From E to W. Spaniards go to Portugal.

[Wanders from Glos]

We keep intending to go to Leon and then bypassing it.... must try harder.

 

[Peavy]

Day 14.
The end of our journey has come.
Last night of our E to W trip (and back) has been Logroño, a city we use often as last stop from our trips to northern Spain.
The city is a typical Spanish town, quite authentic, not so full of tourists as others. It's main attraction is Laurel Street, where you'll find... tapas again
So, last two chapters of this thread are basically tapas and beer, sorry about that.

The street is keeping it's essence as bar street, where you ask for a drink and each place has it's own tapa.
Is trying (and doing well) to keep that essence by forbidding certain behaviours that were a dangerous trend, like bachelor parties, formed by groups of disguised drunk people wandering from bar to bar.
That's been eradicated now, thankfully, and it's full of local flocks of friends, families or discrete tourists enjoying the experience.

After all that food and beer (you could also have red Rioja wine, but you could end seriously affected after three or four tapas) we went slowly back to our parking spot, a huge non official, but kind of abided by the authority MH parking (as long as camping behaviour is not performed, which some people unfortunately seems to forget/ignore).

I'm writing this as Mrs Peavy is in driving duties towards our base in Tarragona.
This is the end of this thread.
Thanks for following and we sincerely hope that you have liked it

 

[MichaelT]

Day 13.
We moved to León.
One of those cities in Spain where you're going to have great tapas while wandering through the streets of the old town. Most popular parts in the old town are "el Húmedo" and "el Romántico", which are the districts where you'll find all these tapas places.
The most interesting spot in the town, though, is the majestic cathedral.
A shame we didn't take a picture of it as we were passing by, because we were hungry and thirsty and we've seen it before, when we visited the town last year.
Anyway, here's a picture taken from Wikipedia.
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Mrs Peavy says this one and the one in Santiago de Compostela are her favourite cathedrals, and she's got her point.
Below are some of the fantastic options we had for lunch and luckily, we managed to take a picture before devour each plate. Patatas, morcilla, picadillo, cheese, jamón... When you order a drink, you are served a tapa, sometimes you are offered the possibility of choosing between two or three options.
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Make sure you visit León if you are wandering around the north of the country.
I didn't mention the city has not one nor two but three municipal MH parkings, all well maintained and with services (except EHU), not the quieter place to sleep but what else could we ask for? It is free and does the job perfectly.
We'll be back.

We liked Leon.

 

[Ven]

I’ve enjoyed your trip and your photos, thanks for sharing.

Can I be cheeky and ask is your last parking place suitable for a 7.4m van? Is it on Search for sites?

 

[gus-lopez]

Thanks very much for the informative thread & photos. safe journey home

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[scousebird]

Thanks for letting us accompany you on your trip and for the photos.

 

[Orion]

So, last two chapters of this thread are basically tapas and beer, sorry about that.

No need to apologise for two of our favourite subjects!

Great thread which has provided us with much to consider for next year, well done.

 

[lorger]

Thanks for taking the time to post, I’ve enjoyed following your trip.

 

[Just smiffy]

 

[ivorantony]

Excellent article, many thanks have taken notes for our up and coming trip,

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[jumartoo]

Thank you for this thread. It's been interesting for me, especially the Portuguese section, as its been a long time since we motorhomed there and it's not as difficult as some people say. We may have a trip there next year.

 

[Go_buddy_go_]

 

[Barriesimpson]

Day 14.
The end of our journey has come.
Last night of our E to W trip (and back) has been Logroño, a city we use often as last stop from our trips to northern Spain.
The city is a typical Spanish town, quite authentic, not so full of tourists as others. It's main attraction is Laurel Street, where you'll find... tapas again
So, last two chapters of this thread are basically tapas and beer, sorry about that.
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The street is keeping it's essence as bar street, where you ask for a drink and each place has it's own tapa.
Is trying (and doing well) to keep that essence by forbidding certain behaviours that were a dangerous trend, like bachelor parties, formed by groups of disguised drunk people wandering from bar to bar.
That's been eradicated now, thankfully, and it's full of local flocks of friends, families or discrete tourists enjoying the experience.
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After all that food and beer (you could also have red Rioja wine, but you could end seriously affected after three or four tapas) we went slowly back to our parking spot, a huge non official, but kind of abided by the authority MH parking (as long as camping behaviour is not performed, which some people unfortunately seems to forget/ignore).
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I'm writing this as Mrs Peavy is in driving duties towards our base in Tarragona.
This is the end of this thread.
Thanks for following and we sincerely hope that you have liked it

Loved it, tapas and beer (or in our case wine) is one of Spain's greatest inventions. Great account of a great journey, thanks.

