Live · 6 Apr 2021
The Camino de Santiago: Camino Francés with Sandy Brown and Ivar Rekve
In our April Cicerone Live event, join Cicerone, Sandy Brown and Ivar Rekve to explore the Camino de Santiago: Camino Francés.
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Article · 18 Jan 2020
Reimagining the Camino de Santiago guidebook
When Cicerone approached Seattle-based Sandy Brown with a bold vision for the next Camino de Santiago guidebook, he was immediately won over. It would set a new, unparalleled...
Article · 11 Jan 2020
Trekking the GR31 across the Canary Islands
The island-hopping GR131 is an amazing trail offering the best possible route across all seven of the Canary Islands. It takes in some of the best scenery that each island offers...
Article · 1 Jan 2020
Explore Tenerife - from easy strolls, day-walks to long-distance trails
I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve found myself in Tenerife in the middle of winter. Sometimes I’ve visited to explore the island, and other times it’s been an...
Feature · 1 Jan 2020
The other side of the Canary Islands
Prolific walker and writer Paddy Dillon describes how the sun-kissed Canaries have transformed themselves into a great destination for day walkers and for trekkers since he first touched down, by accident, in Tenerife.
Feature · 13 Oct 2019
Camiño dos Faros: discover the Way of the Lighthouses
John Hayes presents northwest Spain's Camiño dos Faros and explains why writing the Cicerone guide was such a special experience.
Article · 9 Jun 2019
Ruta do Mar: linking the Camino del Norte and Camino Inglés
Dave Whitson describes a newly recovered pilgrimage route in northwestern Spain that offers a stunning coastal connection between the Camino del Norte and the Camino Inglés...
Article · 23 Mar 2019
Above the waves: via ferrata in Catalunya
Following a via ferrata (iron path) is a popular activity in some mountain regions, and Nike Werstroh and Jacint Mig tried two in Catalunya during their walking holiday. Although...
Feature · 10 Feb 2019
A winter camino... On Gran Canaria
After finding the summer heat insufferable on his first trip along the Camino de Santiago in Spain, Paddy Dillon decided to try a cooler alternative on Gran Canaria.
Feature · 21 Jul 2018
The Andalucían Coast to Coast Walk: a 21-day, 430km walk through the mountains from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic.
Guy Hunter Watts introduces the Andalucían Coast to Coast Walk - from the early days of planning and designing the route to the completion of this 21-day trek through the Spanish...
Feature · 30 May 2018
Mountain Walking in Mallorca - A World Heritage Site, man-eating terrain and a first ascent
Paddy Dillon did a lot of exploring for his latest edition of Mountain Walking in Mallorca. Along the way he encountered 'man-eating terrain', enjoyed the World Heritage site of...
Article · 23 May 2018
A perfect day in a place called Hell
There is a walkers’ paradise in Extremadura called the Narrow Pass of Hell. On a beautiful last Sunday in February, Gisela Radant Wood found out how it got its name.
Article · 22 Nov 2017
An Autumn Walk in Extremadura - from Monesterio to the monastery
The walking group in Gisela's village in Extremadura, Spain, have never walked from the town of Monesterio to visit the monastery that sits on the highest point of Badajoz...
Article · 6 May 2017
The Highlights of Trekking in Mallorca: The GR221 or the Drystone Route
Paddy Dillon has been walking and trekking in Mallorca, all in the name of 'work'. Here he shares a few highlights of his trip so far.
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.
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 · 26 Jan 2011
Solving pig problems walking in Southern Catalunya
"It is only natural to expect some changes after writing up a route but sometimes they come from a completely unexpected direction. Going back to do one of our Southern Catalunya...