MIJAS FROM AFAR

MIJAS

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November 18th 2017
Today we are in Mijas. This is a small hill town about 20 miles north of Malaga. We took a special tour that Oceania offers in some ports. It costs a little more but the group is very small and you go in a van rather than a bus. We had four people in our group. It is sunny today but still cool about 61 degrees. The disembarcation route from the ship was quite long. Most of the route to Mijas wa ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia

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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