This is a peninsula far from for the mainland just 2 kilometers trough a handmade pathway in the middle of estuary. The almost-island is an inhabited mountain named Monte Argentario. Porto Santo Stefano is one of the two small tipical fishing village in the area. You can enjoy looking at the sea from the central square place at Porto Santo Stefano, placed in the middle of the bay and also is the center of town. The streets here are steep. All the houses'windows on the hill look at the sea.
You can enjoy a great pizza and specially all the most-freshly seafood just some minutes after the fishing people carriage it from the boats.
You can have a bath in the sea, sunbathing, having a mineral water bath in the nearest(near to Orbetello), hiking on the mountain, walk round the town, go on a leisure boat trip...or just plan a trip to Siena or Firenze, only and hour and a half far from here.
It is like the paradise, you'll enjoy the historic places like the Spanish fortaleza (castles), the seaside walk, the mountain views, the excellent wines and food, the calm and tranquility, and the sea bathing and of course, the nearest to Firenze and Rome.

You should take some of the numerous, almost every 2 hours, trains from Rome, in direction to Milan or Lucca. You should stop down at Orbetello Station and there rent a car or a taxi. In some minutes, just about 10 kilometers far you will be in an almost unknown italian paradise.

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This is a peninsula far from for the mainland just 2 kilometers trough a handmade pathway in the middle of estuary. The almost-island is an inhabited mountain named Monte Argentario. Porto Santo Stefano is one of the two small tipical fishing village in the area. You can enjoy looking at the sea from the central square place at Porto Santo Stefano, placed in the middle of the bay and also is the center of town. The streets here are steep. All the houses'windows on the hill look at the sea.
You can enjoy a great pizza and specially all the most-freshly seafood just some minutes after the fishing people carriage it from the boats.
You can have a bath in the sea, sunbathing, having a mineral water bath in the nearest(near to Orbetello), hiking on the mountain, walk round the town, go on a leisure boat trip...or just plan a trip to Siena or Firenze, only and hour and a half far from here.
It is like the paradise, you'll enjoy the historic places like the Spanish fortaleza (castles), the seaside walk, the mountain views, the excellent wines and food, the calm and tranquility, and the sea bathing and of course, the nearest to Firenze and Rome.

You should take some of the numerous, almost every 2 hours, trains from Rome, in direction to Milan or Lucca. You should stop down at Orbetello Station and there rent a car or a taxi. In some minutes, just about 10 kilometers far you will be in an almost unknown italian paradise.

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This is a peninsula far from for the mainland just two kilometers through a handmade pathway in the middle of an estuary. The almost-island is an inhabited mountain named Monte Argentario. Porto Santo Stefano is one of the two small typical fishing villages in the area. You can enjoy looking at the sea from the central square at Porto Santo Stefano, placed in the middle of the bay and also the center of town. The streets here are steep. All the houses windows on the hill look at the sea.
You can enjoy a great pizza and especially all the fresh seafood just some minutes after the fishing people carry it from the boats.
You can have a bathe in the sea, sunbathing, having a mineral water bath - the nearest is Orbetello, hiking on the mountain, walk round the town, go on a leisure boat trip ... or just plan a trip to Siena or Firenze, only an hour and a half from here.
It is like paradise, you'll enjoy the historic places like the Spanish fortaleza (castles), the seaside walk, the mountain views, the excellent wines and food, the calm and tranquility, and the sea bathing and of course, the proximity to Firenze and Rome.

You should take some of the numerous, almost every two hours, trains from Rome, in direction to Milan or Lucca. You should stop down at Orbetello Station and there rent a car or a taxi. In some minutes, just about 10 kilometers far you will be in an almost unknown italian paradise.

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It is a great accommodation, a warm, cosy and little hotel, with chairs and tables on the patio in summer. It is situated in the center of the city with easy acces by bus from the station, or walking even, to many places, like the cathedral, Raathuse and old city, or museums. The breakfast is fantastic and the room was classic but charmy.
It is worthwhile paying the price.

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These are beautiful mountains in the middle of the county. If you like walking or hiking between cork trees, jaras (Cistus ladanifer L) in spring, or hearing the calls of male deers to female deers in the autumn, this is your place.
There are leafy valleys like the Viejas river valley and Almonte river Valley, where trout live making it a paradise for hunters and river fishermen.
There are stunning views from the summits over a mild-wild, well-preserved landscape, with only a few small picturesque villages.

