Spain 2023: Tabernas desert and Sierra Alhamilla

 17-18-19 Dec: Tabernas desert and Sierra AlhamillaSaturday we drove from Los Coloraos above Gorafe to Tabernas. Near the village of Tabernas - again with a closed visitor centre - is 'Texas-Hollywood - Fort Bravo', a staged Western village where films by Sergio Leone and others were shot. Blockbusters such as The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Indiana Jones [...]

Spain 2023: Walk Abanilla desert (8km)

11 Dec '23: Sweat hike through Abanilla desert (8 km)On Monday evening we arrived in Desierto de Abanilla, a remarkable desert area north of Murcia. It looks like a moonscape with a very peculiar relief with deeply cut ridges and ridges. The subsoil consists of a cement-like mortar. We arrived just in time to witness the sunset [...]

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