GIBRALTAR

We spent our fourth day in Gibraltar after visiting Playa Bolonia and Tarifa the previous day. It's funny to walk across the landing strip of the airport and to see the typical telephone box that you can see in London.

We also enjoyed a lot the impressive views of Gibraltar from the Top of the Rock while the apes were moving around us. Finally we walked along the main street. This shopping street, similar to the shopping street of Andorra, led us to Ocean Village, one of the most exclusive areas of Gibraltar.

Typical telephone box in Gibraltar like the one you can see in London

Although there are more interesting places, we didn't have enough time to visit them because we only spent one day in Gibraltar.

What we visited in Gibraltar:

• Main Street (the shopping street of Gibraltar)
• Views from the Top of the Rock
• Botanic Gardens
• The Guard House
• Parliament
• Casemates Square
• Ocean Village

Other interesting places of Gibraltar:

• Great Sieges Tunnels
• World War II Tunnels
• Moorish Castle

Day 4 - 6th october 2010

Gibraltar

The same telephone box as before

Main Street

Main street of Gibraltar, the shopping street of Gibraltar

Views from the Top of the Rock in Gibraltar

Wonderful view of Algeciras Bay from the Rock of Gibraltar

We were extremely lucky because the day was lovely and clear and the views of Gibraltar from the Top of the Rock were fantastic

The Rock of Gibraltar with the airport and the town of La Linea in the background

Great view of Gibraltar from the Top of the Rock

Viewpoint on the Top of the Rock in Gibraltar

Strait of Gibraltar from the Top of the Rock

I didn't feel really comfortable with the apes, but they are peaceful animals

The viewpoint of the Top of the Rock in Gibraltar with Algeciras Bay in the background

The viewpoint is a two floor one. Here, the views of Gibraltar from the second one

Cable Car

The cable car is the faster and comfortable way, but not the cheapest one, to reach the Top of the Rock. Twelve euros the round-trip ticket

Botanic Gardens

Lovely gardens of Gibraltar next to the cable car station

A gun in the main entrance to the Botanic gardens in Gibraltar

The Guard House

The guard house in Gibraltar, a typical british building 

Parliament

The Gibraltar Parliament

Casemates Square

Casemates Square is probably the most lively place in Gibraltar with a lot of pubs and restaurants

Ocean Village

And the Ocean Village with its marina is the most exclusive quarter of Gibraltar

Apartament buildings in Ocean Village

Gibraltar yellow number plate

The aircraft in the picture was about to take off. The yacht is larger than the aircraft

Here I was in the middle of the landing strip of the Gibraltar Airport!

Gibraltar from La Linea

Frontier and Customs between Spain and Gibraltar with the Rock in the background

The Gibraltar Rock from the Promenade of La Línea de la Concepción

Fantastic view of Gibraltar and the Rock in the evening

That day we left the lively environment of Gibraltar to enjoy, the following day, the beautiful landscapes of Vejer de La Frontera and Caños de Meca.

Apart from Gibraltar, in this trip we visited other fantastic places:

• Córdoba (Mosque + Jewish quarter)
• Arcos de la Frontera (White Village)
• Zahara de los Atunes
• Playa Bolonia and Baelo Claudia
• Tarifa
• Gibraltar
• Vejer de la Frontera (White Village)
• Caños de Meca (Wild Beach)
• Cádiz
• El Puerto de Santamaría
• Sevilla

Other places I have visited in Spain are:

• Granada and La Alhambra

• Costa Brava in Catalonia
• Barcelona
• Girona

• Basque Country - Bilbao
• Basque Country - Guipúzcoa and San Sebastián
• Cantabria and Santander

• Toledo
• Segovia
• Madrid

• Mallorca

• Santiago de Compostela in  Galicia

• Zaragoza
• La Rioja and Navarra

• Alicante

Finally, other great cities and countries I have already visited are:

Barcelona

Berlin

New York and Washington

London

Dublin in Irleland

Istanbul in Turkey

Saint Petersburg

Rome and The Vatican

Paris

Florence in Tuscany

Lisboa in Portugal

Madrid

Venezia

Dubrovnik in Croatia

• The Greek Islands and Athens
• Bruges, Ghent and Brussels in Belgium

• Helsinki and Lapland in Finland

• Tallinn in Estonia

• Tortuguero, Caribe, Arenal, Monteverde and San José in Costa Rica

• Marrakech in Morocco

Besides, clicking on the next link, you will find more links to the other Cádiz beautiful villages we visited in this trip.

