Right in the middle of downtown Valencia on the city’s central square, side-by-side with the richly ornamented Church of the Santos Joanes … … and opposite the Llotja de la Seda, the old Silk Exchange (recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site), … … you can find a building that rivals those two architectural…
Having followed a dried-out river for our last post, we will today explore a dried-out wetlands preserve. The rain in Spain – the little there has been over the past five years – has, it seems, mainly fallen outside of Valencia, and as a consequence, the Albufera wetlands, a short bus ride to the south…
Valencia is the third biggest city in Spain, but it is fair to say, I believe, that it struggles at times to be seen in the shadow that is cast by its two larger rivals. Valencia may lead the peloton, but in almost every field from football to film and fashion, Madrid and Barcelona are…
There is – on top of what we told you last week – another reason for making your way up Alicante’s Santa Barbara Castle. Once that challenge is out of the way, you are free to enjoy the other things that the city has to offer: the beauty of its townscape, lush tropical fauna and…
Some travel destinations make you look long and hard for a scenic and entertaining walking route, while others come up with a whole range of suggestions. But there is a third group of destinations that urge rather than suggest, leaving you the sole alternative of doing the hike of their own choosing or no hike…
Here is a tip if you face an acute what-to-do-with-the kids emergency in Barcelona. If you are visiting the Catalan capital with teenage kids in tow who have become ever so slightly rebellious after three days of art nouveau, hallucinogenic architecture and the musty smell of museum corridors take them to Girona (it’s a little…
Don’t we all just love the Mediterranean! And aren’t we grateful that we have its wonderful countries: for their food, their joie de vivre, the refuge they offer us at this or, indeed, any other time of the year. Having said that, we must also admit that these countries are not perfect and that there…
Our five reasons to visit Barcelona in the winter months 1. It is always nice to escape the dark and the cold Look out of your window: chances are you are staring into a grey and gloomy fog. What more reasons do you need to run away? Escaping from the grim and cold reality of…
Since 2010, we’ve been sharing with you, easy hikers of the world, tips on where to find trails wherever your holidays bring you. We’ve walked and hiked trails in Paris, Barcelona, the French Riviera (among the many), and of course, in the land of hikers, Germany. Choose from these top easy hiker tips that proved to…
Where to Go in Mallorca The Weekly Market of Alcudia When we visited Mallorca for our hiking trip earlier in the autumn, we stayed – like most visitors of the island – in a beach resort. Many people, specifically families, spend happy holidays in places like Port d’Alcudia, but you will rarely hear anyone rave…
