This is a shot of my room before I unpacked:
Valenca is a fortress town with more defensive walls, earthworks and turrets than I have seen anywhere. You enter and leave the fortress by a tunnel with iron gates at both ends. Here are some pics of the defences:
The last one is the view from my hotel showing the iron bridge into Spain designed by Gustav Eiffel.
After a sumptuous breakfast this morning at the Pousada, which included Bucks Fizz (they can't hide the champagne from me!) I set off across the bridge into Tui. I wanted to stay the night but in a cheaper establishment after last night's indulgence. Near the Cathedral I came across the Hotel Cabalo Furado and was lucky enough to get the last single room for €30.
From the Cathedral Mirador, I was able to take a photo of the Valenca fortress where I spent last night:
Here are a few more pics from the Cathedral cloisters:
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