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With its mountains, lakes, meadows, flowers and wildlife,
Extremadura is the perfect location for long walks. One or two
companies specialise in walking holidays in this area but owing to
its location, getting there is not easy. With no international
airport, and poor rail links, Extremadura, at least for the time
being, will probably remain unspoiled by tourism. If you have
plenty time on your hands, the quickest route would be a flight to
Madrid followed by a fairly long car journey then a stop over in
somewhere like Caceres.
From Caceres you could
then decide which area you would like to explore. The area near the
border of Portugal is the most scenic. There are
fantastic displays of wild flowers, castles and other places of
historic interest. Extremadura is also a bird spotters
paradise.
Bird spotting trips and organised holidays are available to the area
from a few places. It isn't unusual to see birds like the
Spanish imperial eagle, the great bustard or the black vulture.
Wildlife abounds in Extremadura, there are wild boars, deer and if
you're lucky you may spot a lynx. This area is one of the most
unspoiled parts of Spain, if not the whole of Europe.
If
you like the idea of a walking holiday in Spain but don't wan't all
the hassle of getting somewhere like Extremadura, have a look at our
walking holidays in Spain page where you
can find plenty walking holidays which are still off the beaten
track.
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