Sometimes when you write a travel blog you don't feel inspired to write, but these last few days whilst travelling across Spain the contrast from magnificent tranquility to the hustle bustle of a major tourist resort was striking. After spending some time on the beach on the outskirts of Mojacar we headed inland on the A92 towards Granada, stopping by a stunningly peaceful lake en route.
Surrounded on all sides by distant snow capped mountains this out of the way location is like an oasis, a little bit of paradise.
We stayed in a car park on the shores of the lake, no facilities but a small restaurant open during the day where we enjoyed a cold Alhambra beer served with a plate of tapas. Even though there was a campsite up the road there were no marked footpaths or cycle ways, it was just completely under exploited. The quietness made your ears ring, the silence broken only by the occasional chirping of the birds.
From here we headed to the sprawling metropolis of Granada towered over by the snowy mountains of the Sierra Nevada.
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| The towering mountains of the Sierra Nevada |
Having decided we wouldn't stop to visit the Alhambra again we headed south to the Costa Del Sol to revisit Nerja, a place where we spent many happy days when we used to visit my parents' apartment here. But it's now seventeen years since our last visit and the change in that time was quite surprising . Nerja is now a busy, bustling resort, almost every square foot has been built on and developed like so many other tourist resorts around Spain. But the narrow streets still have a rustic feel about
them even though the shops and bars are mainly for the tourists.
The main centre of Nerja is the Balcon de Europa and on that warm, sunny afternoon we saw so many tourists of all nationalities enjoying the sunshine and the holiday vibe of the place.
This time our ears were buzzing with the sounds of so many people!!
We love being in Spain and visiting all the different places, experiencing all the contrasts of this diverse country.
What are your experiences of this wonderful country? Do you love it too?
