The beauties of nature do not always and necessarily have to be part of protected areas. In the “ordinary” Sierra de Albarracín mountains – south of the Alto Tajo Natural Park – we walked a hiking trail through the Río Blanco river canyon, which in its beauty is comparable to the most beautiful and protected ones. Its start is … Read more “Canyon del Río Blanco in Sierra de Albarracín in Aragon, Spain”
Our wandering through Spanish national parks and protected natural areas also included the Alto Tajo Natural Park. And it was precisely the case when you don’t expect much, but in the end, the area’s beauty hit us so hard that, in our eyes, it overtook other, much more famous parks.
We started on its edge near the town of … Read more “Barranco de la Hoz in Alto Tajo Natural Park in the region Guadalajara, Spain”
Las Bardenas Reales Natural Park was the first semi-desert we visited in Europe. We had previously stayed in semi-desert areas in the western USA, so we were looking forward to this European semi-desert. This unique and fascinating natural park in the Navarra region offers badlands, a dry terrain with eroded hills, ravines, and bizarre rock formations.
The most famous … Read more “Las Bardenas Reales Natural Park in Navarra, Spain”
Alquézar & Pasarelas del Vero
On the edge of the protected Aragonese area, “Parque Natural de la Sierra y los Caňones de Guara,” there are two gems in one. Alquézar is considered one of the most beautiful in Spain, and the Canyon del Río Vero, passable via the Pasarelas del Vero hiking trail that starts there, is listed … Read more “Parque Natural de la Sierra y los Caňones de Guara in Aragon, Spain”
After a relatively demanding program in Catalonia, we needed a little rest. And we found a place – tailor-made for this purpose. The village of San Esteban de Litera in the Aragon region offered everything we needed. We could admire this aqueduct called Perera just before arriving in the town.
On its outskirts…a beautiful – cozy, quiet, and clean … Read more “Ermita de San Isidro in San Esteban de Litera, Aragon in Spain”
