Benasque
By Dave Jones
The Plann d’Aiguallut is the most wonderful place I have seen on earth. I’ll tell you why.
The walk up starts from the...
Autumn in the Pyrenees
By Dave Jones
AFTER a long, hot summer, life is returning to the Pyrenees with the precipitation that the autumn brings. Mountains streams have been...
Around Aneto
Day 1 (part 2)
FROM the Vallibierna pass, the walker descends on the GR-11 footpath towards the glacial lake, the Estany de Cap de Llauset...
Around Puig Campana
THIS walk offers a complete circuit around Puig Campana (1,410 metres) – the volcano-like mountain behind Benidorm.
The PR-CV 289 footpath allows the walker to...
Walking back to Spain
Day 2 – part 2
In today’s Costa Blanca News read about the second part of day two of the walk, returning to Baños de...
La Mata wine route
By Dave Jones
THE START of the grape harvest in La Mata this week gives us an opportunity to revisit the walk which runs through...
Around Aneto – the practicalities
By Dave Jones
THE THREE-day walk described over previous weeks took the protagonist into the glacial heart of the Pyrenees.
The route circled the highest peaks...
On the slopes of Puig Campana
By Dave Jones
THIS walk from the Font del Molí in Finestrat allows the walker to view Puig Campana (1,408 metres) from a number of...
Menejador (1,352 metres)
By Dave Jones
THIS route is at its best on a cold, crisp winter morning. It makes use of two waymarked short distance footpaths in...
Archerito glacial lake
By Dave Jones
AS the signpost points out, it’s only 4km from the start point to the glacial lake, the Ibón de Archerito. The path...
Barranc del Infern
THIS ROUTE lies inside Font Roja natural park. It could be done on a hot and steamy summer's evening, taking advantage of the height...
Between two windmills
By Dave Jones
THIS route could be called a short walk in San Pedro del Pinatar regional park – for that is what it is....
Confrides snow walks
CONFRIDES village in the Guadalest Valley is a great start point for snow walks.
There are a number of options available, ranging from a short...
Walking into France
By Dave Jones
IT’S a rather an exciting notion, walking from one country to another over a mountainous border to visit the neighbouring nation. Living...
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Benidorm locks-up again
To avoid residents from other regions breaking the lockdown and trying to reach holiday apartments in Benidorm this May 1 holiday weekend, local authorities...
Deep snow in Alicante province
With the north of Alicante province still on red alert for snow today (Monday), around half a metre has fallen in Banyeres de Mariola...
Brexit passport rule changes
BRITISH people travelling within the European Union should be aware passport validity rules will change after December 31 because of Brexit.
During the current transition...
