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Drive to Madrid; fly to Malaga; drive to Arcos

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April 7th 2009
Today is going to be an agressive travel day. We are driving over the mountains to Madrid where we catch a plane for Malaga and then drive the sea coast, up over another mountain range and arrive in Arcos for a three nights stay. We had a big breakfast for Spanish standards at the hotel and headed off. L&M know the area so we stopped at a small hamlet, Valsain, on the way out of town and coul ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Málaga

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more