Trafton’s European Tour 2022/2023

Greetings from beautiful Valencia Spain.

Long drive yesterday from Malaga to Valencia, seven hours in total. We are staying in the Historic Central area, so we had to park the trusty Peugeot underground a few blocks away.

Valencia is a large City, 1.7 million inhabitants. It was founded by the Romans in 300 BC or so. Valencia was a very important seaport in the Mediterranean until the 1500’s when Cadiz, on the Atlantic, proved faster to get to the New World. It was taken over by Muslims early on, then the crusaders came with wars throughout the centuries. Then the Black Plague came. In time, silk manufacturing was their main business and then agriculture came with addition of irrigation water. Valencia become an important produce and fruit growing area. That’s correct, Valencia oranges came from this area.

I always know when I’m in for a long day, when tour guide Cindy says “only one day in Valencia, lots to see, get ready”!🥵

Walking tour Cindy says, but the action is all close by as we are centrally located. Here we go.

Ok, 25,000 steps later, we call it a day. Beautiful city, easy to get around in and fantastic little Airbnb! Long day tomorrow, nine hours or so. Moving just outside Bordeaux, France.

That ends our time in Spain. Really, really enjoyed every bit of the Spanish experience!

Might need to come back😎

Ok, one last time, Adios Amigos