Coast of Death – Day 6 (part 2)
Leave Cereixo on the CP-1603, walking uphill on the road, with green arrows pointing the way. Notice a turning on the right at a low wall; bear right here, heading off the road to walk up the grassy track. The track turns into a path through the trees which leads back...
Coast of Death – Day 7 (part 1)
If you haven’t taken any rest days then you may be feeling the pace by time it gets to day seven. And you probably will want to make it to picturesque Lires at the end of the day, rather than stopping at Nemiña beach as suggested by the organisers, as the latter...
Coast of Death – Day 7 (part 2)
After leaving the summit of Monte Pedrouzo I opted not to follow the descent to Moreira beach, which is the route of the Camiño dos Faros. It was a spur-of-the-moment decision and, in hindsight, it probably wasn’t the right one. I was seduced by a field of lush...
Coast of Death – Day 8 (part 1)
This is the final stage of the Camiño dos Faros. It’s a fantastic day’s walking which shows the best of this rugged and uncompromisingly beautiful coastline. The hike from Lires to Cabo Finisterre is 22km and took me just over six hours. Bear in mind that...
Coast of Death – Day 8 (part 2)
After passing the Arnela cove, there is rugged section of coast and our route follows the cliffs along this rocky shore for 3km to the Cabo de la Nave, with its tall antennae on the hilltop. From Arnela, the path moves out onto the headland and starts to ascend. The...
Bewitching Benasque
There are few better towns for an evening stroll than Benasque. Its historic heart is built from stone and wood. The streets are cool at the height of summer, and the thick walls of homes keep out the cold during winter. Situated towards the end of a long, wide valley...
Morella – high and mighty
Enemy soldiers approaching Morella in centuries past would have trembled at the sight of this fortified town. If they managed to breach the towering walls, then surely the castle on the cone of rock at its centre would prove impregnable. However, despite its fearsome...
Morella’s castle – a climb through the ages
The castle towers over the town, standing on top of the hill that Morella is built on. Impossible to ignore, it demands to be visited. The conical rock formation provided a natural fortress for Bronze and Iron age settlers. It was the Romans, the Visigoths, the Moors...
A walk around the walls
Morella’s walls completely encircle the town, measuring some 2.5km in length. These formidable defences are between 10 and 15 metres high and two metres thick. With 10 towers at strategic points, there are seven gates to enter the town. Constructed in the 1300s,...
Diana does it again; prolific turtle lays more eggs
Diana the loggerhead turtle has returned to Denia to lay eggs for the fourth time this summer. The Xaloc association labelled it an ‘extraordinary occurrence’. “It’s a real milestone for the conservation of the loggerhead turtle in the Valencia...
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