Crossing Italy we stopped at Borghetto which is a lovely place near Verona. It was the second time we went there, but again we were not lucky with the weather. On our first visit (post from April 2018)we had stopped for the night while it was raining heavely. This time it was not so bad. …
Crossing the Alps from Briançon in France to Turin in Italy we found a nice hike in Foresto. The weather was still not good but we made the best out of it. We had found a parking at park4night where a hike of 2,5 hours was mentioned. But nobody had mentioned that entering the little …
On the way back home we crossed France from Biarritz at the Atlantic coast to Briançon in the Alpes but made a couple of stops where we discovered a lovely town and saw beautiful landscapes on the way. Typical France: alleys of sycamores We had stopped at Toulouse and Roquefort (earlier posts) and from there …
Crossing France we looked for attractive stops and found Roquefort, a village where the famous cheese comes from. The weather was not ideal for outdoor activities, so visiting the caves of the cheese production was a good opportunity to escape the rain. We had stayed at a parking for caravans just next to the tourist …
On our way through France we stopped at Toulouse to dive into the history of aeronautics. We fell in love with all the historic planes gathered there. First we went to the museum of Airbus called Aeroscopia, where the history of aeronautics is represented. The exhibition was very intersting but when we went to the …
Our last stop in Spain was San Sebastián or Donostia. We parked a little outside and used the bikes to get into the city. We used a parking area next to an Arena, which is empty when no event is going on. (43.297742, -1.970536 – there is even a service station under the bridge) From …
Tapear means going from one Tapa Bar to the next, enjoying a glass of wine or beer acommpanied by a little dish called Tapa. A great thing to do in Pamplona! We had parked next to a fire station not far from the old town. (42.820593, -1.657342) From there it was a short walk along …
Foz de Lumbier is a gorge in Navarra which is famous for the colony of vultures which can easily be watched while hiking on a former railway track. We followed the signs to Foz de Lumbier and found a spacious parking which costs 2,50 Euros including a map and information about the hike. (42.638258, -1.307590) …
From Bardenas Reales, a semi-desert or badlands of some 420 km2 in the south of Navarra, we had seen many great pictures which had aroused our interest in this landscape. The Bardenas is in the southeast of Navarra, bordering Aragon. It is located in the middle of the depression of the Ebro valley and can …
The landscape was again fascinating with red soil alternating with intensive green fields. Soon we reached Santo Domingo de Silos not far from Lerma and Burgos. Plaza Mayor of the little town with 282 inhabitants Monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos We waited in a queue to get in … … but then we were …
