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 …
On Google Earth we had found an abandoned power plant, called La Fabrica de la Luz, at the Tajo. The road there clearly was without tarmac, but it didn’t look so bad on Google Earth. You could see a car parked, so we decided to give it a try. After going through Valdeverdejo – nothing …
Even with the heat, we wanted to cycle along another railway line, the Via Verde de la Jara which is in total 52 km long. It starts at Calera y Chozas, leading south over the Tajo via an enormous viaduct and up into the mountains on the other side, which are dominated by a savannah …
Talavera de la Reina at the Tajo is world-famous for its pottery of high quality and artistic value. We decided to stop here and take a walk, to admire the azulejos which decorate many parts of town. The area around Talavera has been settled by Celtic tribes since ancient times. In 181 BC, the place …
From Toledo we followed the Tajo river and discovered some fascinating landscape but also a little Visigoth church and the bridge of the archbishop. Our first stop were the Barrancas de Burujón. The Barrancas de Burujón are more than 100 metre high cliffs formed by water and wind erosion, which created the red clay gullies. …
On our way to Extremadura, we passed Toledo, which we wanted to visit, although it was incredibly hot. We first took the scenic route, which leads around town on the other side of the river Tajo and gives you incredible views of the city and its special location. It is a good road which you …
On the way to Toledo, this impressive castle dominates the landscape. We couldn’t resist and took the road up – which might require a 4×4 for campers. If you manage the first part of the gravel road, where a lot of wheel spinning had created deep holes, then you are good! The first documented reference …
We love the Via Verdes in Spain – former railway tracks converted into cycling routes. This one is called Via Verde del Trenillo. It leads straight through a flat landscape, so we didn’t expect too much and therefore were positively surprised. We started from Villacañas, where we had spent the night at a shady picnic …
The windmills of Castilla – La Mancha are a special landmark on this otherwise very flat tableland about 700 metres above sea level, known as Meseta. In the end we went to 3 different locations with windmills: Campo de Criptana, Alcázar de San Juan and Consuegra. Each set of windmills had their own characteristics. Our …
On our way from Jávea westwards through Spain, we decided to follow the Júcar river, which we reached at Alcalá del Júcar. From here we followed the river upstream and were mesmerised by the incredible valley. The soft limestone was not only formed by the river but also used to build houses into man made …
