After 3 days of travel/rest, we finally made it to southern Spain. We began our honeymoon in Seville, famous for tapas, Moorish influence, and this beautiful old church (Third largest in Europe after St. Peter's in Rome and St. Paul's in London).
Seville had several of the narrow alleys with cobblestone streets that are famous throughout Europe.
We enjoyed an espresso daily often at the counter because it costs less at the counter standing up than it does sitting down at a table.
Our first hotel had this huge balcony which we liked to sit on and listen to the bells of the cathedral.
On the Road
We rented a car and headed East from Seville toward the coastal town Denia.
View from the road. It was a beautiful drive through the Sierra Nevada mountains.
We stopped for a picnic.
Denia
Denia has a beautiful castle pearched on a hill overlooking the ocean. It just so happened that we arrived when the town was celebrating a festival to honor the battles between the Moors and the Christians. All weekend long there were parades, bands, and people in costume reenacting the battles.
Granada
Our next major stop was Granada which means Pomegranate in Spanish. Granada has a fun artsy vibe and lots of young people. It also has a huge Moroccan quarter which was fun to explore.
This is a statue of Queen Isabella agreeing to sponsor Columbus' expidition.
Pueblos Blancos
On our drive back to Seville we explored some of the white rural hill towns. This one is called Ronda and it's deep gorge was breathtaking.
1 comment:
Very beautiful photographs... Spain is most lovely and popular place among all tourist. Also very popular destination for honeymoon. Honeymoon in Spain will treasure it the rest of you life.
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