I decided to rent a car for a week, that's how long Gord will be here and I wanted to see some places without having to deal with sporadic bus schedules.
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| We drove about 20 minutes on open roads with roundabouts and lined by orange orchards before having to deal with the narrow streets of Sagunto. |
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| Behind the church we found a museum and got directions to the castle; "turn right then up, up up." |
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| I will have to come back to this museum but today the destination was the castle. |
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| The old town has meandering narrow streets that open into small squares. |
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| I spotted this little chapel up a side street and as the door was invitingly open, had to investigate. The Hermitage of the Most Pure Blood. |
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| Blue ceramic tile dome and ceiling paintings inside. There was a young man just inside the door who was there to answer questions and we had lots: |
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| The interior was full of the religious floats, pasos, that are used during Santa Semana parades. |
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| There was also a display of the hand embroidered belts made for the same event. |
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| Gold thread. |
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| We continued up, up, up. |
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| Until we got too |
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| the renovated Roman Amphitheatre. |
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| It is used for live performances now |
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| with parts of the original in evidence. |
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