6/15/19 Gibraltar, Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz and Arcos de la Frontera.

Wow, tour guide Cindy has been trying to wear out both the trusty Peugeot and me! We left Granada early as we had a long adventure filled day ahead of us!

We drove down to the bottom of Spain, through the area called the Sun Coast of Spain. It’s filled with condos and golf courses for the Brits on holiday or retired. The area reminded us of California’s central coast. They love toll roads in Spain, €30 later.

Then on to the Rock of Gibraltar, which is an area of huge historical importance. The area was inhabited by Neanderthal man and both the Phoenicians and the Greeks lived in this area and believed this was the end of the world as it was flat.

The Rock has lead many, many lives, and is now a British sovereign territory. The tunnels in Gibraltar were started in the 1790’s by the British as they were under seige by Spanish cannon.

The city was evacuated during WW2, and the tunnels expanded to have many more artillery locations.

We then drove the short distance to Jerez de la Frontera which is famous for Sherry and Brandy!

We checked into our lovely Airbnb, which is a former sherry winery. Lovely!

Today, a short drive to Cádiz, which some people believe to be the longest, continuous inhabited city in the western world. It was founded by the Phoenicians, then the Greeks and then the Romans. Quite a city.

We found the Mercado Central, which has the most unbelievable seafood market we’ve ever seen. Truly awesome.

Truly unbelievable! What I wouldn’t do for a Weber and a bag of charcoal here😎👍

Ok, walking tour of the city.

They found entombed Phoenicians here in the 80s, confirming the Phoenicians founded the city.

Stopped by Arcos de la Frontera on the way home.

Then a quick walk through our city, Jerez de la Frontera, lovely. Too bad we don’t care for brandy or sherry.

Wonderful time here. On to Sevilla, with a stop in Ronda in the heart of the Andalucians. 👍🍷😎

PS Happy Father’s Day to all us Dads🍷👍😎

Adios Amigos 🍷