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.
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. Nearby in the Gironde we 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 isour Alpujarras and Sierra Nevada tour, an area of undulating walks that has not quite shaken off its Moorish influence after 700 years.
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. Gomera is an interesting contrast to its much larger island neighbour, Tenerife, proud possessor of the highest mountain in Spain: Mt.Teide (381m) and some fine walking through giant heathers and proteas.
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