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On our way to Portugal, we took a few days to go through Spain. We’ll be coming back here later, but thought we should break up the drive with a little sightseeing along the way. Our first stop was San Sebastian and although the weather didn’t cooperate for much outdoor activity it didn’t keep us from enjoying the tapas bars and sampling some really good food.
From food we moved on to wine. Our next destination was Haro in the heart of Rioja. We paid a few visits to the bodegas and tasted (and bought) a few excellent bottles. The vineyards are absolutely beautiful this time of year. I never expected that the vine leaves would be turning bright orange, red, and yellow. The best part was that we pretty much had the place to ourselves – most of the tourists are gone by now.
From there, we continued west to Salamanca and enjoyed a day of wandering through the old city, and an evening meal near the lovely Plaza Major. One thing we quickly learned about food here is that anything – from tenderloin to ham – with the word Iberico in the description is going to be good.
Here’s the view from the rooftop of the Catedral Nueva.
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