FUN-travel: Northern Spain – Sigüenza to Alcaníz, Spain
July 31, 2012 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN-travel: Northern Spain – Sigüenza to Alcaníz, Spain
Day 17 – Thursday, July 26 – Sigüenza to Alcaníz , Spain
Our Parador
What I LIKE
- breaking up the long drive back to Barcelona
- only takes 3 hours
- Garmin still works!
- Parador is at the top of the hill overlooking town
- dinner here is quite good again
What I DON’T LIKE
- kind of on Castle, Palace, Monastery, Church overload
- feeling a bit sequestered up here so don’t venture down to town
FF (FUN-fact) – A cafeteria in Spain is a cafe that serves food all day.
FUN-travel: Northern Spain – Segovia to Sigüenza, Spain
July 27, 2012 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN-travel: Northern Spain – Segovia to Sigüenza, Spain
Day 16 – Wednesday, July 25 – Segovia to Sigüenza , Spain
Segovia
What I LIKE
La Granja
- freedom of having a car
- being able to deviate from plans
- take off instead of staying here 2 nights
- Garmin still works!
- stop @ La Granja Palace – aka “Mini Versailles” – includes palace, gardens and sculptural fountains – incredible amount of art, tapestries, furniture and paintings -painted ceilings with massive gold leaf detail are some of the most beautiful I’ve ever seen
- arrive 4 pm to yet another cute Parador – old castle sits high atop the hill overlooking the very small town
- 7 pm walk down to town takes 15 minutes – see Plaza Mayor & Church ending up in Alameda Park – where all the action is – several blocks long sitting @ outdoor cafe sipping wine and watching everyone
- thunder in the distance cools the warm night air
- 30 minutes later it’s pouring @ we’ve run across the street to sit in the restaurant
- venture out in the rain to go 1 block down to recommended restaurant
- El Doncel is excellent! – have scallop appetizer, nice mixed salad, & sea bass – more good wine – Carmelo Rodero Crianza
- rain has stopped for walk back to Parador
La Granja
What I DON’T LIKE
La Granja
- can’t think of anything
FF (FUN-fact) – All over Spain when you order a drink you get free tapas – little mini sandwiches or a small portion of some other local dish.