 

[3DOM]

Thanks for taking us along on your journey,
most enjoyable.

 

[Wanders from Glos]

Thanks for the blog, it was great to follow your trip and we have noted a couple of new stopovers.

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[Jane And Rog]

Thanks very much for a fantastic thread - so good to read a local’s (kind of for Portugal views on places to visit.

When do you retire? We need you to travel for longer!

 

[Peavy]

I’ve enjoyed your trip and your photos, thanks for sharing.

Can I be cheeky and ask is your last parking place suitable for a 7.4m van? Is it on Search for sites?

Yes, it's here.
7.4 maybe too long, have a look in Google maps.

Aparcamiento "Las Norias" · Logroño, La Rioja

maps.app.goo.gl

 

[Peavy]

Thank you for this thread. It's been interesting for me, especially the Portuguese section, as its been a long time since we motorhomed there and it's not as difficult as some people say. We may have a trip there next year.

Portugal is excellent, Judith. I had my doubts also after some things I read, but Mrs Peavy told me, after her planning and intense research, that she had found some great places to stop over, and so it was

 

[Peavy]

Thanks very much for a fantastic thread - so good to read a local’s (kind of for Portugal views on places to visit.

When do you retire? We need you to travel for longer!

I wish it was tomorrow...
Mrs Peavy says she can only plan 15 days yet, and she's younger, so, we'll see about that

 

[royandsharont]

Loved to follow your travels Peavy & I really like seeing plenty of photos, say more to me than the words, but still need the writing to complete the story.

We’ve been to Logrono once and absolutely loved it. We were following the Camino, as much as you can in a van , but found the tapas really good there, and it’s not as touristy as the likes of San Sebastián.

We even found a particular red Rioja, available in only one bar, that we enjoyed so much we will visit the grower next time we’re there.

Congratulations with the English, it was excellently written, my Spanish couldn’t achieve the same standard by a long way

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[Kurt and Ko]

Thanks for sharing your travels with us. I have really enjoyed your photos and adventures

 

[Peavy]

Loved to follow your travels Peavy & I really like seeing plenty of photos, say more to me than the words, but still need the writing to complete the story.

We’ve been to Logrono once and absolutely loved it. We were following the Camino, as much as you can in a van , but found the tapas really good there, and it’s not as touristy as the likes of San Sebastián.

We even found a particular red Rioja, available in only one bar, that we enjoyed so much we will visit the grower next time we’re there.

Congratulations with the English, it was excellently written, my Spanish couldn’t achieve the same standard by a long way

Thanks so much Roy that's very kind.
Absolutely agree with you, Logroño has this "local" charming that we love

 

[f6c]

Thank you for sharing your travels and the Great Photos

 

[Terry242]

We're on our way back north tomorrow via Cuenca and was thinking about Logrono, it's a 'must' now.

Thanks for the thread, its great from a local!

Terry

 

[Barryh]

I’ve really enjoyed your trip. Thank you.

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[jumartoo]

We're on our way back north tomorrow via Cuenca and was thinking about Logrono, it's a 'must' now.

Thanks for the thread, its great from a local!

Terry

Leaving already . When will we meet again? Have a safe trip home.

 

[Terry242]

Leaving already . When will we meet again? Have a safe trip home.

Can only manage 5 weeks away from the grandkids! So its a slow week backto Santander (up through the middle) and then back out in Feb/March for another 5 weeks.
You look after yourself and keep the old man out of trouble

 

[MaidinDevon]

Thank you for posting. Some great ideas, for my next trip, hopefully in February.