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Off The Beaten Track in Spain

As we explore rural Spain, looking for holiday homes in special places, we naturally come across a lot more besides.

It might be a particularly magical location, a curious tradition or a culinary speciality. It might be a whole tract of the country that is virtually unknown, or an interesting life story that has made the place come alive for us.

For us, these insights are often what makes the experience particularly memorable. And, like anyone else, we naturally enjoy sharing these discoveries.

That is what this series of articles Spain Off The Beaten Track is all about. We hope you enjoy them.

Holidays

In this section, we look at interesting and yet still relatively unknown holiday destinations in Spain. From Girona in Catalonia, capital of one of Spain's most fascinating provinces, to the high mountain villages of Andalucia.

If you would like detailed suggestions on what to do, what to see & where to eat for the area in which you have booked your holiday accommodation, simply ask us: we'll be pleased to send you our personally researched Rustical Recommendations.

Holidays in Gaucin

For those wanting a holiday within easy reach of the sea and yet who dread the prospect of an apartment block in the sweltering, busy resorts of the Costa del Sol, to the rescue comes “the illustrious, always noble, very hospitable village of Gaucin” (so it appeared to St John the Divine).

Small and pretty, Gaucin is one of Andalusia’s most popular “white villages.” It sits 630 metres above sea level with views of the Strait of Gibraltar, the Rock itself and Morocco across the water.

The climate is Mediterranean and the coast is only 30 mins away.

Holidays in Girona

Girona is a handsome town, one of the finest and most interesting in all Catalonia.

Historic districts and viewing points from the ramparts, the cathedral, or the bridges over the River Onyar all provide rewarding experiences for the visitor.

The busy café terraces and shops of the old town and the Rambla de la Llibertat turn to relative silence as you emerge onto one of the bridges spanning the river. The façades of the tall apartment buildings lining the waterfront, hung with washing, shine in warm pastel shades.

Sierra del Sueve

Two hikes and an ancient horse of the North

The far north of Spain holds a secret delight: a geological fancy, a small range of hills and green valleys within clear sight of the Cantabrian Sea, the kind of place that aches to be walked by ramblers.

It’s the Sierra del Sueve, a pocket-size gem of mountainous green in eastern Asturias, whose 30 square miles invite to rambling discovery.

It also hides an equine treasure which you are sure to see.

Gooseneck barnacles and fairground octopus

Even within Spain, where Asturian bean stew will satisfy the hungriest belly, Valencia is credited with creating paella and a Mediterranean diet is the staple of a dozen provinces, Galician cooking is generally esteemed as the best of all. And above all, this means seafood and shellfish.

Yet while many of the fish and mollusc dishes may be familiar to people from outside Spain (think of a plate piled with freshly steamed mussels, doused with lemon), certain menu items which sound and look curious can be easily passed over when in fact they are tasty local specialities.

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