We spent Thursday day travelling to Sevilla (Seville) Spain.  We passed through many pretty little hill villages followed by orange and olive groves as we neared Seville. When we arrived at the camp it was 38 degrees.  The mere effort of breathing seemed to bring me out in a sweat!

Friday we explored Seville.  The city is beautiful – not at all what I expected for such a large metropolis.  Clean and full of old buildings.  Not as hot, though it did reach 31 degrees which made even walking an effort which is why we NEEDED to stop for a refreshing beer.  We wandered around Seville Cathedral which is the biggest Gothic Church in the world – it is massive.  Seemed bigger than a rugby field and had many very ornate side chapels and alters. Another highlight was the famous Alcazar – a palace with stunningly tiled rooms and huge rambling gardens.

Saturday we moved on to Cordoba to view the Mezquita , the grandest and most beautiful mosque constructed by the Moors in Spain.  It is now the cities’ Cathedral and is quite magical as they have retained much of the ‘Moorish’ look with rows and rows of curved columns with the chapels around the outside and an ornate alter in the centre under the most amazing ceiling. It is surrounded by the old Jewish and Moorish quarters full of narrow little streets filled with shops and bars.

Today we drove to Granada via the scenic route.  After settling in we cycled into town and orientated ourselves – wandered the narrow streets and had a cold one at a café and people watched.  When you order a beer in southern Spain it comes with a free tapa which is great.  Tomorrow we plan to visit the famed Alhambra.