Galicia’s beaches – a taste of the Atlantic
Galicia’s immense coastline is strewn with truly beautiful beaches, 772 of them in all, from the Playa de las Catedrales near the border with Asturias all the way round to A …
Read MoreIberian Ways – travels in Spain and Portugal
The Spain and Portugal specialists for over 25 years
Galicia’s immense coastline is strewn with truly beautiful beaches, 772 of them in all, from the Playa de las Catedrales near the border with Asturias all the way round to A …
Read MoreSan 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 …
Read MoreMany moons ago whilst touring around La Rioja on an icy winter’s day, looking for somewhere to stay for the night, we stumbled across sleepy, sandstone, medieval Sajazarra and spent …
Read MoreSantiago – Ciudad de Cultura, a set on Flickr.
Read MoreUndoubtedly the best the view in Santiago. We were given a guided tour up twisting stairs and finally out on the stepped roof. The roof was designed so that soldiers …
Read MoreStanding on the outside looking in… There are many great spots from which to admire the magnificence of the Picos de Europa but few can compare to these two viewpoints …
Read More… and for us a few days of pure spring heaven, travelling in the Bierzo region west of Leon and then over the dramatic San Glorio pass (1609 metres) and …
Read MoreThe lovely old medieval town of Viveiro with its three impressive gateways leading into its narrow paved streets with quaint, old fashioned shops, hard to find in this modern …
Read MoreNew for June 2011 Easyjet will be operating from Manchester to Bilbao giving easy access to the beautiful north of Spain from the, equally lovely, north of England. There will …
Read MoreIn the year AD 40, whilst spreading the word of Jesus throughout the Iberian Peninsula, the Virgin Mary appeared to the apostle St James atop a pillar in what’s now …
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