Beach Camping Around Alicante
Leaving Guadlest and the hairy drive back down the mountain, we were ready for a couple of days at the beach. We were headed towards Campello Beach Camperstop at Muchavista playa north of Alicante (38.394441, -0.4120937). When we arrived however there was a “completo” sign on the gate – they were full. Part of me […]
Majestic 5 Star Marjal Costa Blanca & A Bitter Taste Near Mazarrón
Having had my beach-fix for a few days we headed inland to a site Alan had spotted in Search for Sites. Marjal Camping Costa Blanca is absolutely massive – over 1000 pitches available. Its a 5 star complex with swimming pools, kiddies play area, bars, restaurant, supermarket, gym, electric bike and buggy hire, nightly entertainment […]
Into Almeria at AC Indalo Camper Stop, Vera
After our bad experience at Mazarrón we decided to head down into Almeria province. We decided to stop off for a couple of days at a Spanish family run camper stop called AC Indalo just outside the town of Vera. The AC in the name is for “auto caravanas” (37.2614261, -1.8537881). The campsite is located […]
Unspoilt Cabo de Gata Natural Park
Cabo de Gata in the Nijar region is Andalucia’s largest coastal protected area, a wild and isolated landscape with some of Europe’s most original geological features. It is the only region in Europe with a true hot desert climate. The scenery is indeed breathtaking with huge craggy mountains and vast open spaces. The villages are […]
The City of Almería And The Amazing Alcazaba
Almería city does not appear to be high up on the tourist trail but having researched the area there were a couple of places in the city we fancied visiting, so we headed there to stay for a couple of nights. Sticking with the free camping theme we arrived in the city of Almería to […]
Chilled Out Nerja On Carnival Weekend
Arriving in Nerja the satnav directed us down towards a huge piece of waste ground being used as a car park in a dip below Mercadona. The road was rough and full of potholes but we managed to get down (36.75017, -3.88074). Thinking we were clear Alan drove towards the parking area only to hear […]