Van parked by the sherry warehouse

Back to Spain

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May 17th 2007
After 23 days working our way down the length of Portugal ( and across the width several times, it’s a narrow country), we returned to Spain today. We took the motorway to the Seville ring road (we’ve been there before so didn’t stop), headed south and visited Jerez de la Frontera to enjoy a trip around the headquarters of Gonzalez Byass, the makers of Tio Pepe and Croft Original Sherry. W ... read more

Europe » Spain

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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