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Monday Morning Photo - Palacio de la Merced, Cordoba

Once one of the most important buildings in Córdoba, Palacio de la Merced was founded in XIII century as a  Mercedarian monastery. When the order was dissolved it became an orphanage then in the 1970s a Provincial Government seat. The Baroque portal is in the middle of the enormous frontage, the cloisters and monastery church remain and services are still held there today. Palacio de la Merced See the Monday Morning Photo list. Where to Stay in Córdoba city? See my choices in my Only Spain Boutique Hotel collection -  Casas de la Juderia Hotel Balcon de Córdoba Hotel Viento 10 What else to see? Check out my Córdoba - Lots to See and Do post on Luxury Spain Travel.
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Favourite Discoveries of 2011

Where to start?

My favourite book of 2011 was definitely Two Middle-aged Ladies in Andalusia, I first read an article while staying in the UK several years back mentioning it.

Why it took so long to finally order it from Amazon I don´t know. I do know I´m now more organised and write down my "must read list" just need to remember where I´ve written it and not all the book titles.

Penelope Chetwode wrote it in 1960 in diary-style portraying her trip on a not-so-young mare. Her story and the social history made me attempt to trace some of the places she stayed - but that´s another tale.

My favourite sight of 2011 has to be heading over the top of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, dropping down onto the plains and spotting La Calahorra.





My Favourite Drive of 2011 was from Almeria to Malaga along the coast road. I´d done bits, Malaga to Nerja, Motril to La Herradura etc. but never the whole lot. So I planned the camping trip inspections to be able to go along the bottom stretch. Beautiful in places man-made ugliness in others, but there is something so soothing and refreshing about the vastness of water and lack of traffic that I thoroughly enjoyed.

The Alpujarras journey came a close second, but lost due to being like a bad rollercoaster ride to the stomach.


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