In a few days we managed to stay in Seville to see the Cathedral and Alcazar, in Cordoba to see the Mezquita, and another magnificent white village called Atequera. And a meal or three. It was a great few days with such beautiful buildings and scenery - and as always a few surprises from history to jolt perceptions. The Cathedral of Seville (see Saville photos) is a huge gothic structure - 5 huge halls wide - with ceilings reaching for the heavens. And alll arou...

Ronda is another of the 'white villages' of Andalucia. Another gem. Site of one of the best known bullfighting rings in the area. And what a well organised complex it is. I think we may forget in all the recent debate about the ethics of bullfighting, what leviathon beasts the bulls bought into these rings are. Bullfighting was called off early last year in Madrid due to the goring of three matadors. The sculpture of the bull outside the ring in Ronda (and this w...

On Friday we put in a long drive to Cadiz in Spain - in rain that has kept going since. Rain like tropical storms - only it kept up all day and night. Took the edge off things. Cadiz is Europe's oldest town and the site is magnificent with beach either side of the old city. Even through waves of rain it loooed wonderful. It wold be magnificent in the sun. We made a wander throgh the old cathedral followeed by a short wander around town before lunch.; The wander ...