The highest mountain range in mainland Portugal, it has its own ski resort, with some fabulous walking routes off the beaten track. Escape the summer heat of the plains and enjoy the wild landscape. We based ourselves in Manteigas where there is a useful information centre and walked in some of the higher valleys, mountain streams, and forests. Great views from up here!

www.turismoserradaestrela.pt/
Google map: bit.ly/hnkcSn

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Scrivener's books in Buxton, Derbyshire. What an interesting find! This is not just the largest second-hand bookshop in Derbyshire. The
proprietor Alastair Scrivener has brought together a number of people skilled in the crafts of bookbinding, book repair and restoration, calligraphy, even bookcase building. Watch them at work, browse the
huge selection of books, then retire upstairs for tea and cake in the cafe upstairs. Hang around for long enough and they may even take you on as an apprentice.

www.scrivenersbooks.co.uk
+44(0)1298 73100
42 High Street, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6HB
Google map: bit.ly/cPYmfT

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Club La Santa is on the island of Lanzarote. I'll be surprised if I'm the only person to suggest it. A 50 metre outdoor swimming pool and a 400 metre athletics track. Come on! It's a huge sports facility on the quieter side of the island, and a haven for fitness nuts. There are plenty of organised activities and special events, ranging from a daily schedule of activities that anyone can join in right up to the Lanzerote Ironman. An added bonus for sports fans is the number of professional sports people you get to train next to (although it's a bit of a humbling experience). For a less intimidating experience rub shoulders with them at the pool side cafe. My favourite activity; watching the sun set on the horizon while you're completing your evening swim session in the outdoor 50 metre pool in December.

www.clublasanta.com
Avenida Krogager, 35560 Tinajo-Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
Tel: +34 928 59 99 99

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