Return to SevilleTuesday, June 6, 2017![]() We had breakfast at Club Marbella left for Sevilla about 10am, following what was now our standard route. We followed the AP-7, branched to A-7, then AP-46 and A-45 (the Madrid highway) up to the point where we turned left on A92 toward Seville. ![]() This is a view of some of the housing at the top of the mountain near the 200 entrance to the AP-7 highway. This is an extremely popular resort area on the Costa del Sol, so the housing has climbed all the way up the slope from the coast. ![]() This is the housing looking toward the Mediterranean Sea as we start eastward on the AP-7. The sea would be visible, but is shrouded in mist at this time. With this population density, no wonder we had a little trouble navigating the first few days! ![]() As we travel northward from Malaga on the AP-46 and then the A-45, we go over a mountain ridge where there is little population, so we enjoyed mountain scened like this. ![]() This is a pleasant drive through the mountains on this very well-engineered highway. ![]() Grassy slopes characterize the hills on the south side of the top of the ridge. ![]() There is more bare rock on the mountains as we move to the north side of the ridge. ![]() This kind of rock ridge was characteristic of this area, and these types of flowering bushes were used in the medians and all along the Autovias. ![]() This moved into the area that I found so beautiful with its combination of olive groves and hay fields on the gentle mountains. ![]() The area was carefully cultivated, with the olive groves having priority. ![]() This strange mountain was now familiar to us from our previous trips to Seville and Granada. It signaled that we were close to the left turn on A-92. ![]() This large collection of solar panels along A-92 was a reminder of the other evidences of Spain's efforts to use wind, solar and hydroelectric power. ![]() I couldn't be sure of the identification of this attractive row crop - maybe low-growing grapes. ![]() We reached the town of Estepa on the slopes to the south of A-92. With mostly white buildings, I guess it qualifies as a Pueblo Blanco. It has a reputation for sweetness, having 30 factories for the production of a Christmas candy called Mantecados de Estepa. ![]() Estepa is a major olive oil producing area. ![]() We passed Osuna and as we approached Seville, there were large fields of sunflower. We entered Seville on A-92 and used the gps again to help us find the home of Manuel and Alicia.
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