Month: January 2024

We had a 2 night stay in Cordoba on our way to Barcelona. Cordoba is a lovely city and I think we should have stayed here longer. It would be a really good base city to see much more of the Andalusia Provence of Spain, as it’s more central than Seville or Granada and most trains in the area go through Cordoba. Seville, Granada, Malaga etc could all be easy day trips from here.

As well as centrally located, it has some spectacular sites. The “Roman” bridge (which has been rebuilt multiple times) and is now really a Moorish bridge is awesome. The Cathedral / Mosque is worth seeing for the spectacular red and white arches. There are a number of museums which we sadly missed out on as most were closed on the Monday we were here.

Had an interesting coffee, a “Bombón” which is espresso you then pour condensed milk into. Far too sweet for my taste.

We had a great apartment overlooking the ruins of the old Roman temple. The other great thing about Cordoba is accomodation here is cheaper than Seville.

Granada is way more subdued than any of the other Spanish cities and towns we have visited however it does lay the charm on after dark. We decided to walk up the hill to the nearest square for dinner, but all the restaurants were closed (surprising being it’s Saturday night) so we walked back down the various goat tracks to the Middle Eastern themed street and had some dinner in one of the restaurants there. The ambiance and food was fantastic.

On our second day in Málaga, we decided to check out the Moorish palace and Roman Amphitheatre. More amazing history everywhere.

Just loving the way water is built into all the Moorish architecture. Also amazing at the level of expectation of self care here in Europe, deadly 20m+ drops off the side of a path with the smallest of walls not even knee high with a tiny warning sign next to it. Imagine this at home, it would be fenced off with signs everywhere to protect the stupid from themselves.

During Roman times Málaga was a very busy port city, it was renowned for manufacturing Garum (fermented salty fish sauce). Just the thought of that and how much it must have stunk makes my stomach turn.

After viewing all this we finished off our time with great coffee and cake whilst Sharon visited the Picasso museum. Much more pleasant than salty fish sauce !

Had a couple of coffees here in Málaga today. One a breakfast which was ok, nothing spectacular. However later in the day whilst waiting for Sharon to go through the Picasso museum, Emma and I had coffee and cake at a little cafe just on a side street in the old town. Coffee was great. You know they take their coffee seriously when they confirm which beans you want for your coffee. We both chose Brazilian. (Cafe was Santa Coffee Catedral)

We had 4 nights in an apartment in Granada, and whilst the town is beautiful, we thought we might be staying here a bit too long based on our total time in Spain, so on a bit of a whim we booked train tickets to, and a hotel in Málaga! And what a fantastic decision that turned out to be be. It’s an amazing seaside city, it’s really easy to see why it’s a top destination for UK folk during the warmer months. The only thing for us Aussies is the colour of the sand is a little surprising, it’s grey / brown !

We ended up having cocktails overlooking the marina, then walking around the old town for a bit before finding a place for dinner.