Feature · 6 Nov 2017
Around Spain, off road, on a mountain bike
We all know Spain is a beautiful country, but most of us visit the coasts and the famous cities. Jonathan Halstead, author of Three Wheels on my Bicycle, decided to visit a less...
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Feature · 13 Oct 2017
Photogallery: Trekking Spain's GR1
During April and May 2017 Rose Muylaert walked a large section of the GR1, or Sendero Historico, in Spain. She shares these photos from the stretch between L'Escala and the Basque country, saying that "it was a splendid but secluded walk, but I like...
Feature · 11 Sept 2017
Cycling the Vía de la Plata
The Vía de la Plata is one of the great Camino routes to Santiago de Compostela. Cicerone author John Hayes set about cycling the route. Here, he describes the history and culture of the region as well as giving some planning and logistics tips.
Article · 19 Apr 2017
Spring Sunshine Walking in Nerja and Southern Spain (Tell Us Your Story)
Guest blogger Mick Borroff has been exploring Southern Spain, in particular Nerja and the Sierras Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama - here are some of his highlights.
Feature · 3 Apr 2017
Birthday celebrations on the Andalucían Coast to Coast route
In the spring of 2016, Cicerone’s Lesley Williams travelled to southern Spain to trek along a section of the Andalucían Coast to Coast route, a long distance trail that crosses...
Feature · 9 Jan 2017
Caminito del Rey – The Walkway of Death
Regular Cicerone Extra contributor Steve Barham recently explored the famous Caminito del Rey in southern Spain. Now made much safer, it still provides an exhilarating walk above a precipitous gorge, but no longer retains the title of 'most...
Feature · 2 Oct 2016
Walking in southern Catalunya’s Els Ports mountains
Mary describes some of the walking routes in southern Catalunya, an easily accessible area with remarkable diversity and beauty. With a warm climate throughout winter, this region...
Feature · 4 Aug 2016
Trekking the Camino Aragon
Last year we found a brochure offering a pilgrimage on the 200km Aragon Route, a side arm of the Camino de Santiago or Way of St James in Spain. Most pilgrims take the Camino Frances from St Jean Pied de Port to Santiago de Compostela. The Camino...
Article · 4 Jul 2016
Coast to Coast Walking in Andalucía with Guy Hunter-Watts
Jonathan and Lesley go walking in Andalucía with Guy Hunter-Watts, author of several guidebooks to the area.
Feature · 12 Jun 2016
Discovering the Camiño dos Faros
The Camiño dos Faros, or ‘Lighthouse Way’, is a superb coastal walk that follows the Costa del Morte (‘Coast of Death’) for 200km around the coast of Galicia in northwest Spain. As the name suggests this a wild and rugged coast, battered by...
Feature · 8 Dec 2015
The Cami de Cavalls: A trek on the sunny side
Jonathan Cook samples a two-day section of the Camí de Cavalls, a 186km long-distance route round the coast of Menorca, the smallest of the Balearic Islands.
Feature · 9 Nov 2015
Scrambling in solitude on the Costa Blanca
If you think the Costa Blanca of southern Spain is all about sangria, sombreros and stuffed donkeys Terry Fletcher has a surprise for you – it’s time to discover some of...
Feature · 13 Jul 2015
Following My Camino to Santiago
Gail Delahunt shares her experiences joining a group walking part of the Camino de Santiago from St Jean Pied-de-Port in the French Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostela in the north west corner of Spain and discovers there’s much more to following a...
Feature · 13 Jul 2015
Trekking Spain’s Sendero Histórico, the GR1
Cicerone‘s Publisher, Jonathan Williams, reports from a recent trek – 10 days across Aragon on part of the 1250km of Spain’s Sendero Histórico, the GR1, which charts a...
Feature · 28 Jun 2015
Eagle-spotting in the Sierra de Gredos
Cicerone author Mike Dunn recommends some high-altitude day walking among the eagles, kites and vultures in the granite peaks of the Sierra de Gredos, in the Sistema Central in central Spain, just two hours west of Madrid.
Feature · 25 Mar 2015
A difficult day in the Pyrenees
An extract from A Walk in the Clouds by Kev Reynolds reveals that sometimes you can have 'Something of a doo-day'. This story takes place in the Pyrenees, near the valley d'Oô.
Article · 24 Feb 2015
Walking on Lanzarote with a Cicerone guidebook
In this blog post, two regular Cicerone fans go walking on Lanzarote with the aid of a Cicerone guidebook. They took the latest edition of Paddy Dillon's guide Walking on...
Feature · 20 Oct 2014
Climbing the Cavall Bernat on Mallorca
The Serra del Cavall Bernat is a scramble that lies between the bay of Cala de Sant Vicenc and the Vall de Boquer in the northeast of the island of Mallorca. Although rising to a mere 353m, it has very steep cliffs, which on the seaward side plunge...
Article · 17 Mar 2014
Walking on Gran Canaria (Tell Us Your Story)
We woke up to a warm and sunny Christmas day. We were on Gran Canaria and spent every day of our holiday exploring this island on foot. Our plan for Christmas day was to walk up...
Article · 29 Jul 2013
Walking the GR7 route in Andalucia - top tips for anyone planning a trip
Check out our top tips for anyone planning to walk the GR7 long-distance route in Andalucia. Walking the GR7 in Andalucia is a fantastic experience, with good weather, varied and...