Ruta 99 is an initiative by the Valencian government to help villages threatened by eviction that have fewer than 100 inhabitants. A list of 20 villages has been drawn up to visit. In these peaceful, small villages, there are few traces of tourism, time passes slowly, and much remains as it always has been. This post describes two of them: the art and ecology town of Carrícola and the sleepy town of Sempere - two very different villages. Route 99 is designed so that 2-4 villa

Ruta 99 is an initiative inspired by Route 66 in the USA and the Spanish pilgrimages to Santiago de Compostela. The aim is to increase...

Ibi was once called the city of toys. It had more toy factories than any other city in Spain. Beautiful almond tree blossoms in the area.

Xixona is best known for its production of nougat. The municipality is also a hub for roads from several other cities. A walk from the...

At the foot of the Sierra Aitana mountain range in the Guadalest valley, just above the Embalse de Guadalest dam, lies a cluster of...

A few kilometers from the coast at Villajoyosa on the Costa Blanca lies the small village of Orxeta with just over 800 inhabitants. There...

From the small village of Xirles near Polop in the Alicante region, an old country road runs to the slightly larger village of Callosa...

The small mountain village of Frigiliana is one of the most beautiful white villages in the Andalucía region where it sits like a balcony...

On top of a cliff in the mountains an hour's drive from Malaga is one of the highest white villages in Andalucia situated. It can be seen...

An hour's drive inland from Alicante on the Costa Blanca, lies the mountain village of Cocentaina, just a few kilometers from Alcoy. It...

Relleu is a small mountain village a couple of miles inside Benidorm on the Costa Blanca coast in Spain. It is known for its streets...

The old fishing village of Fjällbacka is located a few kilometers south of Grebbestad on the west coast of Sweden in Norra Bohuslän. The...

Do you consider a two hours hike with a non-stop sea view to the lovely blue Mediterranean and one of the most beautiful coastlines of...

Half an hours drive north of Alicante and some few kilometers south of Benidorm you'll find the fishing village Villajoyosa which means...

Half an hours hike and yor are on the top of the world eleven hundred meters above the Mediterranean. On your way you can pick wild...

In the small village Agost outside Alicante the seven generation potter Emili Boix takes care of his family heritage. He was an...

The road from Villajoyosa to Solgården along Rio Amadorio goes through orange plantations. A peaceful walk in a relaxed environment where...

Around 10 July each year, there is a medieval market in La Nucía, a small mountain village just ten kilometers away from Benidorm. La...

If you don't want to meet tourists, don't go to Guadalest. It is just the Alhambra and the Pradomuseum that get more visitors in Spain....

A few kilometers from Benidorm, the small mountain village of Finestrat overlooks the Mediterranean Sea. The borders of Finestrat...