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When it comes to outdoor adventures in Spain, many hikers are drawn to popular regions like the Pyrenees, Sierra Nevada...or the...

Plasencia, Extremadura, is one of those Spanish towns that doesn’t try too hard to impress - and yet it still invariably manages to do...

With around 340 species of birds and some truly charismatic Iberian mammals the region offers some unique wildlife sightings. Extremadura...

Beyond Extremadura's charming cities and lively villages lie forgotten paths that have been trodden by shepherds since Roman times. These...

In the midst of the seemingly untouched wilderness of Extremadura it comes as quite a surprise to walk through a gigantic four-sided...

Since it was constructed by the Romans (to supply water, via that miraculous aqueduct, to Mérida) Proserpina Reservoir has been a...

What you see is what you get: +-995 ...kilometres between Seville and Santiago de Compostela +-45 ...days to walk the entire route +-350...

This often-overlooked region of Spain is packed with rich history, stunning landscapes, and, most importantly, lively festivals that...

Extremadura has a way of throwing the unexpected at you...and fried egg flavoured crisps are just the least of it! Titbit: Lambuzo is...

[This article is a re-written version of a feature that I was commissioned to write for the travel section of Guardian newspaper. The...

In Galisteo (20 minutes drive from Plasencia or 50 minutes from Cáceres) time drifts like wood-smoke, like ghosts through the narrow...

'From the moment I entered the suburbs of Zafra I was continually greeted by people wishing me ‘buen camino’. Perhaps it was something to...

The air in Cáceres is heavy with history. It seeps from the walls, the arches, the fountains. But beneath that weight, life continues to...

It's tempting to imagine that in any other part of Europe Mérida would be a household name as a major tourist destination. In little...

Although this story - rewritten from an assignment that I did for CNN Traveller magazine - features the province of Aragón it is fair to...

It takes 3 to 5 years to produce jamón de bellota (acorn ham) but there are three vital factors in the production of the world’s finest...

In Spain they say that only people who had known the vast expanses of Extremadura could ever have conquered the 'New World.' It is easy...

As I followed the dusty trail up to the old Moorish castle of Monfragüe I realised what a fantastic strategic position this must have...