Rupert Parker puts on his hiking boots and explores the rugged interior of Gran Canaria
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Rupert Parker puts on his hiking boots and explores the rugged interior of Gran Canaria
Read the full story hereRupert Parker explores Spain’s ancient Camino Primitivo through Asturias to Galicia
Read the full story hereThe most westerly and smallest of the Canary Islands, El Hierro was once considered the end of the world until Columbus discovered America.
Read the full story hereThe Sierra de Aracena and Picos de Aroche Natural Park is a relatively unknown part of Andalucía, around an hour’s drive west from Seville
Read the full story hereConsidering 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.
Read the full story hereI’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.
Read the full story hereIt’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.
Read the full story herePotato 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.
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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