When planning a road trip in Spain at least for one night I generally like to find a place to stay off the usual well beaten tourist trail. I have had great success with this and in picking places like Carmona, a few miles east of Seville in Andalucía, Pedro Bernardo in the mountains of Castilla y Leon and Almagro on the Ruta de Don Quixote in Castilla-La Mancha.
I was optimistic that Antequera was going to be added to the list of good selections.
Because of geography, tradition and culture Antequera is called the heart of Andalucía and was once considered as a suitable candidate for the regional government to be based but it eventually and inevitably lost out to Seville.
My instincts proved to be correct and I was not disappointed.
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Have Bag, Will Travel 
. . . I miss the Garibaldi statues . . .
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I understand that there were once a lot of Franco statues in Spain but these have all gone now!
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He was no Garibaldi.
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That’s for sure…
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954,992 hits says that you are running a risk by naming all of your favourite off-the-beaten-track places. Make sure that you keep a few back or it’ll be Cleethorpes or Chapel St Leonard’s next year.
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I have considered that John but I am satisfied that my limited following is not going to create a tsunami of tourists!
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😀😀
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A friend of mine used to live fairly near there, but I never went…
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You missed your opportunity Sue. I was really pleased to choose this place for a one night stop over between Seville and Granada.
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I did, didn’t I!
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We love Antequera. Great restaurants as well!
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Yes, we enjoyed it and found a great place to eat near the Cathedral. Thanks for stopping by and introducing me to your own web page.
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Another beauty, Andrew! We both agree that we couldn’t live in Spain but I’m always happy to visit. 🙂 🙂
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We are planning to do a few nights in Spain when we travel to Portugal next year. The itinerary is taking shape, Carvoeiro on the Algarve, Odeceixa on the west coast and then drive to Extremadura stopping on the way at Beja and Badajoz, some time in Trujillo and then return to the Algarve via Estremoz and Evora and a final few days by the sea not yet decided.
Southern Europe weather here for the last few days and hopefully continuing through next week. Glorious blue skies. I have even mowed the lawns!
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Fantastic! Make the most of it and you’ll soon be off again. 🙂 🙂 Carvoeiro a bit tacky/overpriced these days but it’s still a lovely bay out of season. Got the Azores booked end of May and i’m excited.
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The Azores look fabulous, plenty of photo opportunities!
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outside of town is best with the wonderful Menga Dolmen! Cheers
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I will bear that in mind for next time!
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Your ‘hidden Spain’ posts keep taking me back to my early travels in that country, and this was no exception. Forget the missing Franco statues, where have all the Black Bull statues gone from the hilltops? I have only seen one on recent trips, near Jerez I seem to remember. I’m off to Seville in March for a few days and then the mountains of Navarra in May, flying in to Biarrits and out via Bilbao.
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I read that all road side advertising was banned because it was so untidy but the black bulls were declared exempt! Franco statues are no loss!
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Oops! Can’t spell Biarritz!
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Never mind!
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You could write a book on Spain! Another place that I have never heard of.
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That would take me a hundred years. Thanks Will!
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Glad your hunch paid off, hope you have similar success in Portugal this September
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My research makes me optimistic!
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😀
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Love that panorama shot..
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Thanks!
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Just 26 km north of the Spanish border on the Mediterranean is Port Vendre. I went there 44 years ago and I’d love you to go and have a look and tell how it looks these days.
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Changed a little I imagine. Most places have!
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