Sometimes you discover a place entirely by accident. Güéjar Sierra is a great example of this. How we had never heard of the “Switzerland of Southern Spain” is a mystery! Back in March we had been in the Sierra Nevada…
Adventure and Urbex in the Sierra Espuña
Sierra Espuña is a small range of mountains in the Murcia region. It is well signposted from the A7 / E15 motorway between the cities of Murcia and Lorca. We entered at Alhama de Murcia, which is also worthy of…
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Picos de Europa – Asturias
The Picos de Europa mountain range in northern Spain is incredible. On the Asturian side we recommend travelling to both Bulnes and Covadonga to see two very different places. The contrast between these two beautifully located villages is striking, but…
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Picos de Europa – Cantabria
The Picos de Europa mountain range in northern Spain is incredible. On the Cantabrian side we recommend travelling to Fuente Dé and going up the cable car to the top of a rocky plateau. It’s truly breathtaking, and not just…
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Novelda and the Stone Church
On a sunny spring Sunday we headed to Novelda (Alicante) for a walk in the countryside. It turned out to be a wonderful day helped by the weather and the fact that it wasn’t a particularly difficult route – most…
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4 eyes, 5 eyes and 50 shades of red
If you are looking for a fantastic walk with breathtaking scenery, you could do worse than to head to Aspe, just 25km inland from Alicante. On the edge of town, find the Santa Cruz Hermitage and start from there. I…
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Catral’s Rural Walks
A recent initiative by the local authorities in Catral have seen the marking of three rural walks. What better on a sunny day than a walk through some of the Vega Baja‘s splendid countryside to see why the area is so famous…
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San Juan de Gaztelugatxe
San Juan de Gaztelugatxe is a bit of a mouthful! That’s the Spanish version. Strangely though, the Basque version, Gaztelugatxeko Doniene, is no more difficult on the tongue. Gaztelugatxe is a small islet off the Basque coast, not far from Bilbao,…
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Walking the Camino
Many of us think about walking the camino, and when we do, we are usually thinking about the Camino de Santiago de Compostela. Not me! It’s just too long and the weather would probably be awful anyway. No, I’ve found…
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El Torcal de Antequera
Wander among an alien landscape at El Torcal de Antequera. For millenia Mother Nature has been carving out this spectacular location for you, and it’s located just 16km from Antequera, albeit at least half an hour in the car because…
