martes, 26 de octubre de 2010

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



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


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


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


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


Bolonia beach - Baelo Claudia


Baelo Claudia beside Bolonia beach in Cádiz
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
Amphitheatre in Baelo Claudia near Bolonia beach in Cádiz


Basílica of Baelo Claudia near Bolonia Beach in Cádiz
The Basílica is one of the main attractions of Baelo Claudia


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


Basílica of Baelo Claudia near Bolonia Beach in Cádiz
Another view of the best preserved building of Baelo Claudia


Tarifa

Santa María Square


Tarifa in Cádiz
Colourful fountain on this nice square in Tarifa


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


Tarifa in Cádiz
A closer view of this white building with typical arab windows


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


Tarifa in CádizBut before leaving, one last picture with the green frogs of the fountain



Views of Africa from Tarifa



Viewpoint in Tarifa
From this viewpoint the views of Africa from Tarifa were fantastic

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


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


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


Tarifa beach in Cádiz
Tarifa beach in Cádiz

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


Calle de los Surfistas in Tarifa
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 Gibraltarwhere 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:



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


- Catalonia

- Basque Country

- Cantabria

- Granada

- Toledo, Madrid, El Escorial and Segovia

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