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Stories, getaways and routes through rural Spain: medieval villages, stone towns and journeys through the heritage of the Iberian Peninsula.

The white villages of Andalusia: whitewash, walls and Andalusi heritage
From Vejer to Níjar and Almodóvar del Río: a journey through Andalusia's whitewashed villages, where Andalusi history peeks out on every corner.
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From Las Salesas to the Sagrada Família: a short stroll through Barcelona's churches
A 640-metre walk through Barcelona linking Joan Martorell's masterpiece, Las Salesas, with Gaudí's forest of stone at the Sagrada Família.

From Gaztelugatxe to Subijana de Álava: a road trip through the Basque Country between the sea and the concejos
86.6 km by car from the islet of Gaztelugatxe to the rural churches of Vitoria, via Butrón Castle and Letona Tower.

From Toledo to Almagro: a road trip through the convents, mosques and castles of Castilla-La Mancha
A 121.7 km route linking Gothic and Moorish Toledo with Guadamur Castle and the Convent of the Assumption of Calatrava in Almagro.

From La Seu to Sant Felip Neri: a walk through the heart of Palma de Mallorca
A walking route of under a kilometre through Palma: from the monumental Cathedral by the sea to the intimate Baroque church of Sant Felip Neri.

From La Macarena to the Cathedral: a walk through the soul of Seville
From the Esperanza Macarena to the Giralda in 2.55 km: brotherhood devotion, Baroque painting, the old Port of the Indies and the world's largest cathedral.

From Estella to Getaria: a road trip through the convents, sanctuaries and Gothic churches of Navarre and Gipuzkoa
A 95.5 km road trip from the Convent of Santo Domingo in Estella to San Salvador in Getaria, taking in Arantzazu, Antio and Zarautz.

Sallent de Gállego: stone, mountains and tradition in the heart of the Tena Valley
Gothic church, a bridge over the Aguas Limpias, the Mentidero and 3,000-metre peaks: a guide to Sallent de Gállego in the Pyrenees of Huesca.

Burgos on foot: from the quiet Monastery of the Visitation to the great Cathedral
A walk of barely 400 metres through Burgos linking the calm of a Salesian nuns' convent with the Gothic cathedral, a World Heritage Site.

From Riner to Roses: a road trip through Catalonia's monasteries, castles and a Greek citadel
168 km across Catalonia: from the Monastery of El Miracle to the Citadel of Roses, via Cardona, Sant Joan de les Abadesses and Girona Cathedral.
