The Turtle fountain – in Rome
I was quite prepared to fall in love with Fontana delle Tartarughe or Turtle fountain in Rome, having read about it in the guide books. …
Activities
The Fallas museum – in Valencia
The Fallas festival must be one of the best known in Spain and it’s unique to Valencia. It happens every year around the feast of …
The City of Arts and Sciences – in Valencia
I really loved this complex in Valencia, set in the Turia Gardens away from the old town. It’s a photographer’s dream but it needs to …
La Lonja de la Seda – in Valencia
The UNESCO World Heritage site La Lonja is highlighted in all the guidebooks and it was certainly one of my favourites of all the places …
The Cathedral in Valencia
After our picnic from the Mercado Central I decided to take a look at the Cathedral of Santa Maria, but as my family didn’t share …
Palacio de Marques de Dos Aguas – in Valencia
You may be aware that I am a lover of painted ceramics, so when I discovered that there was a ceramics museum in Valencia I …
The sweet taste of Horchata – in Valencia
We’d seen the stalls selling Horchata (or Orxata as it’s written) at the Cuidad de las Artes y las Ciencies and around town too, so …
A guide to the Mercado Central – in Valencia
The sky was blue as we caught the bus into town this morning from our hotel near the City of Arts and Culture. The number …
A cycle in the Turia gardens – in Valencia
To get our bearings in Valencia we hired bikes in the old town at Do you bike, tucked down a side street in Barrio Carmen …
Henry Moore at Kew Gardens
I was quite blown away by the Henry Moore exhibition at Kew Gardens. As it said on the website, it’s monumental sculpture in a world …
Things to do in Padstow and St Enodoc – in Cornwall
Enjoy a weekend in Cornwall at Padstow, once a traditional Cornish fishing village. These days it’s full of smart restaurants, art galleries, gift shops and …