easy hiking trails in Europe
Where to Go in Germany Daytrip Destination: Syburg I had seen the Syburg (not knowing at the time what it was called) many times from the train and on various hikes in the area, always wondering how its disparate elements – the monument with the equestrian statue, the medieval ruins – were connected. It simply…
Guest Post: Walking in Italy Two Hours on the Streets of Rome by Thomas Dowson Two hours in Rome … am I serious? Yes, very! When sightseeing in Rome most visitors head straight to the obvious attractions, and with good reason. Of course you should not miss the Colosseum. Not only is this the iconic symbol…
Walks in Italy Imperia and its Two Seaside Resorts Today’s post gives you two Italian seaside resorts for the price of one: both of them more than 2000 years old, but very different in nature – one spunky and bustling, full of compromises between the wish to preserve the past and the necessity of living…
Guest Post: Walking in the Mediterranean A Self-Guided Walking Holiday by Catherine Davis As a lover of walking holidays I couldn’t wait to see what my first Inntravel self-guided walking holiday would be like. Inntravel specialise in walking and cycling holidays and after much deliberation my partner and I decided on a self-guided walking holiday…
Walking in the French Riviera Go walking on your holiday For as long as I have lived in Paris – and that’s 20 years this spring – I have been advising our visiting friends and guests to explore the city on their own two feet. When you go walking, not only do you see more,…
Walks near Paris A Fine Weather Walk in Maur-Creteil There are many ways to categorize hikes or walks. You can, for example, classify them on the basis of the kind of shoes you will have to wear (proper hiking boots – or will a pair of comfy trainers do?); on what you need to take…
Guest Post: Walking in Spain Best of the Holiday Haven of Majorca Blessed with good temperatures for much of the year, Majorca has become a holiday haven for those in search of some sunshine therapy. Even if you’ve come for the mountains rather than the east-coast resorts, there’s usually a reliably Mediterranean climate waiting for…
Easy Hiking in the French Riviera The View from the Roquebrune Castle Life on the French Riviera has not always been sweet – at least not for everyone, not all of the time. Life was certainly not sweet for the inhabitants of Roquebrune Castle that we found (just to the east of Monaco) on one of our recent…
What to See in Germany Buffalos on the Rothaarsteig If you are going to take on the Rothaarsteig in central Germany anytime soon, you must not miss this: for the first time in hundreds of years, buffalos will again roam the forests of Europe – south of Kühhude (Bad Berleburg), alongside Stage 4 following the…
Guest Post: Hiking in Spain Take a Walking Holiday in Alicante A sparkling jewel on the Costa Blanca coast of Spain, the city and region of Alicante is full of a range of bewitching treats that are far from the maddening crowds of nearby exuberant Benidorm. Ideal for a walking holiday. It’s the ideal place where overworked…