Salamanca: a taste of Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque
Of all the places that I visited on my September 2018 road trip in Northern Spain, I was most enamoured by the Autonomous Community of Castile and León, as it’s called. It’s the largest autonomous community but not over-populated or…
Beyond Barça: A Bridge, A Medieval Wall; and Finding Dalí
Girona and Figueres, two smaller cities north of Barcelona, were my next destinations in June 2019. Off the beaten track, they offered respite away from the tourist cacophony in Barcelona, plus some gems of their own. Like most of Spain’s…
La Sagrada Família, Barcelona
Almost 10 years after my first trip to Barcelona, I finally managed to visit this Temple. Still a work-in-progress, it’s scheduled to be completed in 2026. Took my breath away. Photos cannot capture the detail, splendour, size and visual impact,…
A Taste of Moor (and more): Granada and Sevilla
Knowing that Spain had a few centuries of Moorish rule, I wanted to visit that part of the country. So in October 2013, I headed south to Granada and Sevilla. I decided to live a little dangerously – no Spanish…
Four Days in Barcelona
Mid-Sept 2010. My second trip to Spain, after Madrid in 2004. Already one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe, I’m glad I went then. It’s now probably groaning under the additional weight of tourists from North Asia, and…
Colours of Northern Spain
A selection of photos from 15 days on the road, covering the autonomous communities of Basque, Cantabria, Asturias, Galicia, Castile and León, and Aragón. Just tasting the surface, so much more to uncover. (Road-trip from 7 to 23 Sept 2018)
On The Road in Northern Spain
For as long as I can remember, I have held a fascination for Spain. Having visited Madrid, Barcelona, Granada and Sevilla between 2004 and 2013, I had my sights on northern Spain, in particular Basque Country, and by early 2018…