| The Tomb of Santa Teresa | | | | island, La Gomera, the Valley Gran Rey is one of |
| The town of Avila is an ideal place to wander when | | | | Spain's best kept secrets. A Spanish walking holiday in |
| on a Spanish walking holiday. Steeped in a long and | | | | this region would be nothing short of magnificent, |
| colourful history, the town makes for an interesting | | | | with this exotic valley providing a unique walking |
| afternoon walk. Spain is a country of strong religious | | | | experience. The valley is lined by towering palm trees |
| beliefs, and Avila is home to the revered tomb of | | | | and large banana plantations are scattered around. |
| Santa Teresa of Avila, a mystical saint conjuring | | | | Quaint houses are dotted about, where you will |
| many memories in the minds of the town locals. | | | | often find interesting and alternative members of |
| The tomb is located in the church of the Carmelite | | | | society have come to live. |
| Convent of the Annunciation, a historical convent | | | | One of the main features making this area one of |
| founded in 1570. A beautiful renaissance doorway | | | | the best Spanish walking holiday destinations is the |
| marks the entrance, and the saint's remains are | | | | unique landscape that has been created. Parts of the |
| preserved in a reliquary above the altar. This was a | | | | hillside have been turned into terraces for growing |
| gift from Infanta Isabel Clara Eugenia, daughter of | | | | crops and tropical fruit. You could take a stroll from |
| Phillip II of Spain. Walks in this area will undoubtedly | | | | the orchards down to the coast, where dramatic |
| inspire a sense of spirituality and history, as the area | | | | rock formations and cliffs are waiting to be explored. |
| marks the place where many spiritual leaders have | | | | Navarra Castle of the Kings |
| lived. | | | | Navarra is situated in northern Spain, a beautiful area |
| An Eastern Tip | | | | great for walking. It is likely this beauty that led |
| The most easterly point in the Cordillera Betica is a | | | | Charles III of Navarra to commission a team of |
| prime location to visit on a hiking holiday in Spain. | | | | brilliant French architects to alter and enlarge the |
| Cabo de la Nao is an area notable for its picturesque | | | | area's existing castle in 1406. With their grand |
| beauty and charm. With beautiful beaches around the | | | | designs, the castle was turned into a combination of |
| cape, and views that will take your breath away, this | | | | a fortress and a palace. 15 slender towers stand tall |
| is an area not to miss on your hiking holiday. Spain is | | | | against the sky, safe under the protection of the |
| a country with areas of dramatic coastline, and a | | | | battlement walls. Inside the castle the design is no |
| view from the tip of Cabo de la Nao's promontory | | | | less grand, and magnificent décor makes it |
| will see the south of the rocky mass making up | | | | palatial. |
| Penon de Ifach. This view is sure to evoke a feeling | | | | Although parts of the castle were destroyed in the |
| of awe, as you gaze out at the mass of rocks that | | | | 19th century, it is still an impressive sight to behold. |
| rear out of the sea off the Punto de Ifach. | | | | And it makes an already beautiful area absolutely |
| Walk in the Valley of Great Kings | | | | perfect for a Spain walk. |
| Located in the south west of the Spanish, Canary | | | | |