Zaragoza, a beautiful city on the river Ebro, has a strong Roman history and was a Muslim stronghold until the Catholic Kings, Isabella and Ferdinand, drove them out in the 1400s. Caesar Augusta gave his name to the Roman town, and the main road, theatre, baths and Forum can be visited. We passed on this tour as it looked to be very similar to many other Roman sites we've visited. Today was the fiesta of San Isidro, the patron saint of horticulture, and the ...

Today we drove 600Km north on the start of our journey home. Wearing thin cut-off trousers and a sleeveless blouse, I was surprised to see the temperature dropping rapidly as we travelled north, from 27C to only 13, while rain clouds loomed over the mountains, turning the sky purple. This was in the prairie lands of Aragon, flat green fields as far as the eye could see, interrupted only by grain silos and the modern sculptures at each roundabout. As we slipped ...