I haven't visited very much of Spain, having concentrated my holidays in France, Italy and along the Adriatic coast over the past few weeks. Two years ago I visited Barcelona and loved it. I hadn't gone abroad this year and was in need of some heat and sunshine so booked a last minute trip to the Costa del Sol. I was pleasantly surprised with this part of Spain. Transport was so easy and inexpensive. We spent a day exploring the beautiful city of Malaga and Muelle Uno with splendid views of the port. The sun shone every day and the heat did me the world of good. I love the heat so this holiday suited me with temperatures ranging from 23-26 degrees compared to 11 degrees here at home in Ireland. We also visited Gibraltar for a day and spent the rest of the time relaxing and exploring the coastline between Benalmadena to Torremolinos. In total we spent 5 nights away and it was just perfect!

I'm sad to say that my holidays for this year are well and truly over. We had a fantastic week and now we are back to rain here in Ireland. The weather was amazing on holidays. We visited four countries- Italy, Croatia, Greece and Turkey. I have already posted some photographs from Venice. Below is the beautiful island of Santorini. We have visited four of the Greek Islands now and they are all unique in their own way. Santorini was no exception with its gorgeous small white buildings juxtaposed against its azure skies. Hope you enjoy them... 

Here are some of my holiday photos from Palma de Mallorca which I forgot to share with you. Look at those wonderful blue skies. The Cathedral of Santa Maria is spectacular and a real landmark in the city. It has a nice relaxing atmosphere. Have you been to Mallorca??