The Monastery
The views change dramatically as we drive through the pass. We left the small hotel in Alquézar after breakfast, where buildings of brick and…
Spain
Springtime in the Pyrenees
In East and Southern Africa it is the rainy season during April and May. For most of my life this period has conjured up…
Smugglers, bandits and refugees
The GR 10 Trans Pyrenean Way trail involved interminable steep descents and climbs through dense chestnut and holm oak forests. We had seen nobody…
To Santiago and beyond
This is an update on my previous post, the Way. The day after my son Laurence and I had biked to the French border,…
Daring, outlandish reds, whites and some gold?
Most of the land is so dry that it is only fit for hardy cereals or livestock, but the first part is bordered by the Ebro river …
The St James’ Way
The St James’ Way called the “Camino de Santiago” in Spanish, is one of the most renowned pilgrimage routes in the World, and…
The Central Pyrenees – Aragon & Gascony
The Pyrenees is so varied and has many micro-climates or regions that have been partly or wholly independent for centuries. Each has something special…
The Western Pyrenees – Basque and the Rioja wine regions
This region is generally more heavily populated than the central Pyrenees, and is extremely varied. It features a rugged and spectacular coastline, hilly and…