SPAIN: BOLONIA BEACH AND TARIFA IN CADIZ

After visiting Arcos de la Frontera and Zahara de los Atunes, our third day began in Playa Bolonia after having driven for 30min. The day was lovely and there we enjoyed the fabulous landscape of this beach. We also visited the remains of Baelo Claudia. In the afternoon we enjoyed the impressive views of Africa from Tarifa.

Day 3 - 05 Oct 2010

Bolonia beach

Virgin look of Bolonia beach in Cádiz near Zahara de los Atunes

Overall view of Bolonia beach, a beautiful landscape of Costa de la Luz in Cádiz

We arrived at 10:30 am and there was nobody on Bolonia beach

It was quite hot on Bolonia beach, so these sheeps looked for a bit of shade

Bolonia beach - Baelo Claudia

Next to Bolonia beach there are the remains of an ancient roman city called Baelo Claudia. It's really worthy visiting it

Amphitheatre in Baelo Claudia near Bolonia beach in Cádiz

The Basílica is one of the main attractions of Baelo Claudia

The Basílica with the sea of Bolonia beach in the background. When the wheather conditions are excellent, from here you can see Africa

Another view of the best preserved building of Baelo Claudia

Tarifa

Santa María Square

Colourful fountain on this nice square in Tarifa

White building with arab design next to this lovely square in Tarifa

A closer view of this white building with typical arab windows

We stayed some minutes in this nice square of Tarifa before going to the viewpoint to enjoy the views of Africa

But before leaving, one last picture with the green frogs of the fountain

Views of Africa from Tarifa

From this viewpoint the views of Africa from Tarifa were fantastic

The day was lovely in Tarifa but the weather conditions weren't ideal. However, we could enjoy of fantastic views of Africa

We stayed here for a while enjoying the views of Africa. This view of Africa is enough to visit Tarifa

From this point in Tarifa I had the feeling that Africa was really close

Tarifa beach in Cádiz

Palms are very common in Tarifa. As an example, this boulevard

This street in Tarifa is well known thanks to the shops which sell all kind of products related to windsurf

After enjoying this views of Africa from Tarifa, the following day we drove to Gibraltar, where we discovered fabulous views from the Top of the Rock among the apes.

Besides clicking on the next link, you will find more links to the other Cádiz beautiful villages we visited in this trip:

• Córdoba (Mosque + Jewish quarter)
• Arcos de la Frontera (White Village)
• Zahara de los Atunes
• Playa Bolonia and Baelo Claudia
• Tarifa
• Gibraltar
• Vejer de la Frontera (White Village)
• Caños de Meca (Wild Beach)
• Cádiz
• El Puerto de Santamaría
• Sevilla

Finally, other beautiful places you can visit in Spain are:

- Catalonia

• Costa Brava in Catalonia
• Barcelona
• Girona

- Basque Country

• Bilbo - Bilbao
• Getaria, Zarautz and Hondarribia in San Sebastián

- Cantabria

• Cantabria
• Santander, Comillas and Santillana del Mar in Cantabria

- Granada

• La Alhambra, Albaicín and Sacromonte in Granada

- Toledo, Madrid, El Escorial and Segovia

• Toledo, Segovia, Monasterio del Escorial near Madrid

- Mallorca, Ibiza and Formentera

• Sóller, Port de Sóller, Deià and Valldemossa in Mallorca
• Palma de Mallorca

• Beaches and Las Dalias Market in Ibiza
• Ses Illetes beach in Formentera

- Galicia

• Santiago de Compostela in Galicia
• Costa da Morte
• Baiona, Islas Cíes and more Beaches in Galicia
• Tui and Camino de Santiago Portugués

