Driving through Spain

A few reflections on many years of driving through this wonderful country.

Roads in Spain in the 1970s and 1980s were rough as hell - today the motorway network is truly astonishing. © Dennis Greene, all rights reserved, 2025.

I’ve driven across Spain more times than I can recall.

I first did it in 1981 in a 13-year old VW Beetle with my newly wed wife. Back then, the roads were unpredictable, often unlit and unmarked and with …