Local Insight | 11/04/2020
by Autentical expert Michael Madsen. "The Spanish Stairs" give access to the spectacular views and to an authentic experience of Gibraltar - without swimming in tourists. Of course, it is a curiosity that there is a small part of the ...
by Autentical expert Michael Madsen. Just like in the Wild West, El Rocio, just outside of the Doñana National Park in the Huelva province, has sand in the streets throughout the entire village and poles for mooring of horses in front o...
by Autentical expert Michael Madsen. The Costa del Sol is crowded - everywhere! Forget about a small secret beach where you can be alone. It is no longer available. But you can still have a good - and authentic - experience at the beach....
by Autentical expert Michael Madsen. Just outside the small whitewashed village of El Burgo - not far from the coast by Marbella and Fuengirola - the dirt track "Carril del Dique" goes along the river "Turón" - it sets off just as the m...
by Autentical expert Michael Madsen. Spain is in general not very suitable for travelling by bike - for that the roads are way too dangerous and there are hardly any bike trail by the roads. The great exception are the old rail way calle...
by Autentical expert Michael Madsen. Laguna Fuente de Piedra is the natural retreat for thousands of wild flamingos and plenty of other waders. It is Spain's largest natural lake and it is located in the northern part of the Malaga provi...
by Autentical expert Michael Madsen. The King's Litte Pathway called the Caminito del Rey is an amazing walk through a beautiful gorge with rocks of several hundred meters of hight to each side. It is a great experience and definitely wo...
by Autentical expert Michael Madsen. The whitewashed Andalusian villages are beautiful and cozy - especially if you go where all the others don't go - and avoid the most famous places. But there is a small village that is particularly ni...
by Autentical expert Michael Madsen. Sierras Subbéticas is a nature reserve with mountains and forests in the southern part of the province of Cordoba. There is beautiful nature and great hiking routes here - and often you are all on yo...
by Autentical expert Michael Madsen. Tip 1) Avoid the tourist masses Tourism has become extreme and all the sights are getting overcrowded, which takes away the joy of anyone's experience. You can never completely avoid tourists - and...
by Autentical expert Michael Madsen. Just outside of Antequera, in the middle of Andalusia, the El Torcal national park is located on top of a mountain, with views all the way to Malaga and the Mediterranean on a clear day. El Torcal is ...
by Autentical expert Michael Madsen. The village of Grazalema is one of the whitewashed Andalusian villages, located in the Cadiz province, but just a little north of Ronda, which is located in the Malaga province. It is a very nice vill...
by Autentical expert Michael Madsen. Cueva de Ardales is located near the little whitewashed village of Ardales, some 50 km from Malaga city. The visit to the prehistoric cave at Ardales is a great experience in the complete darkness,...
by Autentical expert Michael Madsen. Go by car to the very smallest whitewashed villages of Andalusia - they are worth a visit even though there is nothing about them in the guidebooks. Make sure to avoid the well-known whit...
by Autentical expert Michael Madsen. Setenil de las Bodegas is located in the Cadiz province, but not far from Ronda, which is located in the Malaga province. When visiting Ronda, it is advisable to get away from all the Chinese tourists...
Local Insight | 12/04/2019
Here is the list of sights that are full of tourists and not worth your while: Gibraltar A little bit of the UK in Spain is a curiosity, yes. But there is nothing to see and if you want to go and see the monkeys on the mountain you ...
Here is the list of sights that are full of tourists, but still worth your while in spite of the many people: Caminito del Rey The spectacular footpath on the rock wall has become a world sight with 6-800 persons passing every day (...
