Salamanca’s battlefield geography

In 2014 a group of Catalan cyclists reflected on how the spirit and stoicism of road cyclists mirrored the gritty qualities of the historic mining communities in the mountainous, mine-pocked region of

Having the skills to interpret historical features in the landscape can add an extra layer of interest to your walks. Here’s what to look out for...

In the Catalan Pyrenees, everything is bigger. This larger-than-life landscape, 200km north of the soft sands of the Mediterranean coast, is where Catalonia’s colossal peaks mark the region’s borders

BRITAIN’S BEST HILLS: 0-100m

Nestled between the Pyrenees and the Catalan coast, the mellow agricultural region of Terres de Lleida in western Catalonia is considered a natural paradise with an amazing cultural heritage. It is al

Jim Perrin recalls a short season picking apples below a serpentine ridge squeezed between rivers