A rental car headed toward the hills!

We rented a car on the edge of Valencia and drove to Ubeda.  I’m so glad we did.  The countryside is amazing. 

 

 

 

 

 However, it was difficult to navigate because we had decided, for some stupid reason, that we did not need a GPS.  Pat was in charge of the map reading.  Neither of us could read the tiny writing on the map when the car was parked much less moving.  It was divine providence led us into Ubeda. Ubeda is in the middle of the mountains and olives groves were everywhere. 

 

 

  In Ubeda we stayed at a parador. 

http://www.parador.es/en/parador-de-ubeda 

 

 

It was also Halloween.  There were little trick-or-treaters dressed in sweet costumes everywhere.  All of the costumes were very well done with much attention to detail.  The following day is a national holiday for Spain.