Sierra Nevada

Granada & Sierra Nevada

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February 6th 2011
Hi all, Mon 24th Jan 2011. Heavy winds the previous night had brought down a large branch from a tree hitting a van 2 down from ours, lucky we nearly parked in that spot! Leaving Torre Del Mar after we'd stocked up on shopping we headed east along the coast road of the Costa Tropical. We were now entering the fruit & veg farming area of Spain, the area with the most days of sun per year, for ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Granada

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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