{"id":272,"date":"2016-05-09T23:36:10","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T06:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pxl8.es\/?p=272"},"modified":"2017-05-19T20:46:06","modified_gmt":"2017-05-20T03:46:06","slug":"nerja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/2016\/05\/09\/nerja\/","title":{"rendered":"Nerja"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nerja was my first stop after Granada. I decided to ease into things with a short stay at the beach and my first ever stay at a hostel. I booked a private room at <a href=\"http:\/\/easynerjahostel.com\">EasyNerja Hostel<\/a>, and ended up with a six bed dorm room to myself. Naturally, I tried all the beds to find the most comfortable one!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/2016\/05\/09\/nerja\/img_1230\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-273\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-273 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/pxl8.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_1230-1024x282.jpg\" alt=\"Six-Bed Dorm at EasyNerja\" width=\"697\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_1230-1024x282.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pxl8.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_1230-300x83.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pxl8.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_1230-768x212.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pxl8.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_1230-600x165.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pxl8.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_1230.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I only had one full day in Nerja, so I used it to see Nerja\u2019s only real non-beach attraction: the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cuevadenerja.es\/index.php?lenguaje=en\">Caves of Nerja<\/a>. I took a ride on the \u201cCuevatren\u201d to the cave site a few kilometers out of town. The caves were (re)discovered in the 1959 and have really amazing geological formations. There were a few that made me think of Gaudi.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-272 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/2016\/05\/09\/nerja\/img_2042\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_2042-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Cuevatren\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-278\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-278'>\n\t\t\t\tI still can&#8217;t get over the &#8220;Tschu-Tschu&#8221; written on the back of the &#8220;train engine&#8221;!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/2016\/05\/06\/on-the-road-again\/img_1240\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_1240-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Outside the Caves of Nerja\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-263\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-263'>\n\t\t\t\tOutside the Caves of Nerja\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/2016\/05\/09\/nerja\/img_2044\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_2044-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Inside the Caves of Nerja\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/2016\/05\/09\/nerja\/img_2047\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_2047-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Inside the Caves of Nerja\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/2016\/05\/09\/nerja\/img_2054\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_2054-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Inside the Caves of Nerja\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/2016\/05\/09\/nerja\/img_2070\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_2070-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Inside the Caves of Nerja\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/2016\/05\/09\/nerja\/img_2083\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_2083-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Inside the Caves of Nerja\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/2016\/05\/09\/nerja\/img_2084\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_2084-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Inside the Caves of Nerja\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/2016\/05\/09\/nerja\/img_2091\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_2091-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Inside the Caves of Nerja\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/2016\/05\/09\/nerja\/img_2092\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_2092-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Inside the Caves of Nerja\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/2016\/05\/09\/nerja\/img_2094\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_2094-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Inside the Caves of Nerja\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I decided to walk back from the caves and do a little geocaching on the way. I crossed the bridge into Maro for a quick look around and a giant bottle of water.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-272 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/2016\/05\/09\/nerja\/img_2109\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_2109-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Bridge to Maro\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-289\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-289'>\n\t\t\t\tThis bridge goes over a highway from the Caves to Maro\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/2016\/05\/09\/nerja\/img_2112\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_2112-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"From Maro to Nerja\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-290\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-290'>\n\t\t\t\tThe view of Nerja from Maro.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/2016\/05\/09\/nerja\/img_2114\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_2114-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Balcony Flowers (Maro)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-291\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-291'>\n\t\t\t\tBalcony Flowers\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/2016\/05\/09\/nerja\/img_2119\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_2119-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Trellis Flowers (Maro)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-292\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-292'>\n\t\t\t\tTrellis Flowers\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>My first stop was an old bridge with a partial view to the old aqueduct.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_293\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 310px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/2016\/05\/09\/nerja\/img_2121\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-293\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-293\" src=\"http:\/\/pxl8.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_2121-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Old Bridge, New Bridge, Aqueduct\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_2121-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pxl8.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_2121-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pxl8.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_2121-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pxl8.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_2121-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pxl8.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_2121-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/pxl8.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_2121.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Old Bridge, New Bridge, Aqueduct<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>My second stop was at an abandoned sugar factory.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-272 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/2016\/05\/09\/nerja\/img_2125\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_2125-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Abandoned Sugar Mill\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-294\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-294'>\n\t\t\t\tSan Joaquin Sugar Mill\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/2016\/05\/09\/nerja\/img_2131\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_2131-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Abandoned Sugar Mill\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-295\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-295'>\n\t\t\t\tSan Joaquin Sugar Mill\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/2016\/05\/09\/nerja\/img_2138\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_2138-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Abandoned Sugar Mill\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-296\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-296'>\n\t\t\t\tSan Joaquin Sugar Mill\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/2016\/05\/09\/nerja\/img_2139\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_2139-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Abandoned Sugar Mill\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-297\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-297'>\n\t\t\t\tSan Joaquin Sugar Mill\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Amazingly, I found all of the caches I went looking for! (This is not normal for me.)<\/p>\n<p>I finished the walk into Nerja and had a lovely late lunch along Burriana Beach.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-272 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/2016\/05\/09\/nerja\/img_2147\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_2147-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Nerja, with old Aqueduct\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-298\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-298'>\n\t\t\t\tNerja, with old Aqueduct\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/2016\/05\/09\/nerja\/img_2149\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_2149-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Approaching Nerja from the Road\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-299\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-299'>\n\t\t\t\tApproaching Nerja from the Road\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/2016\/05\/09\/nerja\/img_2152\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_2152-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Approaching Nerja from the Road\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-300\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-300'>\n\t\t\t\tApproaching Nerja from the Road\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/2016\/05\/09\/nerja\/img_2153\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_2153-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Burriana Beach, Nerja\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-301\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-301'>\n\t\t\t\tBurriana Beach, Nerja\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Next stop: C\u00f3rdoba!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nerja was my first stop after Granada. I decided to ease into things with a short stay at the beach and my first ever stay at a hostel. I booked a private room at EasyNerja Hostel, and ended up with a six bed dorm room to myself. Naturally, I tried all the beds to find [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":262,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[65,14,16,15,33,34,8],"class_list":["post-272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travelogue","tag-andalucia","tag-beach","tag-caves","tag-geocaching","tag-grand-european-adventure","tag-nerja","tag-spain"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=272"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":307,"href":"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272\/revisions\/307"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}