Have you ever been to one of Spain’s roman and Carthaginian festivals? Cartagena in Murcia has historically always been a very important trading route via the Mediterranean Sea for Spain and had strong links with the Phoenicians around 600 BC. However as the Roman Empire began to spread the Punic Wars took place as Rome fought [...]
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Have you ever wondered how close to the beach you could stay on holiday without paying hundreds of pounds a night for a beachfront villa somewhere exotic? Well, what about a motorhome? Drive from UK through France and down to the Spanish coast, take a couple of days getting there taking it easy and then [...]
Watch your speed in Spain this summer, the temporary speed limit is 110km/h for at least another 2 months. Spanish motorists and tourists have had to ease off the accelerator, confronted with a new speed limit of 110km/h on main roads. There are now new 110km/h stickers covering the old 120km/h (75mph) limit with stickers [...]
After writing about Callela de Palafrugell the other day I was reminded of another camp site I remembered at Begur. Begur itself is like a Catalan Port Isaac to me, small perfectly formed and very beautiful. The main campsite is Camping Begur which is in the heart of the Costa Brava and fantastically positioned in [...]
