Third stop: Tarifa
Initially Tarifa was supposed to be a stop-over for us to go to Tangier, but it turned out to be a pleasant surprise. In fact, I think Tarifa is more charming than Tangier.
If you ever need to go from Granada to Tarifa, my advise to you is to take the Renfe train -- this is one of the prettiest route I've taken, and it is relaxing to sit in the comfortable train to let the scenes of Andalucia go by.
It was late afternoon when we arrived in Tarifa, and the setting sun over the Atlantic Ocean greeted us.
In the old town, which is essentially a fortress by the sea, summer nights are cool and pleasant.
A couple of "parting shots" of Tarifa on the ferry to Tangier in the morning.
As anywhere in Spain, night life is lively in Tarifa, but more so on this particular night as the local people were waiting in line to enter the church to see the Virgin Mary for the last time in the summer (it was to be transported to a different location the next morning).
And sure enough, the next morning, our last day in Tarifa, the locals carried the Virgin Mary statue to the other location.
Beach at Tarifa, where the Mediterranean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean.
Windmills on the hills surrounding Tarifa, imagine what a field day Don Quixote would have!
A couple of bird shots.
Andalucia (through the train window)
Andalucia (through the train window)
Sunset over the Atlantic Ocean
Sunset over the Atlantic Ocean
Tarifa Night Scene
Tarifa Night Scene
Port Tarifa
Tarifa Lighthouse
Tarifa Night Scene
Tarifa Night Scene
Madonna
Tarifa Beach
Windmills
Sanderling
Spotless Starling
