Grey day but lovely beach

To the coast at Barreiros on a rather grey day

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June 14th 2014
Left our lovely campsite to head further West, this time heading for a location directly on the coast. The idea was to find a few stopping places along the way but it proved virtually impossible to stop, in any of the places we wanted to stop anyway. Luarca was one town which was highlighted in our guide book as a good place to visit and we drove through but that was all we could do. Stopping ... read more

Europe » Spain » Galicia » Barreiros

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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