Overnight in Brive-la-Gaillarde
Brive-la-Gaillarde is a town in southwest France. Even though the inhabitants settled around the 1st century, the city only started to grow much later. From around the 5th century onwards, the original city began to develop around a church dedicated to Saint-Martin-l’Espagnol. During the 12th century walls were built around the city and during the…
A brief visit of Orleans
OrlĆ©ans is a city on the banks of the Loire River in north-central France, and itās the capital of the Centre-Val de Loire region. Joan of Arc famously saved the city from English siege in 1429. The gothic style Cathedral of Sainte-Croix dominates the city centre of OrlĆ©ans. History of Orleans Cathedral It is said…
Made it to the Mainland š
Travelled from the early hours of yesterday morning from Rosslare to Pembroke and then on down to Portsmouth for the boat to France. We did manage a nice ācomfortā break in the Pheasant Inn to watch the match and have some light refreshments… Settling in for the night on the boat…. And woke up this…
Weāre all set for the off……
Where has the time gone – it was loving being home and seeing you all, but now itās time for us to set off again. We had planned a lovely route down through Portugal, but as our boat was cancelled due to bad weather in Spain š³ we are now heading off to the UK…
Nearly forgot about the amazing Rocamadour
Just discovered that I forgot to publish this post on Rocamadour – an amazing town we visited last September in Franceš³. So here it is now….. Rocamadour is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France. It attracts visitors for its stunning and dramatic setting in a gorge above a tributary of the River…
Merry Christmas from The Mutts on Tour
We would like to wish you all a very Happy Christmas and thank you for following us on all our travels in 2019. We send you all our best wishes for 2020 and hope youāll enjoy whatever adventures come our way in 2020.
A room with a view….
Arrived in Zaragoza and our hotel room had the most magnificent view š We visited Zaragoza in September 2017 and it was here that we got our first taste of Spanish history. We absolutely loved Zaragoza with itās magnificent buildings, wonderful streets and the most incredible buzz. We said it was definitely on the list…
Feliz Navidad from Benijofar
Last Friday, 6th December – Spainās Constitution Day – saw the turning on of the lights in Benijofar and the blessing of the Crib and everyone was welcome and invited to a glass of wine and cakes made by the women of Benijofar. It was really lovely and the lights were fantastic. Apparently in the…
Homeward bound……
Where have the last three months gone, they have flown by and now we are packed up and on our way back to Ireland having had a blast in Spain. We had lots of fun with all our visitors and friends, the craic at the weekly quiz in The Pines, the Tapas Wheel, our weekly…
Mutts on Tour 