of the cathedral. It’s the oldest and most atmospheric barrio, containing the Alcazar and many other historical treasures. As a result...
View ArticleSeville – Santa Cruz – a visit to Hospital los Venerables
One morning I got up early to visit the Alkazar but the queues were still so long that I decided to do my plan B instead. The Hospital los Venerables was a residence built for poor, disabled or elderly...
View ArticleSeville – museums and architecture in Parque de María Luisa
Parque de María Luisa is Seville’s largest park, located to the south of the Casco Antiguo. Once the gardens of the Palace of San Telmo they were donated to the city in 1893 and redeveloped in 1914 in...
View ArticleSeville – Casco Antiguo – Las Setas in Plaza de Encarnacion
Regina is a central neighbourhood of the Casco Antiguo, north of Calle Imagen and its continuations. Map of the barrio here. My interective map of the city here. At its heart is Plaza de Encarnacion...
View ArticleSeville – Casco Antiguo – traditional tapas in Regina
As I said earlier, Regina is a central Casco Antiguo neighbourhood north of Calle Imagen and around Plaza de Encarnacion and Las Setas (see previous post). This post is about places to eat in the area....
View ArticleSeville – Casco Antiguo – staying in Alfalfa
Alfalfa is another central neighbourhood in the Casco Antiguo. It lies due south of Las Setas, and of Calle Imagen and its continuations, extending to the town hall area. It’s a good neighbourhood to...
View ArticleSeville – favourite places for food shopping
Shopping for quality ingredients is one of my great pleasures when I go away. I always make the most of my luggage allowance and sometimes exceed it (most airlines will let you get away with an extra...
View ArticleSeville – Casco Antiguo – Neo-Mudéjar architecture
I decided to give Neo-Mudéjar architecture its own post as I like it so much and there is plenty of it in Seville. Neo-Mudéjar is a revival of the Mudéjar (Moorish) architecture created by the Muslims...
View ArticleSeville – intro and index
Seville is the fourth-largest city in Spain with a municipal population of around 690,000, and a metropolitan population of about 1.5 million. Cultural highpoints came under the Romans and the Muslim...
View ArticleAndalusia – Córdoba – a walk around town
In June 2018 I had a weekend off scheduled in a small town in Andalusia where there was nothing going on. So I persuaded my employer to let me change hotels and spend the weekend in Cordoba instead. In...
View ArticleAndalusia – Córdoba – early morning at the Mezquita
The big draw in Córdoba is of course the Mezquita-Catedral de Córdoba. Entrance is free if you go before 9.30am but if you go later in the day, you have to buy tickets from the ticket office of the...
View ArticleAndalusia – Córdoba – places to eat and drink
I ate very well in Cordoba. Below are my favourites in rough order of preference. You’ll find them all here on my Google map. Bodega Guzmán (Elementary A), 7 Calle Judíos The local wine DO in Cordoba...
View ArticleAndalusia – Estepa – wandering around the world capital of Mantecados
Estepa is a small town of 12,500 people in the south-east of the province of Seville, less than a couple of hours’ drive east of Seville. Buses go there from Seville or you can take a train to nearby...
View ArticleAndalusia – Jaén Province – a brief stay in Linares
I came to Linares for work for only two nights in early September 2018, so please think of these comments as just my impressions, not a guide. The town is the second largest urban area in Jaén province...
View ArticleAndalusia – Jaén Province – out and about in Úbeda
Úbeda is a small city of 35,000 people in Jaén province. The town is one of the biggest producers of olive oil in Jaén (itself the world’s largest producer) and olive groves stretch off to the horizon...
View ArticleAndalusia – Jaén Province – eating well in Úbeda
I was only in Úbeda for nights but I managed to eat very well on each occasion. You’ll find all the places I mention, and more, on my Google map. I’ll begin with a couple of fine dining places and end...
View ArticleAndalusia – Jaén Province – traumas in Beas de Segura
From Úbeda I travelled to Beas de Segura, a small agricultural village of just over five and a half thousand people in the mountainous area of Jaén province, on the edge of the Sierras de Cazorla...
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