Walking tours Europe and hiking vacations in Portugal and Spain

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Walking tours: Europe

Our walking tours of Europe will take you on a combination of hiking trails, forest paths, along with the occasional paved country road through the tiny villages, ancient forests, and great cities of Europe. Our goal is to give you an authentic experience of country in which you are touring.

What to expect on a walking tour of Europe

Our walking tours of Europe average 6 to 10 miles of combined walking and hiking per day, over a mix of quiet back roads and easy to moderate hiking trails. All our walking tours of Europe are accompanied by a support van, which means you, are never pressured to walk further then want to. Two bilingual tour leaders also accompany you on all of our walking tours of Europe to show the way along carefully researched routes.

While the terrain is sometimes hilly, none of the routes are extreme, with daily options ranging from five to twelve miles, which ensures there is always enough to challenge even the most experienced hikers. Each day is full of surprises: the chance to bargain at an 800-year-old Monday market in Portugal, an ocean swim in the mouth of a submerged Azorean volcano, or the 24 switchbacks of an ancient mule path leading to the Rio Trevélez in Spain!

In the evening, we'll kick off our shoes and relax over a feast of local specialties: Andalusian paella, a platter of tapas, or an Azorean cozido stew cooked in the heat of a volcanic steam vent. Our accommodations, whether in a mountain lodge perched high in the Alpujarras or an oceanfront resort overlooking the crashing Atlantic, are sure to inspire dreams of the adventures that await on the trail.

Walking tours: Spain

In the Spanish province of Andalucía, our "Way of the Moors" tour traces their footsteps from the Mediterranean coast through the scenic Alpujarras to Granada, once the jewel in the crown of the Moorish kingdom.

The south of Spain is a walker's paradise, and our route celebrates its amazing diversity. We'll warm up with a day of hiking along the cliffs and dunes of the sunny Mediterranean coast. We'll then head inland to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, Spain's highest mountain range, to begin our Alpujarran adventure. Our walking tours traverse valleys that are among the most fertile in Spain, thanks to the irrigation systems introduced by the Moors. Even today the region is a Garden of Eden, with groves of cherries, pears, almonds, figs, quince, and pomegranates. Smells of wild rosemary, thyme, and lavender permeate the fresh mountain air, and stunning views of the snow-capped Sierra Nevada lie around every bend in the trail. Terraced white villages seem to spill down the mountainsides.

Walking tours: Portugal

"Walking the Border Country" follows the historic "Camino Portugues" pilgrimage route through Portugal's wine country to Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain. Our newest tour, "Walking the Hidden Algarve," explores the best-kept secrets of Portugal's southernmost coast. For the ultimate off-the-beaten-path walking vacation, exotic São Miguel Island, located in the Atlantic 700 miles west of the Continent, is an Easy Rider exclusive.

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