HIDDEN VALLEY: I sniffed the air – smoke!
SUMMER dragged on in its grim-faced way…And just as it seemed August’s annoyances couldn’t get any worse, suddenly and dramatically, they did.
It can never happen to you: that’s a certainty you cling to. It can never belong in the universe of possibilities pertaining to...
HIDDEN VALLEY: BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES
IT is over three decades since journalist Paul Richardson, 60, swapped London for Extremadura, via Ibiza.
The well-known travel and food writer, who has penned for everyone from the Financial Times to the Guardian, has battled the elements to tame his idyllic farm in a...
Hidden thoughts: How Old Etonian journalist and author Paul Richardson came to run a...
IT was on a long drive back from Portugal to Denia to catch the ferry to Ibiza that Paul Richardson stumbled across the little known region that would eventually become his home.
He was to turn his back on fast-paced modern life for a rural...
Ten very good reasons to visit Extremadura on your 2023 trip to Spain
WHEN it comes to tourism, Extremadura is off the beaten track.
Few of the 80 million foreign visitors who visited Spain annually in pre-Covid times would venture to the region, for the lack of beaches or easy road and rail connections make it tough to...
All roads lead to Rome in Merida, one of Spain’s best kept travel secrets
THE city of Merida boasts the best-preserved Roman ruins outside Italy, and without the crowds.
Founded in 25BC, Augusta Emerita as the city was then known, served as the capital of Rome's westernmost province, Lusitania.
Today a modern city stands where Romans once dwelled, architecturally unremarkable...
WATCH: Drought reveals Spain’s own Stonehenge hidden below water level in Extremadura reservoir
A SOUTHERN European severe summer drought has allowed the Spanish Stonehenge to reappear from a dried up reservoir in the western province of Caceres.
The 5,000-year-old Dolmen de Guadalperal is made up of a 26 metre diameter circle of prehistoric stones that stand up to...
The Cat’s Whiskers: Is Sierra de Gata Spain’s most delightful region?
As the tiny village of Robledillo de Gata is singled out alongside Carmona and Vejer as Spain’s best rural retreat, Jon Clarke extols the delights of a week in the little-known Sierra de Gata
Happy geese: Farmer produces ethical foie gras in Spain’s Extremadura
For many this buttery, rich delicacy is one of the most desired luxury food items in the culinary world, for others its method of manufacture represents the ultimate in cruelty.
Traditionally, foie gras is produced by a technique perfected in France known as ‘gavage’ in...
Hotel Monasterio Rocamador in Spain’s Extremadura is back and better than ever
Surrounded by rolling oak forests and choked with nature, few places give you such a good sense of space.
And Hotel Monasterio de Rocamador also takes some beating for history, dating back to the 16th century.
Opened in 1512 as a convent, it was bought by...
New gallery puts Caceres on the map as a destination for modern art lovers...
If there was one reason alone to go to Caceres, it is to dine at the fabled restaurant Atrio, but a new modern art museum raises the stakes of a long-overlooked gem of a destination, writes Fiona Govan.
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Must visit: 5 palace hotels in Spain’s Andalucia that will make the perfect cosy trip this winter
SPAIN is full of historic palace hotels perfect for a winter getaway and here are our top five picks.
When the summer months start to...
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Airport strikes in Spain: Which flights will be affected by walkouts planned for December?
MORE than 35,000 flights across Spain are at risk of being affected by strikes planned for December, it has emerged.
It comes after the General...
