We went to the coastal town of Comillas, in Cantabria, in the North of Spain for one reason only, to visit The Caprice designed by one of our favorite architects, …

Travels around Europe with a motorhome and a cat
We went to the coastal town of Comillas, in Cantabria, in the North of Spain for one reason only, to visit The Caprice designed by one of our favorite architects, …
On our way to visit Burgos (which we didn’t actually get to in the end), we stopped halfway as we fancied a bit of countryside relaxation. Just off the A62 …
The Castle of Coca was constructed in the 15th century and has been considered to be one of the best examples of Spanish Mudejar brickwork, which incorporates Moorish Muslim design …
The aqueduct of Segovia has got to be one of the most beautiful Roman pieces of architecture that we have ever seen, and this one was right in the centre …
Avila is the capital of the Spanish province of the same name. It’s a city in the rolling hill countryside northwest of Madrid. It’s one of the must-see sights of …
When travelling from Astorga to Avila we wanted to find a nice place to break up the journey. Deby found us a gem of a place. Usually, we look at …
We’re huge fans of Guadi after we were lucky enough to visit many of his buildings on an earlier trip in 2002 to Barcelona. So when we learned about Gaudi’s …
Casa Botines We’ve been fascinated with any building that Antoni Gaudi has been involved with since we went to Barcelona back in 2002. There is surely no similar architect in …
You’ve heard of Romanesque when it comes to architecture, but have you ever heard the term Pre-Romanesque? It’s really for architecture that was before its time before the Romanesque style …
It’s been 24 days since we had a day that was sunny AND warm. What’s wrong with that? What a terrible summer we’ve had! We arrived in Alcobaca and it …