5 autumn getaways: what are you waiting for to pack your suitcase?

Autumn getaways

We have left the summer behind but we do not want to escape and discover new places. Two, three or four days are enough to enjoy the getaways that we propose today and that will take you to especially beautiful places at this time of year.

Autumn stains the landscape of reddish, ocher and brown tones, making our natural parks wear a new foliage. But we can also cross borders and without wasting too much time on the flight, visit small and cozy cities where we feel at home. Do you want to know what five autumn getaways we have prepared for you?

Baztan Valley

The Baztan Valley trilogy has aroused interest in this Navarra region where you can breathe tranquility and natural exuberance. A region dominated by deciduous forests that change in each season where you can also discover abundant palaces and pinkish stone farmhouses with large balconies; medieval monasteries and bridges over jumping rivers; goals scattered across meadows and hills ...

Baztan Valley

Fifteen towns make up this perfect region for one of your autumn getaways: Oronoz-Mugaire, Arraioz, Irurita, Almandoz, Berroeta, Aniz, Ziga, Lekaroz, Gartzain, Elbetea, Arizkun, Azpilkueta, Erratzu, Amaiur-Maya and Elizondo, the main town from the valley. The scrub raised between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries with the Indian money and from neighbors who worked in the Spanish court.

Baztan

In them you will find farmhouses converted into cozy country housess where you can enjoy the customs and friendly character of the Baztan people. You can also use them as a base to carry out some of the most popular routes or activities such as:

  • Tour the smugglers trail that joins the nearby caves of Urdax, Zugarramurdi and Sara
  • Take in the breathtaking views from the Ziga viewpoint.
  • Visit the station Izpegi dolmens or the megaliths of Erratzu-Alduides.
  • Walk on the route Abartan, a journey of 12,60 km. witness of an ancient pastoral culture that starts from Ziga.
  • Walk the beautiful promenade of the Xorroxin waterfall. A path that leads to a striking waterfall, in a place of exuberant vegetation.

Sierra del Segura

The Sierra del Segura region hides mountain ranges separated by narrow valleys and deep canyons carved by rivers and streams. It is a privileged space from an ecological and landscape point of view that extends to the southwest of the province of Albacete.

Sierra del Segura

All the picturesque villas that compose it, the beauty of the landscapes crossed by the Madera river and the natural areas of special protection that dot its rugged geography make it one of the most interesting areas in the entire province and the best to visit in autumn.

Sierra del Segura

Among the dozens of tourist attractions, yes, you will have to choose the ones that are most attractive to you, such as:

  • Visit natural areas of special protection such as the Chorros del Río Mundo and the Cabaña de los Mojones.
  • Discover in Riópar the wonder of source of the Mundo river.
  • Take in the views from the Liétor viewpoints and Letur.
  • Admire the picturesque village of Ayna.
  • Enjoy in Bogarra and Paterna the beauty of the landscape crossed by the River Madera.

Tejera Negra beech forest

In Spain there are many places where you can enjoy the colorful canvases that autumn paints in our forests, such as the Tejera Negra beech forest, in the Guadalajara province. The color palette, the moss that covers the ground and the silence broken by the streams make up a dreamlike atmosphere.

Tejera Negra beech forest

Integrated in the Natural Park of the Sierra Norte de Guadalajara, in the forest also grow beech, Pyrenean oak, Scots pine, yew, holly and birch. Two circular routes They allow you to walk it: the “Senda de Carretas” (6km.) and the “Senda del Robledal” (20 km). In addition, there is also a circular route marked for bicycles that reaches the Zarzas river.

You have the option of arriving by car at the place where the routes begin. You can leave your car in an indoor car park (8km from the Interpretation Center) which is reached using a forest track. In autumn, however, this car park fills up so it is necessary to reserve in advance. Proof that it is one of the most popular fall getaways.

Prague

Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic and of the dreamy Bohemian region. A city that likes to walk slowly and in which every corner has something to tell you. Getting lost in its streets at the beginning of autumn is quite an experience when dressing the city with a certain nostalgia.

Autumn getaways: Prague

Two or three days are enough to discover the old cobbled streets of The old city, enjoy the tranquility of the ancient Jewish City and the greatness of Hradcany, the upper district of Prague, enter one of the most beautiful libraries in the world, contemplate the views from the roof of the Dancing House or taste the mulled wine to feel one more.

Lake district

The United Kingdom is a country with great tourist wealth and countless natural parks full of beautiful and green landscapes such as the Lake District. It is the largest of the UK's natural parks; some eighty lakes grace the surroundings of this national park located in the north-west of England and declared Heritage.

Lake district

The possibilities in this natural park are endless. You can do different routes through the mountains, travel the trails connecting the lakes, visit one of the picturesque towns in the area, do water activities ... In three or four days it will be impossible for you to see everything so you will have to plan your getaway well and choose the most relevant ones for you from the following visits:

  • Hike the trail to Orrest Head for extraordinary views of Lake Windermere.
  • Practice some kind of Acuatic sport : sailing, canoeing and kayaking on Lake Windermere or Derwent Water.
  • Visit Ambleside, a charming cobbled town full of the typical stone houses of the area.
  • Discover Stockghyll Force, a waterfall in the middle of a magical forest.
  • Contemplating the surroundings of the stone circle by Castlerigg.
  • Get carried away by the dreamlike atmosphere of the Buttermere lake and the bohemian town of the same name.

Have you already visited any of the places that we propose to you among our autumn getaways?


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