Rupert Parker puts on his hiking boots and explores the rugged interior of Gran Canaria
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On Foot in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands Spain
07/01/2021This entry was posted in Canary Islands, Europe and Middle East, Gran Canaria, Newsletter, Spain and tagged Canary Islands, Gran Canaria on .Walking the Camino Primitivo, Spain
17/06/2020 .
Rupert Parker explores Spain’s ancient Camino Primitivo through Asturias to Galicia
Hiking El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain
12/01/2020 .
The most westerly and smallest of the Canary Islands, El Hierro was once considered the end of the world until Columbus discovered America.
Insider guide to Valencia
05/11/2019 .
Valencia may be third in line after Madrid and Barcelona, but those in the know might just regard her with a lot more affection. Andy Mossack discovers why so many visitors fall under her spell.
Ham and Sherry in Andalucía
05/07/2019 .
The Sierra de Aracena and Picos de Aroche Natural Park is a relatively unknown part of Andalucía, around an hour’s drive west from Seville
Insider’s guide to La Palma
20/03/2019 .
Considering the talcum powder-fest that is the annual Fiesta de los Indianos had taken place yesterday, the streets of Santa Cruz are looking positively pristine.
Secret Costa Brava, Catalonia
01/12/2018 .
I’ve long thought of the Costa Brava as a destination for those 60’s cheap holidays in the sun, mass tourism on a grand scale. And indeed it’s true that Spain encouraged a rash of charter flights and built large faceless hotels in places like the appropriately named Tossa del Mar.
Tarragona beyond the human towers
19/11/2018 .
It’s late afternoon and I’m standing in the Roman equivalent of the bleachers, once capable of seating 30,000 spectators, looking at the ancient circus of Tarraco.
Taste Of Andalucia Tour
03/09/2018 .
Potato salad – a Spanish regional speciality? Really?
Ask anyone to rattle off a few Spanish delicacies and the results will be fairly predictable – gazpacho, patatas bravas, tortilla, paella, boquerones and a preponderance of bull’s bits will all rate a mention.
La Palma, Canary Islands
01/02/2018 .
The most northwesterly of the Canaries, La Palma is also apparently the world’s steepest island, something to bear in mind when you’re considering hiking its network of trails.
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