Arcos de la Frontier is our next region of Spain to explore.Lots of climbing and steep hills to experience these beautiful vistas in Arcos.Arcos lake was pleasant to walk along and join the early joggers and enjoy coffee morning with the locals.We are staying a few miles out of Arcos on a golf course — we were able to walk miles of the paved golf cart trails!Early morning sun backlights Zahara — a spectacularly located Pueblo Blanco.A great view of the hilly countryside from Zahara.The rock outcroppings — in Sierra de Grazalema National Park — have been uplifted and eroded in all sorts of angles and formations.The karst formations house a spectacular and large cave system which we toured to see the 30,000 year old Pileta Paleolithic Cave Paintings (at Benaojan, near Rhonda).Sierra de Grazalema National Park. WOW! From the mountains to the sea…3 Caravels — replicas built in 1992 to celebrate the 500th anniversary of these ships leaving this harbor to find the spice route to India by sailing west.This is the Santa Maria, its crew was from this region of Spain, near Huelva and the Rio Tinto estuary.Captain Christopher Columbus plotting the course with his map.Ayamonte Parador — on the east bank of the beautiful Guadiana River — is our last night in Spain. That’s Portugal across the river.Enjoying the sunset from our balcony in Spain as it sinks over Portugal — on the west bank of the Guadiana River.
