Spain

Bay of La Concha with the stirrings of a storm

Bay of la Concha defines San Sebastian

Popular aquariam and maritime museum

Lovely pintxos entice the pre-dinner crowds

Pintxos for dinner, anyone?

Traditional Basque headware displayed at the Basque Museum

Parte Vieje, or Old City

Moorish Castillo on a hill in the middle of medieval Denia

Port of Denia looking out to Ibiza, Mallorca and Minorca

Super-sized paella pan with all the fixin's

Cheese and bacon - yummm

Excellent weather for December!

Entwined ancient olive trees

Cartagena from the Molinete Archeologico Parque

Panoramic Cartagena spans thousands of years of history

Molinete Hill has layers of history

Amphorae within the Roman Forum

Fortified hills at the mouth of the bay

Roman amphitheatre with a Romanesque basilica

Medieval catacombs found within the Punic Wall ruins

Medieval catacomb

Part of the Punic Wall

Ruins just outside our campground

Lovely fountain in the Paseo del Violon

Granada lit up for Christmas

Passageway leading from the Jardines Bajos del Generalife in the Alhambra

Geometry meets nature at the Alhambra gardens

Moorish punk

Jardines Bajos del Generalife

Pretty kitty

Stalagtite elements on the ceilings

Courtyard of the Lions

Arched shadows

Reflections from the Salon de la Barca

Oratorio photo shoot

Museo de la Alhambra

View of the Alhambra with the Sierra Nevada backdrop

Medieval cannonballs in the Alcazaba

Furiously fast feet

Stunning Flamenco dancer

Serious and spirited Flamenco

Flamenco troop/Roma family performing in a cave

The Alhambra at night

Streets of Granada

Interior of the Catedral de Granada, second largest in Europe

The Alcazaba from the Jardine

City of Flowers

1st Century BCE Roman temple in the middle of Cordoba

Where Islam meets Christianity in a grand way in the Mezquita

8th Century details in the Mezquita

Grand golden mirhab in the Mezquita

Hundreds of arches and columns in the Mezquita

The Arab Wall hugs Cordoba

Second oldest synagogue in Iberia

Musicians walk the Jewish Quarter

One of the gates to the Mezquita

Roman bridge and gate to the city

Medieval Arabic water wheel

Minaret/Bell Tower from the orange courtyard of the Mezquita

El Pena from the prehistoric menhir: oldest architecture in Europe

Monumento Natural el Tornillo del Torcal

Giant ammonite impressions overlooking Andalusia

Viewing the Rif Mountains of Morocco in Africa from El Torcal in Spain

Moorish gate and city walls surround old Ronda

Lovely Ronda from below the city

Aaron high up on the surrounding city wall

The "new" city from the old

Andalusia at its best!

Residential and commercial buildings perch high above the valley

Charming cafes abound

Viewpoint over the valley

Three bridges connect the two sides of the city

Ancient walkways built for meandering

Gaudi's ever-under-construction Familia Sagrada

Reflections on Gaudi

Chandeliers in the Cathedral of Santa Eulalia

Gothic Cathedral of Santa Eulalia

Medieval doorknobs abound in Barcelona

Passageways above the streets

Basilica de Santa Maria del Mar

Walking the medieval alleys of Barcelona