Tierra de Nadie – Welcome to No Man’s Land
Tierra de Nadie is a recently developed crag between Montessa and Vallada (hence “No Man’s Land”). It is clearly visible from the A 35 and from the well-established climbing area […]
Tierra de Nadie is a recently developed crag between Montessa and Vallada (hence “No Man’s Land”). It is clearly visible from the A 35 and from the well-established climbing area […]
We visited Vallada a couple of years ago on a chilly day and left impressed – the sign-off line on the blog post was: “plenty to come back for”https://rockaroundtheworld.co.uk/2017/02/22/vallada/… and […]
The main cliff at Leyva, Pared Sur, is one of the most impressive bits of rock in southern Spain – 150m high and about a mile wide, it’s position aloft […]
Dalias is a small town, halfway between the Sierra Nevada and the Costa del Sol. We were looking for options to extend our stay in the Alpujarra, having decided that […]
We’ve based ourselves at the lovely Almócita campsite, in the foothills of the Alpujarra. After stumbling into the path of the giant white motorhome migration, when passing Granada, it’s a […]
As we left Jean, skirting Granada, on the way to Almería, the wall-to-wall olive groves gave way to the white and pink blossoms of the almond trees; all set against […]
We’d pretty much wrung the last drops from the climbing available in Portugal, which coincided perfectly with the first day of dodgy weather in ages. Time to head East! We […]
We’re staying just west of the Portuguese – Spanish border, near Marvão (in sight of its Marvã-ous castle)… in order to climb at Escusa. We thought that it was completely […]
Flicking through the Portugal Climbing guide, packed with great photos, the shots of Escusa still stand out – I’ve rarely seen such a striking wall of ribboned flowstone, and as […]
The Serra da Estrela lays claim to Portugal’s highest peak (at just shy of 2,000m) and some marvellous scenery of granite peaks and glaciated valleys strewn with giant erratic boulders. […]
Heading north from Sesimbra we stopped off at Nazaré to check out the surf scene – the world’s “biggest” waves, apparently and we were treated to 60 footers, and stumbled […]
The first dodgy forecast in ages saw us set out on a reconnaissance of Pedreiras, an Arrabida crag that didn’t make it into the Portugal guide. We found it on […]
We had a couple of trips to the crags at Azoia on our 2018 visit (see these links for approach and route beta) https://rockaroundtheworld.co.uk/2018/02/05/azoia-arrabida-natural-park/ https://rockaroundtheworld.co.uk/2018/02/08/azoia-cova-mijona-poema-rocha/ … so were in Groundhog […]
Sesimbra is a touristy town, complete with obligatory Moorish Castle, sandy beach, great fish restaurants and a bustling port. There’s also a huge (and completely empty, in February!) municipal campsite […]
We finally tore ourselves away from Sagres to make our way north via the spectacular coastline, much of it protected by the Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina. […]
The Fort at Sagres dates back to the 15th century when it was the stronghold of Henry the Navigator during Portugal’s Golden Age of naval exploration. The walled peninsula is […]
Another crag revisited from our last visit exactly two years ago: https://rockaroundtheworld.co.uk/2018/02/02/foz-de-fornas/ On that occasion we were blessed with sun but buffeted by a howling wind. This time the weather […]