Nov 02 (Sunday) – Cadiz and the White Villages of Andalusia

Our port of call today is Cadiz in Southern Spain.  The city looked beautiful from the ship.

We boarded buses for a ride through the countryside. 

There were a lot of wind turbines and solar fields along the way.

We had a short stop to visit the Monasterio de Jesus Maria Y Jose Agustinas Recoletas.  The stop was only for some quick photos. The name is bigger than the village. 

Then it was back on the bus for the drive to one of the White Villages of Andalusia, Arcos de La Fontera.  We had some views of it from a distance as we drove through the countryside.

The bus let us off at the bottom of a long hill and it was quite a hike up into the town. 

There were a lot of very narrow streets. 

And there were plenty of souvenir shops along the streets.  

Other photos from our walk. It's a very pretty town.

Then it was a further hike up to the cathedral square.  On one side of the square was the fort of the town. 

Taken from a distance

From the Square

We took a few photos of the cathedral.

And we stopped to visit a small museum. 

Then it was a visit to the nearby parador, Palacio de Mayoragza, for rest, drinks and snacks. 

The parador had a great terrace with great views of the countryside…

and along the cliffs to the church that was farther along the hilltop.  Great views of the church.  And the church has great views of the countryside.

Some nearby gardens.

There were a few Christmas decorations hung between buildings along some of the streets.

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More Arcos de la Frontera
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We were back on the ship around 2:00.  We dumped our stuff in our cabin and headed up to the pool grill for some lunch.  The regular restaurants were closed.  It was pretty crowded as there were several buses that got back about the same time and only the grill was serving. 

We opted for a late dinner