we decidied to make another visit to Santiaago di Compostela - this is the main administrative building of the town in the main square anad opposite the Cathedral
the front of the cahedral is still covered by scaffolding so we went to the back, this is the old graveyard, now a piazza
the musicians see us off
Arriving in Ibiza, this is the old town
we had never been to Ibiza before and were surprised at its history, this is in the old town
the Cathedral
overlooking the harbour
one of the streets in the old town which winds it's way down towards the waterfront
looking back up the way we came
gate into the old town
In Minorca, Port Mahon, now, this is a view taken from the ship
We went by coach to Ciutadella, the old capital beefore the British moved the capital to Port Mahon in 1721
the main square
the old port of Ciutadella
inside the garden of the Bishop's palace
this old windmill is now a restaurant, its right in the centre of Ciutadella
We are in Corsica now, we docked in Ajaccio.
by road train to the top of the mountain, 2,600 feet. The whole area is a nature reserve, the scrublands at the foot of the hills is called "Maquis"
snow covered mountains in the distance
Lake Tolla
another view of the lake system
back in Ajaccio, a monument to the Resistance of World War 2
and the main street running parrallel with the harbout
We are in Sardinia now. We docked at Oblio and took a coach across the siland to Palau
We took the ferry to the Madddelena islands this is part of the archipelago
the Mistral has carved some strange shapes in the rocky outcrops
back at the port of La Maddelena
statute of Giuseppe Garibaldi
and La Maddelena main square
We are in Sicily now, docked at Palermo, this is one of the theatres
street art
and the cathedral
it's Maunday Thursday so purple drapes many of the statues
Maunday Thursday procession
Easter Sunday saw us in Palma de Mallorca. We took a vintage electric train from the outskirts of Palma to Soller through 13 tunnels
the church in Soller
looking over Valldemossa village centre
the back streets
we docked in Cartagena on Easter Monday and went to the world heritgae site at Elche. This is the former castle
Basilica of the Assumption
in the Palm Park
still in the municipal park
the palm plantations are the world heritage site
the Imperial palm in the botanical garden
In Lisbon now on our way home. Commerce Square by the River Tagus
still in Commerce Square, looking up towards the centre of town
the monument to Pedro IV in the Rossio
one of the fountains in the Rossio
looking over the Rossio from one of the shops (a fabric shop actually!)
the tower of the Elevador de Santa Justa whuch takes people up the steep hill - we walked up though 😀
