A mile inside El Campello a little north of Alicante on the Costa Blanca coast lies a mythical mountain called Cabecó d'Or in Valencian. The belief that there should be gold in the mountain is said to have prompted a Marki (a nobleman) to look for gold in one of the mountain peaks. He never found any gold, but had the mountain peak named after him - Sima del Marqués. The belief in gold deposits could perhaps be due to the golden color that emerges when the sun shines on the m

In Grönemad a few kilometers north of Grebbestad in Sweden there is a beautiful cave in a distinctive coastal landscape. The cave is a rock formation formed during the ice age. It is 11-12 meters deep and has smooth polished walls with beautiful patterns. At the end, there are rounded stones at the outlet for water flow from earlier times. The entire length of the cave is visible from the entrance. Outside a minor cave next to Munkkyrkan there is a large rock that with a litt

The Bernia mountain has a cave that passes through the mountain. The first ten meters you have to bend down quite heavily. On the other side you get a magnificent view to the Mediterranean and Altea Valley. The trip starts at the back of the mountain in the Halon Valley. You'll get through the mountain to the right in the photo, almost at the top. You'll walk along the mountain side to your right (left in the photo), and round back to the starting point on the other side. You

Bohusläden is a network of hiking trails/roads from Skåne in the south to the Norwegian border in the north. It is linked to coastal trails in Norway in the Halden area. A little part of this route goes from Blomsholm Nature Reserve to the viewpoint Rogstad Hilleren near the farm called Lull. Here's also a shed where you can take a break and grill sausages or drink coffee. The most interesting part of the trip is probably the big cave surrounded by the dark green forest where

The lighthouse on the top of the cliff at the entrance to the Albir Bay in the Sierra Helada National Park was built in 1863 in connection with the Torre Bombarda guard tower previously used in the defence against pirates. Now it's a great goal for a hike. From the lighthouse (El Faro de Punta Albir) you have views to Altea Bay (Bahía Alteana) and Calpeklippen (El Penyón de Ifach) off the coastal town of Calpe a few miles further northeast and of course to the coastline south

A few miles from the coastal town of Denía and just off the village of Benidoleig, lies one of the oldest and most interesting caves of its kind: Cuevas de las calaveras. Traces of humans and animals have been found in the cave as far back as 50,000 - 100,000 years ago. The black pigmented areas in front of the entrance to the cave are due to the fact that over time, bonfires have been lit in front of the entrance to keep predators out. Geologists believe that the cave was fo