Tuesday, September 21, 2004, 5:40 pm
We just arrived in the little port town of Javea, about 75 km
south of Valencia. Yesterday we drove down the coast from Barcelona,
stopped in Tarragona for a lovely little lunch and had a quick
peak at the remains of the Roman walls. We couldnīt find the
supposedly well preserved amphitheatre though....
Peniscola - a scenic little town on the Mediterranean.
We made our way south along the N340 to a town called Peņiscola,
a beautiful jewel on a peninsula sticking out into the Mediterranean.
We stayed in a beautiful little hotel along the waterfront (for
Euro 37 each) and had a great dinner at a local restaurant.
Peniscola - and it's old Moorish centre.
This morning we left, drove into Valencia and walked around
the downtown area. We checked out the Cathedral on the Plaza
de la Reina, then the Mercado (similar to the St. Lawrence Market
in Toronto) where the fish market area almost made me toss my
cookies.
Valencia.
Across the street is the Llonja, a Gothic silk market, one of
the few Gothic buildings that is not a church. Unfortunately
it is under renovation and all covered up and we couldnīt get
in.
Then we headed out on the road again, for about 2 hours, drove
through the expansive developments at Denia and ended up driving
over the mountains to Javea. Javea is a beautiful little town
right on the Mediterranean, at the foot of an impressive mountain
called Montgo.
Weīll see what tonight holds...
Views of the Costa Blanca.
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travel report from Barcelona.
Click here for my travel report
from Tarragona.
Click here for my travel report
from Sitges.
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from Ibiza (1)
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from Ibiza (2)
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from Ibiza (3)
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from Ibiza (4)
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