From Segovia, we drove just a short way south, closer to Sierra de Guadarrama at San Ildefonso. In Austria we have nougat sweets called Ildefonso, so this name sounds mouth watering. But San Ildefonso is known for La Granja – the summer residence of the Spanish Kings. As you can see, we were not in …
Nur wo du zu Fuß warst, bist du auch wirklich gewesen. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) Only where you were walking, you have really been. Today this quote felt so true again, while we were hiking through the mountains near Vila Real. We drove up into the Serra da Alvão from Vila Real until we reached …
Our second hike in the Serra da Estrela started near Manteigas. We were climbing the mountains with the camper to reach Pass Cruz da Jogadas with beautiful views over the Serra. (40.423894, -7.516474) From here the route from my Rother online guide took us first to the chapel of São Lourenço with great views into …
We had reached the Serra da Estrela, which are the highest mountains of the Portuguese mainland with a height up to 1993 m. With the Rother online guide downloaded, we were eager to do some hiking in these mountains. The first hike was taking us to countless weathered granite rocks at the plateau of the …
Hiking around the peninsula of Peniche, we encountered a fascinating coast. Afterwards we still had the energy to visit the lovely historic town of Óbidos. Cabo Carvoeiro We had parked in the south of the peninsula (39.354904, -9.38826) and started our hike from there, clockwise around the island. The coast is dominated by cliffs where …
50 kilometers southwest of Lisbon, on the south western point of the Setúbal Peninsula, lies Cabo Espichel. It’s characterised by a dramatic, wild and barren coastline which has stunning and impressive views of the massive cliffs and the Atlantic Ocean. The short hike to the footprints.. Beside the beautiful and mysterious sanctuary complex, Santuário de …
At the Algarve in Portugal, we found 2 beautiful hikes not far from Loulé: the Fonte Benémola and Rocha da Pena. Both easy walks and especially in spring a pleasure with all the wild flowers in bloom. After spending 1 week in Austria we had returned to Faro where we had left our cochecito. We …
One of the main attractions in Huelva are the mines of Riotinto. We waited two days for better weather before we went there. Cerro Colorado The area of Riotinto is a zone of volcanogenic massive sulfide ore deposit which has produced significant copper, zinc, lead, gold and silver. Cerro Colorado covers a surface of 4,2 …
Between Caños de Meca and Barbate lies a natural park of sand dunes and pine trees with a beautiful hiking route along the coast. Hiking on sand Clifs of sand stone Torre del Tajo These pine trees were planted many years ago to stop the dunes from moving inland. The harvest of the pine nuts …
Near Elche we discovered the lagunes of “El Fondo” or “El Hondo” – one name seams to be Valenciano 😉 White spotted Bluethroat The parking at this National Park is big and can be used to stay overnight: 38.187893, -0.791316 We took the long lenses out and went bird hunting. Pentax K1 – 500mm – …
