Barcelona’s Seven Hills – an easy urban hiking route

Barcelona, as you are surely aware, was built on seven hills. Just like Rome – and a long list of other cities – it has seven hills within the urban

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Cercedilla: a mountain town to escape the hustle and heat of Madrid

Summer is here — it’s hot and getting hotter. Want to get away? Try heading to Cercedilla. You can shave a few degrees off your Madrid summer temperatures

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Pico de Abantos – more GR-10 adventures

I had made a half-hearted attempt to do this walk before, but today I made it all the way to the top. Pico de Abantos – at 1753

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GR Footpaths in Spain: Walking Tours of the Iberian Peninsula

Here’s some info about the GR footpaths in Spain. I’m a big walker, so any time I’m out and about and I see the characteristic yellow arrow for

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Snow in Miraflores de la Sierra

It was a beautiful day up in Miraflores de la Sierra yesterday. Every time I go there, I think I really want to go back soon, but it’s

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