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Extract from Vagabond: A Hiker's Homage to Rural Spain
It took me ten days from the point where I crossed the Andalucia frontier – over the Arroyo de la VÃbora (Ravine of the Viper) – to...


Dust and Echoes: Extremadura’s Historic Battlefields
Extremadura doesn’t boast - it broods. The steely Spanish sun comes down with the power of a sword here, and the land has the patience of...


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...


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...


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...


Offbeat Extremadura fiestas that will blow your mind
This often-overlooked region of Spain is packed with rich history, stunning landscapes, and, most importantly, lively festivals that...


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...


Galisteo - Extremadura's secret village. Forgotten Spain.
In Galisteo (20 minutes drive from Plasencia or 50 minutes from Cáceres) time drifts like wood-smoke, like ghosts through the narrow...


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