- Zaragoza, La Rioja and Navarra

• Monasterio de Piedra near Zaragoza (Tapeo in Zaragoza)
• Haro in La Rioja
• Laguardia in La Rioja Alavesa
• Camino de Santiago Francés
• Estella and Los Arcos in Navarra
• Tarazona, Veruela Monastery and Sanctuary of Borja

- Alicante

• Alicante, Elche and Isla de Tabarca

SPAIN: ARCOS AND ZAHARA IN CADIZ

After visiting Córdoba we came back to Seville where we spent the night. Early in the morning we woke up and drove to one of the most beautiful white villages in Cádiz: Arcos de la Frontera. In the afternoon we arrived at Zahara de los Atunes where, after visiting this charming village, we enjoyed an impressive sunset.

A typical narrow street of Arcos de La Frontera, a beautiful white village you can visit in Cádiz

DAY 2 - 04 OCT 2010

Arcos de la Frontera

Santa Maria de la Asunción is an interesting church in Mudejar style in Arcos de la Frontera

The tower of the church reflected on a car glass

From the previous square in Arcos de la Frontera the views were fantastic

Arcos de la Frontera castle is currently a Parador (a state-run hotel)

Typical andalusian courtyard inside a house of Arcos de la Frontera
From this viewpoint in Arcos de la Frontera we could enjoy a fantastic landscape

Arcos de la Frontera reservoir is one of the nice views we could see from the previous viewpoint

White buildings in a typical street of Arcos de la Frontera

Overview of Arcos de la Frontera, a nice white village of Cádiz

When we were leaving Arcos de la Frontera, we could see this overview image of this village

Zahara de los Atunes

Windmills near Zahara de los Atunes

Wild look of Zahara de los Atunes beach

Zahara de los Atunes is a lovely village of Cádiz with a long beach where we enjoyed delicious fish dishes

Overview of the long beach of Zahara de los Atunes

We could enjoy this nice sunset from one point near the beach of Zahara de los Atunes

Our day in Zahara de los Atunes ended with this impressive sunset. Luckily, our following day will begin with fantastics landscapes in Bolonia beach and Tarifa. 


Next you will find more links to the other Cádiz beautiful villages we visited in this trip:

• Córdoba (Mosque + Jewish quarter)
• Arcos de la Frontera (White Village)
• Zahara de los Atunes
• Playa Bolonia and Baelo Claudia
• Tarifa
• Gibraltar
• Vejer de la Frontera (White Village)
• Caños de Meca (Wild Beach)
• Cádiz
• El Puerto de Santamaría
• Sevilla

Finally, other beautiful places you can visit in Spain are:

- Catalonia

• Costa Brava in Catalonia
• Barcelona
• Girona

- Basque Country

• Bilbo - Bilbao
• Getaria, Zarautz and Hondarribia in San Sebastián

- Cantabria

• Cantabria
• Santander, Comillas and Santillana del Mar in Cantabria

- Granada

• La Alhambra, Albaicín and Sacromonte in Granada

- Toledo, Madrid, El Escorial and Segovia

• Toledo, Segovia, Monasterio del Escorial near Madrid

- Mallorca, Ibiza and Formentera

• Sóller, Port de Sóller, Deià and Valldemossa in Mallorca
• Palma de Mallorca

• Beaches and Las Dalias Market in Ibiza
• Ses Illetes beach in Formentera

- Galicia

• Santiago de Compostela in Galicia
• Costa da Morte
• Baiona, Islas Cíes and more Beaches in Galicia
• Tui and Camino de Santiago Portugués

- Zaragoza, La Rioja and Navarra

• Monasterio de Piedra near Zaragoza (Tapeo in Zaragoza)
• Haro in La Rioja
• Laguardia in La Rioja Alavesa
• Camino de Santiago Francés
• Estella and Los Arcos in Navarra
• Tarazona, Veruela Monastery and Sanctuary of Borja

- Alicante

• Alicante, Elche and Isla de Tabarca