Valencia, Spain - Peniscola Part 3, Castle gardens.

 

A short walk through the town took us down to the gardens 

in the fortifications below the castle.

It was a lovely spot but very few of the castle visitors had taken the extra effort to find it

so it was very quiet and peaceful.

This cat was

trying out for

a modelling job

while this one got down to the serious job of hunting.

It was a gorgeous, sunny day

with a light breeze.

Quite cool inside the castle rooms

but the sunny garden was warm.

Photo by Dave

Photo by Rick.

Photo by Fiona

which Nicola later played with. AI is amazing for this purpose.

I was surprised to see, what looked like, an oil rig off shore.

The oil rig often visible from the coast near Peniscola, Spain, is part of the

Castor Underground Gas Storage (UGS) project. 

• Location: The facility is located offshore in the Mediterranean Sea, specifically near Vinaròs and Peniscola in the province of Castellón, Spain.
• Purpose: It was designed as an underground natural gas storage facility, utilizing a depleted oil reservoir (the Amposta field) 5 kilometers long and 2.5 kilometers wide.
• Status: Following its closure due to seismic activity in 2013, the facility has been in a state of hibernation, with maintenance performed by Enagás. Plans for dismantling have been in place, with discussions about sealing and removing the infrastructure, including the offshore platform from AI summary.

There was still more history

 

to be seen in buildings in the gardens

but we were getting hungry

and headed out

in search of a restaurant.