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Article · 29 Oct 2022

Summer on the Camino Del Norte

Emma Sawyer quit her job and set off to walk the 500 mile Camino Del Norte – one of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage routes running through Northern Spain

Article · 22 Oct 2022

Cycling in Montenegro: The Kotor Serpentine

The tiny Balkan nation of Montenegro is making its mark on the tourist map, primarily for historic towns and epic mountain hiking. However, over just a few days Melissa Davies...

A pilgrim on the Camino del Norte (Spain)

Article · 1 Oct 2022

What pilgrim trail should I do? The best pilgrimages and caminos in the world

Pilgrimages are more popular than ever, with thousands of people walking the Camino every year. The Camino Frances is a wonderful route but it's far from the only camino! Here are...

Article · 24 Sept 2022

How to walk a Camino without blistering pain

Don't let blisters ruin your Camino; follow Nicole Bukaty's top tips instead.

Article · 27 Aug 2022

Everything you need to know about the England Coast Path

The England Coast Path is VERY, VERY LONG by any measure. In the UK it will dwarf all the existing National Trails, long distance paths and established long distance walking...

Article · 13 Jul 2022

Everything you need to know about Spain’s Sendero Histórico, the GR1

The Sendero Histórico (or GR1) is a trail that combines great scenery with a gentle lesson in Spain’s fascinating history. Traversing the north of Spain it sits in the shadow...

Article · 23 Apr 2022

Highlights of the Brittany Coast Path (GR34)

The GR34 is a long-distance hiking path (sentier de grande randonnée) that follows the coast of Brittany from Mont-Saint-Michel to Saint-Nazaire (more than 2000km). It’s called...

Article · 6 Apr 2022

The Skye Trail: Everything you need to know

The Isle of Skye holds a special place in many people’s hearts. Its majestic mountains, stunning coastline, and Gaelic language and culture draw people back time and time again...

Article · 2 Apr 2022

Camino Invierno: Walking the Camino Francés in winter

There may be many things that make walking the Camino Francés in winter a very different experience to more popular times of the year, but the fundamentals remain the same, found...

Article · 17 Dec 2021

Trekking in the Vanoise – everything you need to know

Trekking in the Vanoise is the perfect way to experience some of the finest walking in the Alps. Nestled between Mont Blanc and the Massif des Écrins, the Vanoise National Park...

News · 13 Dec 2021

Kev Reynolds: A tribute

Kev Reynolds, one of the country’s leading outdoor writers, died on Friday 10 December 2021, three days after his 78th birthday.

Focus · 13 Dec 2021

Kev Reynolds: Remembering the man with the world's best job

Fond memories of Kev Reynolds – writer, photographer, journalist, lecturer. An inspiration to many, and a wonderful friend. So many stories, here we have pulled together a few...

Walking on La Palma offers a colourful experience

Article · 22 Nov 2021

Hiking the GR130 and GR131 trails across La Palma

La Palma boasts two long-distance walking routes: The GR130 (aka the Camino Real de la Costa) and the high-level GR131. Looking for a winter sun hiking trip, Tom Martens packed...

The Valbona valley from the top of the pass

Article · 6 Nov 2021

Walking the Peaks of the Balkans trail: everything you need to know

The Peaks of the Balkans is a cross-border long-distance trail through Montenegro, Albania, and Kosovo's spectacularly wild and rugged borderlands. Whilst the popularity of the...

K2 represents one of the world’s toughest mountaineering challenges

Feature · 23 Oct 2021

Climbing K2: Jake Meyer's ten-year journey to the summit of the savage mountain

Jake Meyer, one of the youngest Britons to climb Everest, and the youngest man in the world to complete the Seven Summits, undertook his biggest challenge when he faced The Savage...

Article · 16 Oct 2021

Climbing Aconcagua: the world's highest trekking peak

After ticking off Kilimanjaro and Elbrus, Peter Watson headed to the Andes to attempt his third Seven Summit. Aconcagua may not require mountaineering skills, but this hulk of...

Article · 9 Oct 2021

10 days walking northern Spain’s GR1 - the Sendero Historico

Warwick Sprawson describes his 186km hike along a portion of northern Spain’s GR1, one of the many gran recorrido long-distance trails crossing Europe. They have little idea of...

Pic du Midi d Ossau over Lac Gentau from Refuge d Ayous

News · 30 Jun 2021

Obituary: Brian Johnson

It is with great sadness that we report the death of Brian Johnson – one of Cicerone's great authors.

Article · 25 Jun 2021

Website orders going to EU countries

If you're based in the EU, you can purchase your printed book from where ever you normally buy your books, not just from the Cicerone website. You can also purchase an eBook for most Cicerone guidebooks which contains the same information as the...

Article · 19 Jun 2021

Walkers and livestock: how to behave around animals

Natalie Simpson explains how best to minimise the potential risks - to yourself and the animals - when out walking around livestock