Iberian Ways – travels in Spain and Portugal
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Sitting out on the decking, almost floating, on the impressively wide estuary at San Vicente de la Barquera in Western Cantabria, slowly savouring “a desert island of foie gras”, one …
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Leave the rugged Cantabrian coast behind you and wind your way up the dramatic gorge of La Hermida with the bubbling river Deva running through, into the verdant valley of …
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Once described by Jean-Paul Sartre as ” the most beautiful village in Spain”, the seignorial, medieval village of Santillana del Mar, at one time the capital of the so called …
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Among the folds of the valley of Liébana in Cantabria’s south west corner, under the soaring peaks of the Picos de Europa National Park, you can find some real gems …
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Olite, a set on Flickr. Medieval markets and fairs are quite commonplace in Spain these days but we’ve never come across one quite as special as that of Olite. An …
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Half way up the pass of Piedrasluengas, which links Potes and the Valley of Liébana with Palencia and the interior, Pesaguero is just a tiny village but it has a …
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Asturias’ ‘Cider Country’ or ‘The Dinosaur Coast’, call it what you will, the area around Lastres and Colunga at the foot of the Sierra del Sueve mountains is certainly one …
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The river Miño – or Minho as locals on either side would call it – forms the border between Galicia and Portugal as well as the southern limit of the …
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San Andres de Teixido, a pilgrimage centre dating back centuries, perched on the highest cliffs in Europe in the northernmost corner of Galicia, is a visit not to be missed …
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The whole of the Galician coastline is dotted with the most beautiful, unspoilt, sandy beaches from the spectacular Praia das Catedrais (Playa de Las Catedrales) on the Costa Lucence (voted …
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