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Off-the-beaten-path hiking trails in Extremadura: Spain's adventure frontier.
When it comes to outdoor adventures in Spain, many hikers are drawn to popular regions like the Pyrenees, Sierra Nevada...or the...


Where the Wild Things are: Extremadura's animal encounters
With around 340 species of birds and some truly charismatic Iberian mammals the region offers some unique wildlife sightings. Extremadura...


Hidden Footpaths of Extremadura: Secret Shepherd Trails
Beyond Extremadura's charming cities and lively villages lie forgotten paths that have been trodden by shepherds since Roman times. These...


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


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


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


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


Migrant shepherds - Travelling with the last of the Spanish nomads
Although this story - rewritten from an assignment that I did for CNN Traveller magazine - features the province of Aragón it is fair to...


Hiking and birdwatching in Monfragüe National Park
As I followed the dusty trail up to the old Moorish castle of Monfragüe I realised what a fantastic strategic position this must have...
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