We started off at Laranjeiras, a little village next to the river Guadiana. Some houses are for sale… We soon gained altitude and had a good view of the river. The vegetation was lush! There were thousands of cistus! The scenery was lovely! Orange and lemon and olive and almond trees, and cork and holm…

In the swimming pool at the campsite, swallows were diving for something (water ?): Sightseeing in Isla Cristina, at the beach (on the map you see the capacity of people on the beach: 8700 !!!) … … then in town: Driving out of Isla Cristina: Bridge to Portugal, crossing the river Guadiana: We stopped at…

We arrived in Islantilla on the 24th, but nearly all the pictures drowned in the flooded roads 😉 A quick visit to the beach – three surfers didn’t mind the weather: The next day was much brighter! We went for a walk in the Parque de los Cabezos. It’s nicely laid out, and it even…

Still in El Rocio… Lots of birds at the lake: And some horses again. Most cars have big wheels, and they are dirty… We saw quite a few graders in town. A cleaner was sweeping the entrance of the church ! I realize I keep posting a lot of flowers, again and again, so I’m…

El Rocio really is a special place! Sand everywhere… Looking at the map, it would seem that the streets are narrow… But that’s not the case at all! There are huge squares, and many playgrounds – what a big sandpit 🙂 Apparently horses and carriages are quite common! Only about 800 residents live there during…

Luckily the weather forecast was wrong, and it turned out to be quite a fair day. There are a couple of visitor centers around El Rocio. At the first one, La Rocina, we did a 4 km tour. We saw lots of flamingos and glossy ibis … … a purple Gallinule (with huge feet!) and…

Before we drove off, we went for a little stroll again… But since we walked all over the place yesterday, it really was only a small stroll 😉 This flower, a cistus, is blossoming everywhere. I like it for its creased look, as if it just got out of bed 🙂 The workers of the…

Two destinations were on the agenda that day. The first is close to San Nicolás del Puerto: a little stream with lots of waterfalls, the natural monument Cascadas del Huesna. Since it was Saturday, and very sunny, there were quite a lot of people, but the area was big enough for people to spread out….

We slept right outside the bullring… We went to have another look at the village, because yesterday we only thought of the memory card, and it was getting dark… In Andalusia people often leave the front door open, so that you can see their beautiful doorways! The streets in this village are very narrow. We…

We decided to visit the Parque Natural de la Sierra Norte. This park lies north of Sevilla. We drove quite a few miles before we had a break at a village called Castilblanco de los Arroyos. On the photo top left you see a car getting an involuntary wash 😦 There were a lot of…