Gaucin

We are spending a week based out of Gaucin. This is the second time that we have stayed in Casa Muñeca, a cute little house nestled in one of the narrow lane-ways.  Last Thursday we went into Malaga and picked up a rental car, a Fiat 500.  We are staying in Gaucin until next Thursday morning then taking two days to drive to Valencia for our last week in Spain before returning home to Fernie.

The town of Gaucin taken from a pathway alongside the highway

looking south-west from our patio.

The castle in Gaucin

Looking north from the castle

  This donkey was blocking trail.

This ceramic tile art is on the wall of the Neptune museum in Estepona

We have been spending our time here exploring nearby towns and the parts of the coast they we have not seen before. It is very touristy all along the coast although at this time of year is is not all that busy.  The beach is almost empty even though the weather has been plenty warm enough to swim. 

There are a ton of restaurants. The prices are a bit higher along the coast but there is also a much better selection of restaurants than there is in the villages.

Yesterday we spent part of the day exploring the village of Casares, located 15K from Gaucin, about half way to the beaches.  We stopped midday for coffee and a snack in a nice restaurant near the centre of Casares.  The photo above is of a typical breakfast meal.  Bread, olive oil (instead of butter) and a blended tomato paste.   Often the bread is white bun called a mollete but in this case the restaurants make it's own grain bread.   "Una tostada con aceite y tomate, por favor."    It is quite good. We eat it often.

 Above is photo of Linda with our rented car. We stopped at a viewpoint just outside Olvera. This little Fiat is fun to drive on the very windy roads. It doesn't have much power so you are constantly changing gears.

Tomorrow morning we are on the road to Valencia. We will take two days to reach our apartment in Valencia. We will put in a longer day tomorrow, about 500K, and we are staying a winery.  The next day we will drop the car off at the Valencia airport on the edge of the city and take the Metro downtown.