Since more than 30 years we own a very special American classic car, the very rare “DODGE RAMCHARGER” built in 1976. Since we own this classic car, we have invested in it each year so that it was always a very nice and joyful daily driver. In 2010, we moved the car from Austria to …
We had left the coast near Gibraltar and found a lonely place for the night somewhere. The next morning, we went to explore Castillo de Castellar. Once an abandoned village inside a castle, now revitalised by artists and with a hotel in the castle building. Afterwards we drove further inland to go for a hike …
We had reached Gibraltar, the tiny British Overseas Territory consisting of 6.7 square kilometres around the Rock of Gibraltar, where 32,000 Gibraltarians live in a densely populated town. In 1704, Anglo-Dutch forces captured Gibraltar from Spain during the War of the Spanish Succession on behalf of the Habsburg claim to the Spanish throne. The territory was indefinitely given to Great Britain under the Treaty …
At exactly 36 degrees latitude, the Punta de Tarifa is the southernmost point of continental Europe. The only parts of Europe farther south are islands – including the Greek island of Gavdos, which is the southernmost point of Europe. The North African capitals of Algiers and Tunis actually lie farther north than Tarifa. The distance to Morocco, and thus the African continent, is only 14 …
3 years since we left Jávea, 3 years living on 10 square metres, 3 years of travelling non-stop through Europe (Corona kept us here), 3 years during which we explored 34 countries. For sure something we wanted to celebrate! We are at the beautiful Costa de la Luz, enjoying the coastline, the beaches, the sea …
From our perfect spot at a lake, we were travelling through the south-east of the Extremadura, stopping at Olivenza and ending at the river Guadiana, where we found a beach with a chiringuito (bar/restaurant). Around the river Guadiana, the soil seems to be more fertile, and crops like sunflowers, corn and cereal gave the landscape …
We had read about a Dolmen north of Mérida , which we wanted to see. We visited some others before, in Andalusia and Portugal and were looking forward to this one too, as they are all different in their state of conservation. It is located in the middle of the Dehesa, where a small sign …
Mérida, once Emerita Augusta, was founded as a Roman colony in 25 BC under the order of the emperor Augustus. As one of the most important cities in Roman Hispania, it was endowed with all the comforts of a large Roman city and served as capital of the Roman province of Lusitania. The Muslims were re-using Roman walls …
South of Guadalupe, we found this Via Verde called Via Verde Vegas del Guadiana, which leads from the river Guadiana north through rice fields and the dehesa landscape – pastures with oak trees. It is a 57km long track between Villanueva del la Serena and Logrosán. This railway was not even completed before the project …
In the very East of the Extremadura lies the Royal Monastery of Santa María of Guadalupe, for centuries the most important cloister in Spain, inextricably linked with the Spanish campaigns of conquest in America. The Catholic kings Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragón received Christopher Columbus here in 1486 and 1489. He made …
