After leaving the coast at Oued Laou, we drove through impressive mountains of the Rif massiv, until we reached Chefchaouen, the “Blue City”. We could park above the Medina and walk down from there, where we immediately immersed into the blue of the alleys. We walked up until the waterfall above town, just that there …
We are in Morocco! At Algeciras, we had bought the tickets for the ferry, filled up our gas bottle, and did some panic buying of Spanish ham and cheese, just in case. The ferry ride was uncomplicated and only the police control in Morocco took a while. There was a young man in front of …
We decided to take the route via Seville to get to the port of Algeciras. A little detour, but we were looking for good weather and warmer temperatures. Our first stop was at the village of Iznájar, which lies on a huge rocky outcrop overlooking a reservoir, where we could spend the night at the shore. …
The Gorafe desert or badlands are an incredible part of Spain, a landscape formed by erosion and a heaven for 4×4 enthusiasts. There are no restrictions and from cyclists to bikers, all-terrain vehicles and campers, everybody enjoys this fantastic area, which is huge and has many different kinds of tracks on offer. We came from …
The new year started with the decision to hit the road and go south in the direction of Algeciras and the ferry to Morocco. We first stopped at St. Pola, to fill up our gas bottles, which were close to empty again. Luckily, there are places in Spain, where they fill your German bottle, which …
We came to Santa Pola for one important reason: here a gas station is filling gas bottles. They have the adapter for German and other bottles and have no reason not to do it (like everywhere else). After that was done, we went to the harbour and enjoyed the good weather. The next day, we …
At the empty plains in the middle of Spain, there are many hidden gems to be found. On our way south, we went bird watching at Gallocanta and discovered an extraordinary castle in the middle of nowhere. The castle of Zafra was built in the late 12th or early 13th century on a sandstone outcrop …
From the abandoned village of Pardina de Albás, we had to make our way back to a tar road today. First we drove down the mountains, crossed the deep mud a second time and then drove up the mountain on the other side. There were many washed out sections with deep trenches where you don’t …
We left Huesca in the afternoon to explore the impressive castle we had seen from the highway: Castillo Montearagón. It was closed, but the light was perfect and after walking around it, we spent the night not far from the castle, with great views of the sunset and the lights of Huesca. The next day, …
North from Huesca, from the Loarre Castle, which we had visited before, we started a gravel route, taking us to the remains of Castillo Marcuello, a vulture colony and over an interesting track down the mountains to La Pena in the next valley. From the medieval castle, only one wall stands like a finger into …
