Cave paintings - they are history, art and exploration all rolled into one sweet package. How could we come to northern Spain and not check out some of their painted caves? First up, the star of northern Spain’s painted caves - Altamira. Disclosure: This post contains Affiliate … [Read more...] about Exploring Northern Spain: The Painted Caves of Cantabria
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Exploring Northern Spain: Fuente De
Zipping up close to 700 metres (2300 feet) without breaking a sweat sounds like heaven. Indeed, the cable car at Fuente Dé is a little slice of bliss. Exploring the hiking trails of Picos de Europa in Northern Spain just got a whole lot easier! Disclosure: This post contains … [Read more...] about Exploring Northern Spain: Fuente De
Exploring Northern Spain: Cares Gorge
More than 500 workers carved over 70 tunnels to carry water from Cain to Poncebos for a hydroelectric project. The project started in 1915 and was finished in 1921. Eleven workers died. Of course we didn’t know any of this when we started out. All we knew is that we were going to … [Read more...] about Exploring Northern Spain: Cares Gorge
Picos de Europa: Spain’s First National Park
For me, the thought of travel to northern Spain was always about hiking the Camino de Santiago. That was always the goal. While it’s good to have a goal, some trips have a way of morphing from an original idea to something even better than you could imagine. Discovering Picos de … [Read more...] about Picos de Europa: Spain’s First National Park
Ireland’s Hill of Tara
Ireland's Hill of Tara, I don’t know why it was stuck in my brain. Ireland's Hill of Tara could have been mentioned in a book or covered in a documentary. All I know is that while visiting Dublin, I wanted to learn more. What better place to start than a museum dedicated to the … [Read more...] about Ireland’s Hill of Tara