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Wild Atlantic Way
Londonderry
Belfast
Coast to Coast Trail
Robin Hood’s Bay
El b e
Peninsula Kerry Way Killarney
Amsterdam
Cape Finisterre Galicia
Siena
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Ferrol
Asturias
Camino Primitivo Oviedo
Picos de Europa
Leon
Tagus River
Ronda
Camino Norte
La Rioja
Logrono Burgos
Basque Country
St Jean Pied de Port
Languedoc
Cinque Terre
Tui
Porto
Rio Douro
Madrid
Andalucia Alpujarras
Granada
channels and the snowCo-crsoicvaered mountains. The walks were varied and allowed for easier options if desired. The accommodation was excellent throughout and luggage transfers were promSpatradnindiaefficient.
B. Birkett | Australia | Granada & the Alpujarras
Santiago
Bilbao Pamplona
Marseille
The scenery was spectacular from the
white-washed villages to the incredible
Tuscany
Portuguese Way
Coimbra
PORTUGAL
Lisbon
Valencia
Majorca
Sierra de Rota Aracena
Mediterranean Sea
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Sarria
Douro Valley
Camino Frances
Aragon
ANDORRA
Collioure
Umbria
Orvieto
Rome
Tyrrhenia
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Strait of Gibraltar
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Dorset Downs Brighton BELGIUM
GERMANY
St Bees Manchester
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Rostock
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Salz
Innsbruck
Dolomites
Bolzano
Prosse
Connemara
Galway IRELAND Wicklow
U. K.
Dublin
history, culture & timeless beauty
Bay
on foot, hike the dramatic Picos de Europa go cycling in the Alentejo region, where
we found oursLe Tour Triente
Lake
o f Clermont-Ferrand quieter trails in the idyllic Canary Islands fantastic way to spend a week in Portugal.
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Saint-Émilion
Bordeaux Dordogne
Le Puy enVelay
Auvergne
Lyon unspoiled,indescribablebeaPauvtiay.
Cotswolds
Kinderdijk
Rhine River
San Sebastian
The Way of St James
Toulouse
“excellent throughout”
SPAIN
London Bruges South
THE SUN DRENCHED, MOUNTAINOUS AND COASTAL LANDSCAPES OF SPAIN AND PORTUGAL,
Coastal Isle of Wight Western Brussels Koblenz
Path
AND THEIR NEARBY ISLANDS, PROVIDE ACTIVE TRAVELLERS WITH A HUGE VARIETY OF SCENIC
Penzance
English Channel Front Moselle
Bamberg
Bavaria
WALKING AND CYCLING OPPORTUNITIES, MANY OF THEM YEAR ROUND.
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trip reviews
Alsace
With its pristine beaches, gastronomy, historic and cultural centres and diverse landscapes untouched by people or time,
or Majorca. Portugal is packed with
Reims
Champagne
it is hard to overlook the tracks and trails
of Spain. Discover the legacy of the Moors
in sunny Andalucia, home of flamenco
and tapas and considered by many to be
the heart of Spanish culture, explore the
countryside of proud Catalonia by bike or
or the mighty Pyrenees, walk or cycle the medieval villages, hilltop castles and Camino de Santiago (p18-21), or choose nights in charming Pousadas make for a
Brittany
“took our breath away”” Munich
St Malo
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MADEIRA ISLAND WALKING
Ideal for hikers seeking rugged mountain scenery
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Provides self guided walkers with daily departures
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Bayeux
Heidelberg
treasures for lovers of culture, history and
Normandy
the outdoors. Explore the rocky coastline
Strasbourg
Mont Paris St Michel
of the Algarve, go walking in Madeira or
Tenerife, or consider a hike aloOnrgléatnhse Loire Valley
Lake Basel Constance
Rota Vicentina on Portugal’s west coast.
Trans Tyrol
Lo ire
The beauDtyijoonf Portugal took our breath away
Experience the timeless landscapes of the Douro Valley, the premier port wine region and home to dramatic river scenery, or
LIECH. FRANaCtEeverByurtgunrdny: hidden valleys carpeted with
Dieppe
Catalonia
Barcelona
Palma
Corte
Hoorn
Danub
Se ine
Rhine River
Mont Blanc
were the only two
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a million, million flowers of every colour imaginable. Many timAes oln opur adsventure
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Veneto
Florence
Lucca
C. Wright | Vancouver, Canada | Rota Vicentina: to the Algarve
Garonne
Rhone
Pyrenees
wildflowers, the many rivers and irrigation
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Genoa
Rio Guadiana
TO THE ALGARVE
Offering virtually
untouched coastal
trails all year round
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