European highlight

Highlights are a hard thing to pick so I will categorise. Scenery wise, Durdle Door is the winner but I would not rate the beach. Best experience would have to be Cartojal for sheer surprise and enthusiasm of the locals but the Spanish are known for their quirky local festivals.Ancient site would go to Maiden's Lair mainly because I have not seen this type of thing before but more for the way I found the over grown sign and broken gate that got us there. Best church and I have seen a few (at least 30 more on this trip) is hands down Sagrada Familia. As well as seeing it in action on the news. The museum winner is also in Barcelona at the  Maritime Museum. Best accommodation category goes to Chateau de Villeray because of its original condition without a single thing changed in its hundreds of years, although we stayed in the Flour Mill. Best town goes to St Malo. We stayed three days and would like to return. Best Beach goes to NewQuay. This town has numerous beaches. We had great weather and ate at cafes twice on the Mistral.

Villeray