Date: 17th August 2019
Travelled: 171 kms from Salamanca in Spain to Almeida in Portugal
Visited: Ciudad Rodrigo and Castelo Mendo
Stayed: Almeida municipal aire, free with services + E. N40.72910, W06.90147
Budget: 69 days @ โฌ79 per day
Looks like another hot day ahead so we have the Hymer serviced and waiting at reception to open at 9am. Itโs a reasonable long drive back across the arid plains today. We fuel up as the price of diesel is 15p/litre cheaper in Spain, then drive past around to the Lidl to stock up on this and that.
The drive back on the A62-E80 is uneventful other than being hot. 30 kms from the frontier we turn off for Ciudad Rodrigo.
Ciudad Rodrigo, Castilla y Leรณn, Spain
Map of Ciudad Rodrigo
As you can see from the map itโs another fortress town guarding the road from Spain to Portugal. As itโs festival time and market day the local traffic is tragic, however we manage to find a parking spot, leaving us a bit of a walk up into the fortress wall and the old town.
A closer look at the Cathedral. 
We walk on down to Plaza Mayor.
A different view of the Cathedral. 
The old bull ring ?
The old bridge crossing the Rio Agueda. 
Around the far side the Castelo which is now a fancy hotel.
Another Wedding 
Just thought this was an interesting house
So that was Ciudad Rodrigo, we walk back down the hill to the Hymer and have a coffee. Then itโs back on the freeway and Portugal. We set the GPS for Castelo Mendo, 15 kms on the Portugal side of the frontier.
Castelo Mendo is another stone village in the Beira. We have done several already and always enjoy exploring them.
Itโs too hot to go exploring so we have a late lunch under this tree and veg out for an hour or so. 
Nice view of the cemetery from the Hymer.
So we have wandered the village, walked up to the the ruins of the old church and back. Other than seeing a couple of dogs lazing in the shade we havenโt seen a sole. Walking back to the Hymer we see a small sign to a cafe. We think an ice cream would be OK and set off to find the cafe.
We walk inside and there are 20 people crammed into this little cafe, drinking beer and watching โA Fish Called Wandaโ on the telly. So we take a spot at the bar order a beer and wine and watch the movie.
Although the shadows are lengthening and there is a breeze we decide to drive back over to Almeida and have another night on power and Pamโs best friend the air-conditioner.
Michael and Pam
2 thoughts on “Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain ๐ช๐ธ 2019”
Hello to you both. It looks hot. We could do with a bit of that sunshine up here. Glad to see you went to Salamanca one of our favorite places. It has a great vibe. Paella looks great. Enjoy and cheers.
Hi guys, looks bloody hot all right. The buildings are amazing. The churches unbelievable and they certainly good all out for the dearly departed.
Stay cool & keep living the dream. Safe travelling. Cheers Denice xx