by Katharina Giesler | Aug 10, 2016 | Northern Spain
While the whole of the Mediterranean coast is saturated with sun-seekers throughout the summer months, the Cies Islands, just a short 3-mile boat ride from Galicia’s western coast, remain rustically uncrowded. Locals refer to the islands as their Caribbean, and with...
by Katharina Giesler | Jul 27, 2016 | Northern Spain
In the summer months, when central Spain is uncomfortably hot and cities like Sevilla become all but abandoned, most visitors (as well as many Spaniards) flock to the shores to keep cool. But for those who want to avoid both the heat and the crowds, there’s another...
by Katharina Giesler | Jun 29, 2016 | Castilla and Leon, Northern Spain
The St. James Way, also known as the Camino de Santiago, has been an attraction since the Middle Ages and today draws hundreds of thousands of visitors each year – especially after the tourist boom in 2004, related to the Holy Year of Jacob. Today, this stunning...