Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/30

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Guadalest
From: lug at steveunsworth.co.uk (Steve Unsworth)
Date: Tue Oct 30 13:24:42 2007

It looks very interesting Nathan - the old adage about there being a
different Spain away from the Costas is as true as ever - but I wish the
light was better in some of them. Not a lot you can do about that other than
go back - which I'm sure you will <grin>

Steve


On 30/10/07 20:53, "Nathan Wajsman" <nathan@nathanfoto.com> wrote:

> When one asks a local what to see away from the beach, the answer,
> more often than not, is Guadalest. Guadalest is a village of about
> 200 people about 70 km northeast of Alicante, nestled among
> mountains, next to a river. The main attraction is a Moorish castle
> constructed on top of some incredibly steep rocks--an amazing feat of
> medieval engineering. The inhabitants of Guadalest make their living
> from the many tourists who come to see the castle, and there is a
> distinct whiff of crass exploitation. But the place is truly
> interesting, and getting there is a big part of the fun. I drove
> there on Sunday:
> 
> http://www.frozenlight.eu/guadalest/
> 
> As always, comments and critique are very welcome.



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