Camino Del Norte: Via the Spanish Coast to Santiago
01-11-2022Santiago de Compostela is a familiar name to pilgrims; for more than 1,000 years, many feet have walked to this Spanish destination. Every year, hundreds of thousands of people visit the cathedral in this city, having completed a journey of...
Walking in La Gomera: The Best Routes For Your Walking Holidays
26-10-2022La Gomera is not a secret for enthusiasts anymore, but thankfully the island still is not on the radar of the mass tourist. No all-in hotels, no fighting over beach chairs and no fish 'n chips. This is La Gomera, the green pearl of the Cana...
Camino Portugués: Towards Santiago From Portugal
19-10-2022Santiago de Compostela is one of the most famous destinations for pilgrims in the world. Every year, hundreds of thousands of people visit the cathedral in this city, having often completed a journey of many kilometres on foot along a Camin...
Hiking in Tenerife? Self-Guided With These Tips!
18-10-2022Welcome to Tenerife, the Canary Island of eternal spring. Spring? Absolutely, temperatures here never actually dip below 20 Celsius. That is why everyone knows someone who regularly flies to Tenerife or one of the other Canary Islands. Ther...
Camino Francés: The Classic Pilgrimage Route to Santiago
06-10-2022Santiago de Compostela is well known to everyone. For over 1,000 years pilgrims have walked to this place to visit the tomb of the apostle James in the cathedral. The Camino Francés is the most popular route to complete this journey....
Hut-to-Hut Hiking With Kids? Yes! Check Our Tips, Routes and Packing List
26-09-2022Hiking from hut to hut is not the most obvious option for a holiday with the kids. Up and down mountains, say 2,000 metres of elevation gain, a dormitory full of roaring mountain enthusiasts and the inevitable "Are we almost there yet?". -...
Hut-To-Hut Hiking Packing List With Checklist
16-09-2022On a hut-to-hut trek, you don't just take anything with you. Every ounce you put in your bag, you also carry on your back. Fantastic, trekking through the Alps for a few days, but those jeans you're lugging along unused have no use for it a...
Hiking the GR221 in Mallorca: Everything You Need to Know
14-09-2022The isle of Mallorca? That's an island in the Mediterranean where you can go for a beach holiday, right? Soak up the sun and sea and enjoy good food and drinks. You can certainly do that in Mallorca, but the island has much more to offer! Y...
Hut-to-Hut Hiking in the Pyrenees: The 4 Best Walks
12-09-2022Hiking in the Pyrenees is the next best thing. Away from the busy trails in the Alps and upwards and onwards to some of the most pristine hiking trails and mountain huts Europe has to offer. With a little bit of French and a little bit of S...
Porta del Cel: The Hut-to-Hut Trek to Heaven
06-09-2022It's quite a statement to say that the Porta del Cel is the hut-to-hut trek to heaven. And yet, it is true. Porta del Cel is Catalan for Heaven's Gate and if you consider that the highest point of this trek is Pica d'Estats, the highest pea...
Carros de Foc: Everything About Hiking in Aigüestortes
05-09-2022There are a lot of opportunities for hiking in the Spanish Pyrenees, but does it get any better than the Carros de Foc? To be fair, it's also one of the best-known multi-day hut-to-hut hikes in the area. Rather obvious, because with 65 kilo...
Walking Holidays Spain - Best Routes for Hiking in Spain
19-02-2021You may know Spain from the beaches, the Rioja, and the bullfights, but did you know that Spain is actually a true mountain country? That's right, the Pyrenees, Sierra Nevada, the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands all have some of the be...
Walking Holidays Europe - 20 Routes for the Best Hiking in Europe
28-01-2021Hiking in Europe. Whether you prefer walking in the rain or the sun on your shoulders, you can do anything when looking for walking holidays in Europe. Your ultimate goal may be the Everest Base Camp Trek or climbing Kilimanjaro, but then y...
Walking el Camino de Santiago de Compostela - Routes, Costs, and Maps
27-05-2020El Camino de Santiago, also known as The Way of Saint James in English, is one of the oldest pilgrimage routes in the world. Dive deep in the Mediterranean culture and walk through vineyards, dine in little bistros and meet like-minded pilg...