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self-guided walking holidays in an unspoilt Europe
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   Self-guided walks for independent people...

 ...walk this way


Self-guided walking and hiking in Europe - how it works


Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Croatia, Turkey, Germany and more


We carry your luggage


When? Start any day of the week


Into the heart of a real Europe: local hotels, local food and wine, scenery, culture, history


Wide range of routes and levels:
easy to quite hard


An expert team, home and abroad

 

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PHOTOS AND ARTICLES

 

JOURNALIST AARON MILLAR  had a great time on our Ligurian Hills Walk.  See the photos here.

 

Gorgeous flowers on our Chamonix and the French Alps  route.  Take a day off walking with Lizzy Ashley-Cooper and discover Alpine flora – see her pictures, and the full route.

 

Jenny McBain went on our Slovenia route in 2012 and wrote it up for the Scottish “Press and Journal”.  See what she wrote..

 

NEW!  This year we concentrate on FOOD AND DRINK and you will see a lot about this on each route page.  But see what our local girl Berry has to say about food on the Lycian Way…

 

NEW for 2013!  Hire a mountain bike and take a day off walking.  We are trialling this on our Slovenia Route.

 

Solo Walker?  See here for advice

 

Do have a look at Nick Boulos’ article in the Guardian newspaper about our Amalfi Coast walk..

 

Stephan Weber went on our Dolomites walk and sent back this lovely album. William Mackesey of Walkopedia enjoyed his holiday on the Lycian Way – see here.

 

Richard Mellor of TravelPR, our thrusting-but-cuddly marketing advisors, writes about his holiday on our Sabine Hills route, here, and Dougal and Zanna Jeffries sent back some great photos from the same route here.

 

How do I find my way?  GPS available on certain routes!   Read more...

 

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All our routes - click on image for details ...  
 
Alpes Mar. (France)
Amalfi Coast
Andalucia (Spain)
 
 
Austria
Catalonia (Spain)
Chamonix (Fr. Alps)
 
 
Côtes du Rhône
Dolomites (Italy)
Dubrovnik (Croatia)
 
 
Istria (Croatia)
Liguria (Italy)
Lycian Way (Turkey)
 
 
Portugal
Priorat (Spain)
Rhine (Germany)
 
 
Sabina (Italy)
Slovenia
SW England
 
 
Tuscany (Italy)