After Mo’s exertions on the bicycle yesterday, another bike ride today was not on the cards. Instead we drove to Nijar and had a look around the hillside town. Níjar has been described as one of the most picturesque towns in the whole of Spain. It therefore comes highly recommended as a place to see.
Nijar – Atalaye
The most notable site was the tower or Atalaye which is situated high above the hillside town. It was quite an effort to climb up to the tower and slightly disappointing that the tower itself was closed.
Panaorama from Nijar…
Still, the viewing area provided nice panoramic views across the Cabo de Gata National Park, all the way to the ocean at San Jose. Apart, that is, from the sea of polytunnels!
The weather gradually improved as the day wore on and the evening was nice and sunny and pleasantly warm. The early part of the evening saw a group of Brits descend on the bar (well, it is Friday). We joined them for a beer or two before heading back to the van and cooking a rather nice piece of steak.