Autumn is a great time to dust off those hiking boots and enjoy the cooler mountain air; but don’t be too earnest. Make sure there’s a slap up meal and a comfy room waiting for you at day’s end. Steep craggy rocks stood at each side of the dramatic gorge, typical of the limestone landscape of this eastern edge of the Grazalema protected Natural Park.  Echoing through the wide, sunlit pass was the call of raptors in the sky above. Looking up, Griffon Vultures soared and circled overhead, exploiting thermals to swiftly cover the kind of distances, with barely a

From the pilgrimage village of El Rocío, to the noble city of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Huelva’s Doñana National Park is truly illuminating It’s still spring, yet the early morning light has an alluring warmth to it. Getting up early may not always be easy, but when the light is as inviting and attractive as this, then starting the day a little after seven in the morning certainly has it rewards. ‘At this time of day, the light is low enough that it truly ignites the colours of the flamingos’ explains José our guide from DiscoveringDonana.com, whose enthusiasm is compelling. Wild