Before leaving Manzanares this morning we went into the center of town to a cell phone store to buy new charging plugs.

The drive north to Chinchón took almost two hours. As we arrived at the Parador we discovered they were shooting a movie or TV show right in front of the Parador. The scene being shot involved a bride arriving in a Cadillac, at the church, for her wedding. The costumes were elaborate and colorful. We walked through the bustle to the Parador and checked in, them spent some time watching all the activity.

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The Chinchón Parador is built in a former convent. We had our welcome drinks and played some cards. Later we went out to explore Chinchón.

As we were walking to dinner the movie crew was packing up.

For dinner we went back to the Plaza Mayor and had an excellent meal at a restaurant called Restaurante la Balconada.

The Parador in Nerja sits on a cliff overlooking the Mediterranean. It has a wonderful ocean view. It also has an elevator to take you down to the promenade along the beach. It was windy this morning but the temperature was pleasant so after breakfast we took the elevator down and went for a walk.

Later we checked out of the Parador and drove almost two hours inland, past Granada to Jaén. Jaén has been an important strategic town for centuries. The castle has a commanding location overlooking the town. We toured the castle.

We went into central Jaén for dinner. We lucked out and got a parking place right in front of the restaurant. We had an excellent meal.

Today was a rest day. We moved a bit east along the Costa del Sol to a Meliá Hotel in Torremolinos.

We had snacks and played cards in the roof bar.

Later we went for a walk along the coast

This morning before we left Ronda we went for a walk down the gorge across the old bridge and back up the other side.

Next we left Ronda and drove to Gibraltar.

We took the cable car to the top of the Rock of Gibraltar.

There was a great view from the top. The Barbary Macaques were everywhere at the top. They were brazen and obviously not afraid of people.

We rode the cable car back down. It took us quite a long wait to get through customs and get out of Gibraltar.

Tonight we are on the Costa Del Sol in Benalmádena. There seem to be a lot of snowbirds from Northern Europe here. We decided to have fish and chips for dinner at the Irish pub across the street from our hotel.

After dinner we went for a short walk along the beach below our hotel.

Before leaving Antequera this morning we went to visit the Alcazaba of Antequera. An alcazaba is a Moorish fortress. The Alcazaba is, not surprisingly, the highest point in Antequera. The audio guide was interesting and the views were stupendous.

From Antequera we drove to Ronda. We have magnificent rooms in the Parador overlooking the gorge and the Ronda New bridge which was completed in 1793

We went out for a walk.

For dinner we ate at a wonderful nearby restaurant, Las Tablas.

The view from our room at night is even better than the daytime view.