Spain

For the children’s birthdays, rather than the big presents and parties that they enjoyed in our past life, we now try to visit a new city/ place of interest.  For Princess D’s 9th birthday we visited Cuenca, near Madrid. We enjoyed a two night stay in the most charming boutique hotel located in one of …

Located on a beautiful, imposing mountain above the town of Xàtiva, 34 miles south of Valencia, Xàtiva Castle predates Roman times. The strategically positioned twin fortress, has been the scene and spectator of a host of battles over many years.  Gradually expanded and fortified by the successive cultures that have inhabited these lands, the castle …