Zero Stress. Driving 314 km this morning with my lovely hubby, miles of beautiful scenery, our slightly quirky old Bug and the entire BBC Film Orchestra for company, a perfect, chilled drive.
Last night we got a bit fed up with touristville. The old town (and the new town and the Jewish Quarer for that matter) are littered with restaurants, but no matter where one looks, it’s either tapas or a tourist menu of Iberian Ham or Suckling Pig or Lamb Tagine in multiple variations.
There was a bit of a break in Ronda with our hotel’s gorge-side restaurant but I wouldn’t describe the quality as fine dining. We’re nonplussed as we wander the streets, and neither Google nor Trip Advisor really help (incidentally I accept that this is peer power related, as such we’re writing reviews as we go!)
Unexpectedly we find a menu up a small alley, we’re not sure what drove us there. The menu looks good but we can’t find the entrance, until the waiter of the ground-floor establishment pointed up a staircase we’d presumed private.
Finally we’re in foodie heaven, and the photos are already posted, and enjoy a lovely dinner.
Moving on to Tuesday we’re on our fractionally longest drive, although there are another two of just less distances coming up soon enough. As I said earlier, our drive is lovely and most enjoyable. Soon enough we’re in Cáceres and fighting the complex and narrow old streets to find our hotel, a former palace. We grab lunch next door and then start our Old Town tour, which is right next to our hotel.
Although this is our third town with UNESCO World Heritage status in a row, this old town is like no other. Despite all the ones we’re been to in the last ten days, Cáceres is incredible. Every other building is a palace, a place of worship, or some other magnificence, and we’re amazed by the preservation. We take three and half hours to absorb the culture, before it’s time to head back for an aperitif.
Latter we’re dining in the hotel’s restaurant, and it’s a great experience, the inevitable gazpacho starts and is followed by prawns, pork and cheesecake. The prawns are excellent, the pork is served with cream cheese like we saw in town, they call it Gran Casar which seems to roughly translate as a Wedding Cake but it’s a glorious creamy cheese. Finally our cheesecake comes with wonderful violet ice cream - delish!
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