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| Walking to the church |
Medina Sidonia is a small village located a little less than an hour from where we live. We went there a couple weeks ago on a Saturday. It was a beautiful day out, about 70 degrees. It is a really small village with only a handful of things to do. We started at Plaza de España and found the tourist center, which is a tiny hole in the wall with limited information about Medina Sidonia. From there we walked to Iglesia de Santa Maria la Mayor, a church located at the top of a hill in the village. We walked through the church, the girls were very well behaved and quiet. Before leaving the church we walked to the top of the bell tower. It was up a very tiny circular staircase but we all made it to the top to enjoy the views. After the church we walked up to the castle ruins. There wasn't that much to see, it was basically really old ruins that looked like rubble but the views were amazing. We got a great view of the church and the bell tower that we had just walked up.
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| View from the ruins |
We didn't know this before going but Medina Sidonia is known for cake and pastry. We found a little pastry shop on our walk back to the plaza. Of course the girls chose chocolate candies that didn't look that impressive. Eric and I decided to get these pastries that looked like ice cream cones. The cone part was a delicious wafer like pastry dipped in chocolate, which was then filled with vanilla or chocolate cream…YUM. We saved our treats for later, which worked out because the girls fell asleep in the car on the way home. We enjoyed our treats without having to share :)
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| Top of the bell tower |
I don't think Medina Sidonia requires a second visit but we had a great time and was happy to see and experience another village in Spain!
Medina Sidonia is a small village located a little less than an hour from where we live. We went there a couple weeks ago on a Saturday. It was a beautiful day out, about 70 degrees. It is a really small village with only a handful of things to do. We started at Plaza de España and found the tourist center, which is a tiny hole in the wall with limited information about Medina Sidonia. From there we walked to Iglesia de Santa Maria la Mayor, a church located at the top of a hill in the village. We walked through the church, the girls were very well behaved and quiet. Before leaving the church we walked to the top of the bell tower. It was up a very tiny circular staircase but we all made it to the top to enjoy the views. After the church we walked up to the castle ruins. There wasn't that much to see, it was basically really old ruins that looked like rubble but the views were amazing. We got a great view of the church and the bell tower that we had just walked up.
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