On the western side of Valencia Community, in the area of Bicorp you’ll find a hidden natural gem that is the River Fraile (the Monk’s river). This ~10km river route (round trip) will give the opportunity to do some self-guided canyoning along some spectacular nature and a chance to escape from the hot Valencian summer. …
In 813 AD King Alfonso II (The Chaste) made what is said to be the first pilgrimage to North Western Spain to visit the remains of the apostle James (Santiago); building a chapel to the saint that would later become a grand cathedral on a square described as the the field of stars (Compostela) and …
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In Malaga province, hidden away in the gorge of the Chorro river you’ll find a bit of adventure that makes for a must do daytrip when you are in the area. With walkways fastened high-up against the rock faces of the gorge, the caminito was originally built in the early 1900s to help workers build …
Stretching from the fine dining of Denia in the north, to the pink lake of Torrevieja in its south, the province of Alicante has some of most picturesque seascapes in Spain. Here we’ll give you our top spots to visit in this varied little province: Cova Tallada Just to the south of Denia you’ll find …
For us, the little town of Chelva is one of our top places to visit not just in Valencia but the whole of Spain for some wonderful outdoor hiking. Start in the centre of town and follow the signs of La Ruta del Agua, also download the route from the town’s website as the signs …
This holiday season we decided to skip the cold weather and leftover turkey sandwiches and instead we flew south down to the Canary islands for a hot, sunny break. 100 km off the coast of Africa and just a 4 hr direct flight with Transavia from Amsterdam, it makes for a perfect festive getaway. Our …
Our birthday weekend gave us the opportunity for a short break away to Segovia for the weekend. A beautiful Spanish city, over 2000 years old that is just an hour’s drive to the north of Madrid. It can easily be done as a day trip from Madrid, but if you want to have a bit …
After all our recent city trips Lyssa was pining for a bit of a beach holiday; with just a long weekend, we opted for the Caribbean island of Europe…Sardinia. With over two thousand kms of coastline and nearly all of it littered with sandy coves surrounded by azure waters and bathed in the glorious Mediterranean …
The sunshine of southern Europe brought us a visit from some of our Filipino family to our place in Spain…hot and sunny, but still pleasantly cooler than the heat of the Philippines. Back in the day, the Philippines was a colony of Spain for over 300 years, and so a visit to that once mother …
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