Travelogues Castile and León

what a gift it is to wander here!

Salamanca. We wanted to leave early this morning to explore the center of Salamanca. However, that did not happen. During our arrival yesterday, we had problems with our...

The view of the Leon Cathedral is simply incredible.

Zamora. We are now in Zamora, a provincial capital in Castilla y León - after Andalusia and Extremadura, our third region. For the nearly 70 kilometers from Salamanca here, we...

La Bañeza. The art took center stage again today. But this time it wasn't Roman or Muslim masterpieces; it was contemporary art: graffiti. Many only know the often ugly...

Salamanca. A relaxed travel day was planned for today. However, at the start, two rather small towns, Bejar and Guijuelo, were on our stamp list, where the likelihood of the...

The first part of our trip through Spain and Portugal.

Photos from my car of the city of Ávila.

Pictures from my car of Ávila, the city of walls and Santa Teresa de Jesús.

The Sierra de la Demanda is part of the Iberian Mountains, with peaks over 2000m high. The area is sparsely populated and belongs to Serranía Celtiberia, also known as Spanish...

Today we leave Portugal for Spain and slowly make our way home. Our journey from the magical coastal town of Sintra to the historic Salamanca took us through breathtaking...

Distance 86 kilometers, cumulative 2,768 kilometers | Elevation 1,430, cumulative 22,340 On my eventful bike tour I keep having nice encounters. For example, in Santiago an...

The path along the Ebro river leads us to indescribable landscapes. After a few days and not sooo many kilometers along the river, we suddenly find ourselves in a...

The accommodation tonight was a disaster. There are four-person rooms, but all the rooms and the bathrooms are completely open above 2m. As soon as someone got up, the motion...

Distance 109 kilometers, cumulative 3,082 kilometers | Elevation 720, cumulative 25,020 Yesterday was a local holiday in Corrión. Therefore, many shops were closed. This...

Distance 105 kilometers, cumulative 2,873 kilometers | Elevation 1,490, cumulative 23,830 Although I slept a little yesterday afternoon, I recovered well during the night....

Photos of the famous Fluvial Beach of Puente del Congosto, where the Tormes River flows.

Grow beyond myself. Breakfast was at 7:00. Everyone was supposed to be out of the hostel by 7:30. At 7:33 we were woken up by a hospitalero. We had been given a four-bed room...

Continued around the Picos, for me by bike, Della chauffeured Louise on the 60 km long uphill and winding road to Posada de Valdeon. After seeing some racing cyclists on the...

Disappointment of the day – Eating out in Portugal also needs to be carefully considered. We received a recommendation at our last wine tasting. The traditional restaurant BAR...

Today we covered 34 km, the longest tour so far. I took a painkiller at noon and managed really well. Until the afternoon without the usual groaning... The landscape was......

Today I woke up at 6:15 and was shocked that the pilgrim in the other bed next to me had already left without me noticing anything. This is really something special. Anyway, I...

Today I made it just before Burgos. From here it's only about 500 km to Santiago. We're all a little sad about it. I could walk like this forever, the simplicity of this way of...

Yesterday, a few more people actually entered the room. Including a woman. We were a total of 7 people, including myself. It was quite loud, but one can't complain when booking...

Sleep in. Finally. Well, I wake up without an alarm clock at just before 6am, but stay in bed for a while. When I got up, I checked again to see if everything was dry and dried...

We start the day after breakfast at around 8:15 a.m. We continue across the fields until we reach the ruins of the St. Anton monastery. There we take our first break of the day....

I explored the city a little. And I have to say, even though there's a lot going on now (which is probably the weekend too), I really like it here. I visited a church, a park...

The Basque Country... autonomous and independent

I was a bit lazy with writing during the last two weeks. At least here, I wrote a lot in my little diary, because I made a really special and meaningful experience. I learned a...

Photos from my car in Muñogalindo (Ávila).