Blog posts which discuss the various cultural events and activities which take place in Ronda and in the Spanish locations which we visit on our Hike and Bike the Sierras cycling tours and walking tours. Also includes interesting information about the things we experience for ourselves during our life in Spain.
Short Cycling Tour in Spain
If you are interested in cycle touring in Andalucia but don’t have time for a full week of cycling, how about a shorter, 3 day leisure road cycling tour starting out from the beautiful town of Ronda?
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Cycle Touring in Spain
Do you feel nervous at the thought of signing up for a 1 week self guided cycling tour?
Of course, it’s normal. You dont know what it’s going to be like or how much you will actually enjoy being on a bike for that…
Tarifa, Baelo Claudio and Costa de la Luz
The small town of Tarifa sits at the southernmost point of Europe, with its toes in the Straits of Gibraltar and Morocco and the north coast of Africa just a stone’s throw away across the water. It is just 15km or 1 hour on one of the…
Cordoba - Capital of Moorish El-Andalus
As the boys headed off on a 3-day bike trip from Cordoba to Granada (more of that when they finish), I took the chance to visit the city of Cordoba. The city was of strategic importance back in Roman times but it's heyday was when it…
Ronda's biggest MTB and Running Race - La Legion 101km
You just have to give these amazing people who enter this race 10 / 10 for effort. The 101km La Legion event is always tough but this year, over the weekend of 10th – 11th May, the weather was sweltering right from the start…
Hike and Bike the Sierras at the London Bike Show 2013
What a great experience for Hike + Bike - our first stand at the London Bike Show!
We were delighted to get to speak to so many enthusiastic cyclists. Many had been on cycling trips abroad before but we were on a mission to…
Montejaque's annual Battle of the Bridge
The year is 1810. The village folk are going about their daily business, farmers take their produce from field to market, the smithy prepares to shoe a horse and women shop for groceries in the village square.
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