Our walking holidays are designed to blend stunning views with local flavour and a plenty of "this is the life" moments. When we create a new trip, our shopping list looks a little something like this:

1. Beautiful walks through the most emblematic and varied landscapes
2. A balance of challenging and easier routes with time to rest in between
3. Private-guided experiences to delve deeper into local culture, history and nature
4. Memorable small hotels to relax, swim and unwind in
5. Opportunities to try typical local food and wine
6. No need to drive or worry about the boring logistics
7. Clear benefit to local people, communities and conservation

In doing so, we create what we believe to be the very best walking holidays available to each destination. So in other words, don't just walk through Spain, you can take the time to slow down, look around, smell the flowers and enjoy the wine!

Our signature Inn to Inn service, rooted in our 20 years' experience, provides complete local support, private transport with luggage transfers, navigation made easy and a Holiday Guide packed with ideas and information to enrich your travels.

Andalucía offers everything you could wish for in a walking holiday. The countryside brings together a stunning and varied landscape of sunlit olive groves, terraced hillsides, sweeping valleys, coastal forests and the iconic white villages rising out of a sea of green. The mainland's highest mountains rise in the Sierra Nevada. Our walks usually combine with time in one or more of the great cities like Seville, Ronda, Cádiz, Granada and Córdoba, and days often end with delicious food, top-notch local wine and welcoming company in gorgeous farmhouse accommodation.

In the north, you have Spain's most dramatic mountain landscapes – either the lush green pastures and red-roofed villages of the timeless Picos de Europa National Park, or the sweeping glacial valleys and alpine meadows of the Pyrenees. We also have special ways for you to enjoy the best Camino de Santiago walks in great comfort.

Out east, you could walk from the forests and stone villages of Catalonia’s hinterland, all the way out to the quiet coves and olive groves of its Costa Brava coastline.

Or how about an island escape? Menorca's coastal trails offer a wonderfully relaxing and indulgent walking holiday. La Gomera in the Canaries is a truly tropical hiker's paradise, whilst Tenerife combines epic volcano views with hidden valleys, coastal villages and sunny vineyards.

Spring (mid-March through June) and autumn (September to early November) are ideal for just about all of our destinations in Spain. Spring brings beautiful wildflowers, lush greenery and often increased wildlife activity. Autumn can offer colourful forests as leaves turn red, as well as wine, mushroom or olive harvests and generally quite stable weather.

Winter (mid-November through to mid-March) can be a great time to walk in some destinations, escaping the shorter days and colder weather back home. Andalucía is ideal right up until the end of the year whilst the Canary Islands - La Gomera and Tenerife in particular - are actually in their peak walking season between October and March.

Summer (July and August) is very hot across much of the Spanish mainland but things are a touch cooler in the Pyrenees in the north or in the Canary Islands, again La Gomera being a great option.

All our walking holidays are suitable for anyone with good levels of fitness, though some are more challenging than others. Many of our clients are 60+, are some of the best walkers and thoroughly enjoy our routes. There are often rest days built in, and ways to shorten walks. Please send an enquiry for full details of any given trip.

Here is a guide that should help steer you towards the right trip for you.

Grade 1: Av distances of 8-11km with largely flat routes. Suitable for all.

See all easy walks

Grade 2: Av 12-14km, height gain of 300-400m. Suitable for all.

See all easy to moderate walks

Grade 3: Greater distances or height gain, but not both so still suitable for all.

See all moderate walks

Grade 4: Av. height gain of 700m+ in mountain terrain. Suitable for most but must embrace a bit of a challenge.

See all moderate to challenging walking

Grade 5: Not our idea of a holiday!

We make navigation very simple. You have GPS tracks to use on your smartphone - these will show you the route in great detail and beep at you if you stray off the path. You also have simple step-by-step written notes if you prefer the old-fashioned way. Either way, the idea is to let you relax into the walk and enjoy the landscapes all around you.

No, these are private walking holidays. To make sure you enjoy the trails in splendid peace and at your own pace, we offer just one departure a day for each trip. That means each day is yours, all yours, with no other footsteps gathering speed behind you. It does mean however that dates get booked up. So if you're interested, please let us know so that we can secure your preferred dates.

No, on the majority of our walking trips you either walk directly between hotels as your bags take their own taxi, or we shuttle you between your hotels and trailheads. Our trips also include transfers to and from the airport.

Some of our trips are based on you getting around with a hire car, included in the price. Quite simply, this is the best way for you to explore and make the most of the hiking opportunities in each destination. Currently this applies to our Cádiz coast trip and our Pyrenees holiday.

You can either send us a request for one of our itineraries, use our enquiry form, or e-mail us at hola@pura-aventura.com.

If you'd rather have a chat on the phone then give us a call on +44 1273 676712.

One of our Spain specialists will work with you to create your perfect holiday.

Our itineraries have all been carefully selected, lovingly planned, and personally tested by our team to ensure that everything is just right.

However, you may have a few extra days to play with and particular places you want to spend some time, so we're able to tweak and tailor things to suit your dates, durations, and specific needs.

Just get in touch and we'll work with you to make your holiday absolutely perfect.

That's exactly what our team is here for. Just send us your questions via the contact form, or give us a call on +44 1273 676712.