Oh goodness, what a day! We couldn’t decide what to do, the weather is still nice so the beach was definitely an option but that gets boring. So Mitch did a little research and decided to hit up some history…close to a beach, so we could do both. We drove the 30 minutes to nearby Sagunto. And wow!!! The streets were definitely paved (or should I say cobbled) long before cars. Mitch tried to drive us by way of google maps and it certainly was not meant to be. We ended up getting in a tight spot. He had to go back and forth a few times…on a very steep hill…in a manual. We won’t talk about the scrape on the rear driver side of the vehicle, or the rented mini-van he messed up in DC last month. We BOTH were stressing getting out of this tight jam. He more so than I!!!
But eventually we found some decent parking at the base of town and started making our way up to the Teatro Roman (Roman Theater) built in Mid-FIRST century…1st century people!!! Like Jesus times!!! It was fun to talk about how that was 2000 years ago and America is like 250…this is some REAL historic stuff.
After the theater we continued to hike (like really up a hill hike) to the Castillo de Sagunto. Again, 2000 years old!!! Castillo de Sagunto; Valencian: is a fortress overlooking the town of Sagunto, near Valencia in Spain. The site's history extends back over two thousand years and includes Iberian, Roman and medieval remains. During the Islamic period, the castle was known as Murbĩtar and Morvedre.[1] The castle was declared a National Monument in 1931.
It wasn’t all that easy to get up there but it was certainly worth it. We saw the mosque and graves, the views were amazing and we talked about how difficult it must have been to get all the rocks up there to complete the construction. Mitch and I are both guessing the construction was ongoing for many many years. The place was over 1km long. Just amazing when you think about it.
Back at the bottoms of the hill we stopped at a little bakery and got some fabulous muffins and ice tea before heading on to the beach. When we arrived we couldn’t believe how empty it was but quickly realized the red flags were out so you couldn’t be in the water. We got in the car and in 5-10 minutes it was raining so the beach just wasn’t meant to be. Oh well, definitely not sad about our visit to Sagunto. Love those views. I really hope someday the girls can appreciate how hard their dad has worked to provide them these kind of experiences. This is my first time in Europe. I’m 43, so the opportunity is certainly not lost on me. Can’t wait for our next adventure.
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| Teatro Román |
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| On our way down |
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| I love this guy! |
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| Teatro Román |
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| Look at those roads! |
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| Going down |
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| Leah took this panoramic |
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| Original theater seating…comfy! |
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