February 12, 2012

Leon (Back into Spain) – Spain & Portugal Tour 2009

This grand building is operated as an upmarket hotel by the state-run Paradores organisation

Our next destination was Spain; the city of Leon to be precise. We normally steer clear of most cities when touring in the van, but Leon had two advantages: It was en-route to Bilbao and sounded so attractive and interesting in our Spanish guide book that I managed to persuade my better half it … [Read more...]

Parque Natural do Douro Internacional & Izeda – Spain & Portugal Tour 2009

Parque Natural do Douro Internacional

Leaving Torre de Moncorvo the next morning, we continued along the N220 towards the Parque Natural do Douro Internacional. Our national park fetish had not diminished with the time spent in Spain and Portugal and we had high hopes for this area, especially where birds of prey were concerned. I … [Read more...]