Nerja - day three + Frigliana

Again we take our time this morning after a late wake up (daylight saving finished overnight so we also got a little more sleep than we first thought).

We drive the 5kms to the little village of Frigiliana and realise that the entire population of the local area has come to visit. The entire length of the road past the town (we can’t drive through the middle of town) is jam packed with cars parked wherever and however they can! So we continue cruising through looking for something past town but the road climbs up and still no parks. We get to a ‘mirador’ (which is a view point) and manage to stop and have a great view down over the town and the valley. But nowhere to turn around still, so we have to drive on until we find a side entrance that looks doable. After a delicate backing manoeuvre we are able to slowly swing back around and on to the right side of the road without any mad motor bike rider screaming around the corner ( these little challenges are more mentally tough for the navigator than the driver by the way). So we cruise back down but alas no parks to be found still, so we go on by but never mind there will be other Pueblo Blanco (ie white village) to visit.

Lovely view of Frigiliana

Another shot of Frigiliana

Another shot Frigiliana

View of little arched bridge along a gorge on our drive

We decide to drive another 5 km to Maro a small village near the Caves from yesterday. This also gives us a chance to stop at another mirador for the modern day Eagle Aqueduct that was built in 1879 and 1880 to carry water from Nerja town to the local sugar refinery in Maro. While it’s now closed the aqueduct continues to be used for local irrigation. The aqueduct is four stories high with a total of 37 horseshoe shaped archways, and topped with a mudejar-style spire, on top of which is a weather vane in the shape of a double-headed eagle, from which the aqueduct takes its name.

View of Aqueduct over gorge

Aqueducto - pretty amazing

One more of Aqueducto

Lovely street in Maro - no one around

Another lovely street in Maro - everyone at home having siesta

Walkway along Maro cliffs - lovely views

Our lunch spot in Maro

Our lunch spot in Maro - amongst the vines

VIew of water from our lunch spot

Bob contemplating life from our lunch spot

We head back to town to the Mercadona for supplies but guess what? (Have you been paying attention?) they are closed on Sundays- Doh 🙄. Lucky we have leftover Spag Bol for Bob and Chicken ‘stir fry/stew' for Kerrie for tonight.

Adious for now