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Spain lends itself to a great walk. Other than at the hottest times of the year, the landscape of this vast and varied country makes going for a stroll in the countryside a sheer joy. I never want to turn back and go home. There is always another corner to look around. Always another brow of a hill where you wonder what is on the other side. And the sights you can see on a walk are as memorable as the countryside itself. Here is my personal photo gallery of just one walk i went on recently. Around the Lecrin Valley.  

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Are there really religious tourists? That was the question fired at me recently. You better believe it, was my response. I know, I have met them. And there are many people who want to see more of Spain. And by that i mean they want to learn more about the Moors. The people who once ruled Spain and whose influence is to be seen throughout the country. 

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You can holiday in a place in Spain. You can live there full time. But you don’t get to know a place until you get to know its people. On the coast, people come and go. Inevitably so. But inland many a Spanish town or village is made up chiefly of those who have lived there all their lives. The Lecrín Valley is comprised of a collection of white washed villages where many a resident has not strayed further than this place where oranges and lemons grow aplenty and where life is sweet, not sour. 

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There are people who try to tour Spain staying in the many Paradors (plush hotels to you and me). There are religious visitors to Spain who want to visit all the cathedrals. They will all need at least two lifetimes to complete their respective missions. As will castle spotters. Yes, you heard me right, there are people who hop in the car and travel around Spain in order to see the many and varied castles that adorn the country of Spain. They vary in appearance, grandeur, location and historical importance. 

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The Lecrín Valley is, even in these difficult times, a happy place. Located midway between the coastal port of Motril on the Costa Tropical, and the great city of Granada, it’s one of those locations in Spain that has got the balance just right. The balance between keeping its historic character and family feel, while welcoming an injection of new and foreign blood. It is indeed a happy valley.

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