La Serreta – Iberian village
By Dave Jones
AROUND 2,500 years ago La Serreta mountain near Alcoy was the site of an Iberian settlement. Anyone who has walked up to...
Elche reservoir route
This attractive route runs from Elche city centre, following the Vinalopó River as far as Elche reservoir.
It’s a waymarked walk (white/yellow markings) and there...
The Vall de Gallinera
By Ralph Phipps
THIS valley, almost due east of Denia on the Costa Blanca coast, makes its first appearance as you pass Pego to the...
Walking back to Spain
Day 2 – part 1
THIS is one of the hardest day’s walking you will ever do. The route will take between 9.5 to 11...
Deaths in the mountains
SPAIN is the second most mountainous country in Europe after Switzerland.
It is home to some stupendously beautiful mountain ranges that beg to be explored...
Two ravine walk
By Dave Jones
THIS route takes in two wonderful ravines in the municipality of Castell de Castells.
The walker is rewarded with some spectacular views of...
Around Aneto
Day 3
THE FINAL day of the walk is a stroll in the park compared with what has gone before.
With just 8km to cover back...
Summer walks – part 5
THE TWO-day walk from Panticosa to San Nicolas de Bujaruelo will take some organising. Those who are going up to either of these wonderful...
Benasque – part 2
By Dave Jones
WITH autumn arriving this week, heralding the start of the walking season in south-east Spain, there is still time to escape to...
Around the lost mountain – day 1
This long-distance walk starts and finishes in Torla – an attractive village/town in Huesca province which is the gateway to the Ordesa canyon and...
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...
Summer walks part 3
Panticosa to Bujaruelo Day 1 (part 2)
THE GLACIAL lake - ‘Ibón de Catieras’ – is lovely place for a spot of lunch at 2,267...
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...
Pyrenees paradise – Part 1
If you like your lakes (glacial, of course), then this is the place for you.
The ‘ibónes’, as they are called in Aragón region, are...
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Brexit passport rule changes
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