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| Self Guided Inn-to-Inn walking tours in Spain |
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| JCS |
| Mountains to the Mediterranean |
8 days,
moderate
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Apr-Oct
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| JVC |
| The Vermillion Coast |
8 days,
moderate
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Jan-Jun, Sep-Dec
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| JAG |
| Sierras to the Sea |
8 days,
easy
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Mar-Dec
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| JAR |
| Alto Aragon; The Spanish Pyrenees |
8 days,
challenging
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Jun-Sep
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| JAW |
| Hiking in Hidden Andalucia |
8 days,
moderate
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Apr-Nov
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| JBM |
| Walking in Catalonia |
8 days,
moderate
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Jan-May, Sep-Dec
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| JGM11 |
| Gomera, The Canary Islands |
11 days,
moderate-challenging
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Jan-Dec
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| JGM8 |
| Gomera, The Canary Islands |
8 days,
moderate-challenging
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Jan-Dec
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| JMJ |
| Majorca Sierra de Tramontana |
8 days,
moderate
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Mar-Oct
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| Escorted walking tours in Spain |
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| JARESC |
| Alto Aragon; The Spanish Pyrenees |
8 days,
challenging
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May-Jun
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| Self Guided cycling tours in Spain |
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| CSP |
| Catalonia Cycling |
9 days,
easy-moderate
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Apr-Jul, Sep-Nov
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  Geography
teachers used to tell us that ‘Africa begins at the Pyrenees’ and
undeniably Spain is a sunnier and drier land than most of the rest of
Europe, while the architectural heritage of many centuries of Moorish
(Moroccan) rule is still strong in Andalucia,
notably at the Alhambra of Granada and among the flat-roofed
white-washed villages and ancient irrigation channels of the Alpujarras.
Traditions such as flamenco-dancing and bullfighting live on, but
Spain is a modern country, firmly part of Europe, selling its delightful
Rioja wine and Baby Tomatoes to a shop near you, and Spanish cuisine
including the increasing popularity of Tapas menues are pretty
popular in western cities.
The Spanish mainland is blessed with many dramatic walking areas
including that of Aragon with its high (Alto) canyonlands and forests,
rugged
and still remote), Catalonia (Catalunya), with its lively cosmopolitan capital
Barcelona
and the nearby dramatic rock pinnacles of Monserrat. In Catalonia we also offer an interesting cycling tour through the ancient volcanic ridges
of Garrotxa, and onwards to the lively historical city of Girona. This
forms the southern flank
of the Pyrenees, which at its eastern end terminates abruptly at the
Vermillion Coast on the border with France. An old favourite in the far
south of Spain, on the flanks of the Sierra Nevada is our tour in the Alpujarras, an area of undulating walks that has not
quite shaken off its Moorish influence after 700 years. An easier
tour assisted by trains covers a journey from the city of Ronda to Tarifa
on the coast.
Also part
of Spain are the Mediterranean Balearic islands, where there is fine
walking in the Sierra Tramontana of
Majorca. Enjoy fantastic mountain and coastal paths, sometimes high above
the sea. You will be able to visit Soller, Deia and Valldemosa, full of
their own historic and literary associations.
In the Atlantic Ocean are Spanish sub-tropical Canary Islands including the
beautiful volcanic island of La Gomera, which has inspired several
of our walkers to revisit its dramatic hillsides.
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