Day 54, Monday 7/5:

Today we set out on the road again to tonight’s accommodation in a little village called Calatañazor. We had intended to drive on minor roads for most of the distance, however, when it took an hour to drive 26km, we realised that this was not going to be practical.

View along the way

We stopped along the way at a disused weighbridge amongst some almond groves to have lunch. We reached Calatañazor in the late afternoon, and were almost shocked by its prettiness. A medieval town of some 30 people, set atop a hill with spectacular views over the surrounding countryside. Our room was in a Casa du Rural, which is a cross between a hotel and a B&B/gîte. Our room was lovely, in one if the medieval buildings with views over the adjacent nature reserve. We had a brief walk around before going to a bar/restaurant that is affiliated with our accommodation. We first had a drink before dinner. For dinner we asked the waiter what he would recommend, as the menu was quite large. We ended up having three mushroom-based dishes for entrée, as this area is known for its superb mushrooms, followed by 3/8^th‘s of a delicious roast lamb, absolutely cooked to perfection, inside tender, outside crisp.