An easy day. There's no such thing. 10k is not very far, a couple of hours max. A leisurely breakfast and a long lunch. Thats the ideal... But, there were hills on this bit, hills we'd forgotten about since we came this way two years,ago.
We left our Vigo hotel at 0940 and started on the clearly signed path out of town. The first notable thing we saw is Vigo Guixar Station. We got off the train here yesterday. A train which, had come through Redondela yesterday. We're not being very efficient at
Its not easy getting from Portugal to Spain, or Spain to Portugal by train. The most accessible route is from Porto to Vigo. One train each way 12 hours apart. It's almost like the passenger railways don't want to do it. But, I'm getting
A couple of days was more than enough to see this lovely little town. But, there's definitely scope for a beach holiday. The town has an Art Nouveau trail, and an art nouveau museum. The cathedral is not large. But it has some great objects including this Madonna
The Uber in Albufeira arrived on time. He took us through an industrial estate and the back streets and we got us to the station on time. The train atrived on time. It was an Intercity service. It stopped a lot which was good because we got to see more
Albufeira in Portugal is a lively spot.
The train to Huelva from Cordoba has come all the way from Madrid and it's arguable that the most interesting part of the journey starts from Cordoba. The train pulled out in good order and made its way uneventfully to Seville, where, tired by is exertions, it sat
To say its hot here is an understatement. Its about 37°C (99°F), as this is being written. The saving grace is humidity levels on a par with Arizona. It makes your eyes dry. Moan moan But there's some spectacular stuff here. About 200 years before the
If you've been to York and loved it... then you'll probably feel the same about Toledo. Like Canterbury and York, it is fairly over run with tourists. But it does have a lot. This town is on a very steep hill. Once again Spain leads the
Funny things happen at railway stations. We left the hotel early, as usual and the cab took us to the station in A Coruña. Being an hour early... as is our habit... we had time for a cafe con leche and a croissant. Sitting there minding our own business an
It all stared so well. The Hotel Playa Samil Vigo was as good as last time and the owner was very kind and helpful. Our cab arrived on a wet Sunday morning and took us to Vigo Urzaiz. We had enough time to buy two Tarjeta Dorada. These are discount
It's not that far but it is surprisingly tiring, walking just over 18 k from Biona to Samil 5k short of Vigo our stay for the night. We left our overnight stop and immediately gained views of Baiona across the bay. It was only 15k, but one climb