easy hikes in Spain
A Totally Different Christmas Market What would Christmas be without Christmas markets? These fairs with their arts and crafts stalls, handmade candles, sticky candies and mulled wine have become such an integral part of the Western Christmas experience that we tend to forget how pagan they actually are – as pagan as, well, a Christmas…
Coastal Hikes in Spain A Fishing Village along the Cami de Ronda Cannes, Portofino, Benidorm – nearly all of the famous Mediterranean beach resorts, whether classy or downmarket, were once humble fishing villages. In some parts of the Mediterranean, there is nothing that could remind the visitor of this tradition – in others, there may…
To Market in Seville Tell me how you shop and I tell you who you are. If you come from a country north of the Great Cultural Shopping Divide (i.e. a country where most shopping is done in supermarkets), you have probably felt the urge to experience a “native” street market on a visit to…
Urban Walking in Seville For walking Seville, we chose a route on the banks of the Guadalquivir river, from the town centre to the iconic Alamillo Bridge and across into neighbouring Alamillo Park. The walk starts at San Telmo Bridge, near San Telmo Palace in the heart of the Old Town. Walk down to the…
We were Smitten by Seville We were in Seville for the MyVuelingCity Game, where the Barcelona-based budget airline Vueling sends travel bloggers on exchange trips, shipping off Spanish bloggers to enjoy some of the European destinations on its ever growing list of destinations and giving people like us the opportunity to spend a weekend in…
Coastal Hikes in Spain An Old Fishing Village on the Cami de Ronda Spain’s Costa Brava and the French Riviera may be two of Europe’s most famous and most visited coastal holiday regions, but that’s where the similarity ends. Whereas the French Riviera, at least its “core section” between Cannes and Menton on the Italian…
Coastal Hikes in Spain This is easily one of the most scenic views from our recent hike on the Costa Brava between the Catalonian beach resorts of La Fosca and Palafrugell: with the three classical features of the Mediterranean coastline – the plants that grow out of the arid slopes and cliffs, the vast expanse…
Coastal Hikes in Spain This is the real Costa Brava Forget everything you have always thought you knew about the Costa Brava: the holiday factories, the hordes of Viking tourists, the overcrowded beaches…. Sure, the Costa Brava has all of that, but certainly not on the stretch between Palamos and Palafrugell – an area that…
Easy hiking in Spain La Fosca in the Costa Brava La Fosca had been recommended to us. It is not a place where one would wind up otherwise. Remember this: Next time you travel through Catalonia or anywhere along the Costa Brava, make room in your itinerary for a trip to La Fosca. Take this…
We really should start putting out posts about food because one of the many pleasures I get when we go hiking anywhere is the anticipation of trying a local delicacy. And I’ve tried some unforgettable ones. Oh, Food Glorious Food Jabuguitos and fried eggs for breakfast in Madrid (This one was a regular on the…