| Wind turbines vs. dolmens in Carondio (Asturias) |
A wind power project threatens 34 Neolithic sites in County Allande, Asturias. Wind farm promoters in Spain increasingly target low-income districts w ... Read More
| Category: Conservation Author: Paul de Zardain Date: June 18, 2009
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| Bay Watch: Whale-Watching in the Bay of Biscay |
The dramatic north coast of Spain is one of the country’s scenic treasures, with its jagged coastline, rocky shores and beautiful sandy coves. For tho ... Read More
| Category: Whales & dophins Author: Dylan Walker Date: January 28, 2009
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| In the Hoof-prints of El Cid - A week on horseback across Castile |
“Dust, sweat and steel,” goes a famous Spanish poem, “El Cid rides out across the terrible Castilian steppe.”
Much of the truth about Spain’s most ... Read More
| Category: Horse riding Author: Mark Eveleigh Date: June 11, 2007
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| La Garba: archaeology on the fringe |
Berrueñu (Teverga, Asturias): “Where does this road end, exactly?” I ask the archaeologist. “At the new cemetery,” says Alfonso Fanjul. Good thing I a ... Read More
| Category: Travel (nature/outdoor) Author: Paul de Zardain Date: July 12, 2006
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| Chao Samartin: an Iron Age hill-fort in western Asturias |
An IKEA find at Chao Samartin.
Western Asturias is riddled with hill-forts that date to the 8th century BC. But a string of boutique museums is threa ... Read More
| Category: Other Author: Paul de Zardain Date: May 18, 2006
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| Trials of the Toftevaag: Crusading for the marine reserve of Alborán |
“Cetacean soup at two o’clock!” was the traditional call to action-stations from spotters in the crow’s nest of the Toftevaag. It would signify t ... Read More
| Category: Whales & dophins Author: Mark Eveleigh Date: October 31, 2005
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| Last of the Spanish Nomads |
Ramón Noguero wrapped his hands around a tin mug of coffee-and-brandy and fixed his blue eyes once again on the snow-capped peaks that every year seem ... Read More
| Category: Travel (nature/outdoor) Author: Mark Eveleigh Date: September 07, 2005
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| Secret walks in the Alto Genal Valley |
Only 16 km from Ronda, the third most visited town in Andalucia, and 45
minutes from the Costa del Sol, is an undiscovered little Eden - a haven for ... Read More
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