Holiday on the Costa del Sol

With the dog and the 2 cats in their kennels / cattery the previous day, on Saturday 26th May we set off to Doña Lola, our time share at Calahonda on the Costa del Sol.

After having a great week we had decided to return home taking 2 nights staying at 2 Paradores we had not been to before.

The first was at Jaen and was at the Castillo de Santa Catalina.

One thing is certain with the Paradores and that is they are always going to be in a good spot!

With this one having been a castle, it was on top of a hill with wonderful views. The olive trees in Andalucia give an amazing pattern to the landscape.

The next day we stayed at the Paradore at Cuenca which had been a convent.

Just opposite the Paradore, across a footbridge which spanned a large ravine, were these townhouses.

This was the view just before we set off on the Monday morning.

The GPS took us on some back roads, or maybe these were the only roads around there!
Not far down the road from Cuenca we came across this rather picturesque lake.

The journey back was very interesting and provided the perfect end to a most enjoyable "holiday".