Take Madrid-Badajoz, A-5 highway. Turn off where you has just gone out from the tunnel at Puerto Miravete, take the turn off to Deleitosa, and in a few minutes you are in paradise.

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Arribes del Duero. Natural Park.
The big granite rocky walls as banks of Duero river are an inmense stunning natural park. It is placed between Spain and Portugal, near to Zamora and Salamanca in Spain.
The town named Aldeadávila de la Ribera is situated very near to the rocky banks. These wall banks reach up to 400 metres high.
An extraordinary mild clima, at this northern place, where vegetal species such orange tree, lemon tree and olive tree grown around the bushes.
The landscape is a sparsely populated area where birdwatching people can really enjoy the visit.
The scenic has so striking beauty you'll never forget this trip.
You shouldn't miss the Pozo de los Humos waterfall, where water is going down from 200 metres.

You can take acommodation in La Casona de los Arribes, a big house for let, specially by little groups of people, with a big patio, and even a winter swimming-pool.
If not, you can stay in a warm, cosy, cheap, but not-less-special and excellent rural hotel named La Jara at Aldeadávila too.
There are lots of rural hostel and houses for letting.

You should arrive to Salamanca from Madrid by train or car. At Salamanca, you should rent a car to go Vitigudino by the road CL-517, go along and to reach to Aldeadávila de la Ribera by north through the way SA- 314.

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Yuste monastery is a building of the National Patrimony, it is from centuries ownership of kings of Spain. The monks have lived in it for secular tradition since King Carlos the I. In the 16th century the king of Germany chose this place to retire. It is situated between big mountains. The scenery is wonderful for walking. The building is an interesting historical place and the surrounders are excellent for nature lovers. There are abundant oaks and wild plants. In spring and autumn it looks lovely, but even in summer it is a perfect weekend escape to nature because of its mild microclima.
I recommend some of the rural homes for letting, but I stayed at La Abadía de Yuste, a tasty not so expensive, cosy restaurant and it is also a small rural hotel. It is very near to the Monastery, and usually a walk of about 40 minutes, or a trip by car of five minutes.

By car. From Madrid, take the highway A-5 Madrid- Badajoz. Turn of the general highway in Navalmoral de la Mata and go along through Jarandilla de la Vera, passing through it, keep going along in the road to Plasencia, about 20 minutes after Jarandilla is situated Cuacos de Yuste, the town of the monastery and La Abadía de Yuste.

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Jarandilla de la Vera is an small town situated between the mountains of Gredos. There is an ancient castle what was property of Counts and then became an excellent Parador de Turismo.
Very near the town, just a short walk, there is beautiful scenery, a natural gorge river, where you can bathe, or swim free in summer.
There are also an small but great camping.
During the summer the town is the place for Extremadura University (UNEX) summer courses.
There are lots of small towns and villages within 50 miles which are beauty and typical, like Losar de La Vera, Cuacos de Yuste, Jaraiz de la Vera, Garganta la Olla, Valverde de la Vera ...
The countryside in La Vera looks lovely in spring or autumn, and has a special microclimate where thousands and thousands of fruit trees like cherry, peach or oak wood grow.

Highway Madrid-Badajoz. A-5 till Navalmoral de la Mata, then you must turn off the main road in Navalmoral de la Mata and drive through the road to Jarandilla de la Vera. The trip takes about two hours from Madrid.

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It is fabulous stunning scenery that holds hundreds of sculptures of Vigelands, very interesting, amazing and easy to walk by.

Also you can't go away from Oslo without a trip by local ferries to the little islands, some inhabited, others not. They are in the fiord of Oslo, like Lindoja or others. It is very easy to access and they are nature parks with easy paths and plenty of beautiful flowers and plants.

Vigeland Park. Acces by tram.
Lindoja, Access from the boats local ferry station, in center of the city, passing through the big cruise docks, and go along. Easy access to the docks to the island by tram or bus.

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Monfrague National Park is a paradise for birdwatchers. It is the perfect location for those searching out Spain's stunning scenery, environmental and cultural heritage.
In Monfrague you can walk, watch and delight yourself in the scenic views, climb to the tower of an ancient castle or have a tasty non-expensive meal in the Park.
The park is only 200 kilometers from the highway from Madrid and also can be accesible by train.

Monfrague station. Train Madrid- Badajoz or Train MAdrid-Lisbon.
By car from Madrid to Navalmoral de la Mata and then the highway to Plasencia,where is the nearest access from Madrid.

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