Spain
Insider guide to Valencia. Fall under her spell.
05/11/2019 .Ham and Sherry in Andalucía. Discover tasty hiking through magnificent Ibérica land.
05/07/2019 .Rupert Parker discovers Ibérica ham and sherry in Andalucia while hiking around Picos de Aroche Natural Park.
Read the full story hereInsider’s guide to La Palma. What a beauty
20/03/2019 .Andy Mossack reveals the best things to see in one of the Canary Islands’ smallest islands in his guide to La Palma
Read the full story hereSecret Costa Brava, Catalonia
01/12/2018 .I’ve long thought of the Costa Brava as a destination for those 60’s cheap holidays in the sun, mass tourism on a grand scale. And indeed it’s true that Spain encouraged a rash of charter flights and built large faceless hotels in places like the appropriately named Tossa del Mar.
Read the full story hereFantastic Guide to Tarragona
19/11/2018 .In this guide to Tarragona, Andy Mossack explores much more of the city than just its human towers’ history
Read the full story hereTaste Of Andalucia Tour
03/09/2018 .Potato salad – a Spanish regional speciality? Really?
Ask anyone to rattle off a few Spanish delicacies and the results will be fairly predictable – gazpacho, patatas bravas, tortilla, paella, boquerones and a preponderance of bull’s bits will all rate a mention.
Guide to walking La Palma, Canary Islands
01/02/2018 .Rupert Parker’s guide to walking La Palma explores the most north-westerly of the Canaries.
Read the full story hereWeekend in Valencia
14/08/2017 .Striking modern architecture, coupled with elegant art nouveau buildings, and a wealth of Gothic and Renaissance monuments, make Valencia the perfect place to wander.
Read the full story hereWalking the Camino de Santiago
14/05/2017 .In recent years the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela, in the North West of Spain, has become increasingly popular. It’s known in English as “The Way of St James”, as the bones of the disciple are supposedly buried in the cathedral of Santiago, but to most people it’s just the Camino.
Read the full story hereMajestic Hiking in Gran Canaria
22/06/2016 .Far more than just sun and sand, Gran Canaria boasts mountains, colonial villages and archaeological remains, Rupert Parker dons his boots to go hiking in Gran Canaria
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