Spain
Bienvenido a España!
Welcome to Spain!
Spain, summer, sun, beach – that’s exactly how many imagine it. We are going to explore this country. Besides the warm climate it is exciting to observe the many different cultural influences on the Spanish culture. From the north, rather influenced by France and Northwest Europe, the landscape as well as the culture changes quickly towards the south and becomes more and more cosmopolitan and influenced by African cultures. In between there are many historical buildings, which reflect exactly this course of Spanish history. A church that was once a mosque and then a church again and still is today can be found in Cordoba. We have documented many other historical buildings and beaches in our blog articles about Spain.
Here we fill up the pure life – la vida pura! We like Spain very much and we can only warmly invite everyone to go on a trip to Spain!
Alicante
Coming from the desert, the Mediterranean Sea is a good change for us. In several, small daily stages we drive comfortably towards the north. The destination is Alicante. On the way along the Mediterranean coast, we visit Cartagena and the Mar Menor lagoon. From...
Barcelona
We are really looking forward to Barcelona. It is a city with charisma – especially because of the special buildings of Antoni Gaudi. During his period of activity from 1878 – 1926 numerous buildings were created in Barcelona which still characterize the cityscape of...
Besalú
After some leisurely days in the hills of Catalonia, today we visit the last destination in Spain for the time being: Besalú. It is a small medieval town, which is especially characterized by the striking bridge and buildings located on the river.In Besalú itself...
Bilbao
We visit the capital of the province of Bizkaia. It is also the largest city of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. From hearsay we imagine one or the other under Bilbao and so we are looking forward to the stop in Bilbao. After a very quiet night outside,...
Córdoba
Welcome to Córdoba - another center of the history of Spain. In this city we can completely enjoy a historical city with an impressive old town. In addition, there is a mosque-cathedral here. We haven't seen anything like that yet - very exciting!Old town of Córdoba...
Desierto de Tabernas
From the big city of Granada, we drive along the Sierra Nevada massif with picturesque views. The view of the high, snow-covered mountain peaks already from Granada is breathtaking. By the way, this is one of the most famous skiing destinations in Spain. Kind of...
Ebrodelta
From the city of Valencia back out into nature. We like this luxury of being able to choose freely between civilization and natural environments. We have already heard a lot about the Ebro Delta. Now it is well situated on our itinerary, along the Mediterranean Sea...
Fuerteventura – Part 1
Finally, we have completely escaped the winter! One of the best winter destinations for van travelers in Europe are the Canary Islands. With pleasant temperatures all year round, mostly beyond 20°C, this destination lends itself perfectly. We chose this destination...
Fuerteventura – Part 2
We have experienced quite a bit of Fuerteventura so far. We have documented this in the blog post Fuerteventura - Part 1.After we have slowly worked our way across the east side of Fuerteventura to the center, our travel continues on the northeast end of the island...
Fuerteventura – Part 3
Our journey continues on Fuerteventura. After we have traveled some stations across the island from the south to the north, we slowly close the circle on the island towards the south. We have recorded the sights so far in the blog posts Fuerteventura - Part 1 and...
Girona
Continuing our journey to the northeastern part of Spain, we arrive in Girona as our next destination. A beautiful old town with many alleys and a cathedral attracts us to the city. And by the way, an old town with many cafes and small stores is simply inviting by...
Granada and the city castle Alhambra
After another detour to the very south of Spain, to Tarifa, we will travel leisurely in several daily stages towards Granada. Thereby we drive through several beautiful nature parks and nature reserves. Starting at the Parque Natural Los Alcornocales, which begins...
Málaga
After arriving back on the Spanish mainland from our long trip to the Canary Islands (Fuerteventura & Tenerife), our journey continues leisurely north along the Mediterranean coast. As next big stop we arrive in Málaga.In Málaga we travel a little bit different...
Mérida
From Santander in the north of Spain we now drive fast towards the south. We pass the landscape of Castile. This landscape is interspersed with green hills and offers a varied ride. We pass many small villages and can really soak up this green and sparse landscape....
San Sebastián
Finally in Spain - and we are really surprised how fast the temperatures rise. Just around 10°C to a maximum of 15°C in southern France in December, the temperatures felt consistently 5°C warmer now, although we drove only a few kilometers further south. But maybe it...
Santa Cruz, Tenerife
The big city of Santa Cruz has so much to offer that we make a separate blog post out of it. It belongs in its own way in the series about Tenerife (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) and yet is independent. In this post we report on all our experiences in Santa Cruz, located on...
Santander
After the rather short stop in Bilbao, we arrive in Santander. The city is known for its wide sandy beaches. So, it comes that Santander is a very popular seaside resort for tourists from home and abroad alike. In the high season, however, Spanish tourists are said to...
Seville
Now that we are already used to big cities with Ben, we park in Seville right outside the city. This works especially well in Seville, because we can take the metro comfortably and quickly right into the city center. We have already heard a lot and are now really...
Tarifa
After our appointment with good friends in Málaga we are again drawn towards the south. We left out Tarifa. A city tour is very nice, but we want to experience a little more of sun, beach and nature. Therefore, we decide to go to the southernmost part of the Iberian...
Tenerife – Part 1
From Morro Jable on Fuerteventura, we take the fast ferry to Tenerife. During this crossing we make a stop on Gran Canaria. The boarding takes place smoothly and after 2h we are already on the second island of our time on the Canary Islands. Until the onward journey...
Tenerife – Part 2
Our numerous experiences on Tenerife do not all fit into one blog post. Therefore, here we present the second part. Here is the link to the blog post Tenerife – Part 1, so that you can easily read our experiences on Tenerife chronologically.We are currently traveling...
Tenerife – Part 3
Our numerous experiences on Tenerife do not all fit into one blog post. Therefore, here follows the third part. You can find the blog post Tenerife – Part 1 and Tenerife – Part 2 here, so you can easily read our experiences on Tenerife chronologically.In the meantime...
Valencia
We are looking forward to our next visit on our trip. In Valencia we meet Mimi's parents to walk through Valencia together, visit the city and discover fine restaurants. In addition, that we don't have to worry too much about our van, we stay at an official camper...
