It seems that spring is finally felt and with the proximity of Easter holidays and school holidays, many will be planning a getaway. Today we propose 11 excursions with children in spring, to enjoy these longest days outdoors and the pleasant temperatures that invite the ride.
We go between ferris wheels, suspension bridges, forests, castles, hermitages, rivers or beach, countryside or mountains ... Do you already have planned the next trips with the children? Which of these landscapes do you stay with?
- We start in Murcia, in the Ricote Valley, where we enter between orchards and fruit trees to meet the Route of the Norias de Abarán. Alongside this Murcian town there are four traditional water ferris wheels in operation, one of them the largest in Europe. On a path along the Segura River, between fields of vegetables and citrus, we will enjoy a delicious walk to get to know the Noria Grande (11.92 meters in diameter), one of the emblematic symbols of this town of Vega Alta. We will also see the La Hoya de Don García ferris wheel and on the right bank of the river we have "La Ñorica" ​​(the smallest of all ferris wheels) and the Candelón ferris wheel. Photo: Eva Paris
Walk along the north coast of Mallorca towards Son Real. This excursion leads us to make a pleasant walk along the coast of Mallorca, but a very special, undeveloped coast, between rock and small coves. In addition, we will see remains of a necropolis, with remains of some 110 tombs between the seventh and first centuries B.C. Also, leaving the coast, we can approach the agricultural farm of Son Real and surely the animals will be seen in the field: chickens, pigs, ducks, horses ... An ideal excursion to do in spring, when the rigors of the sun are not so strong as in summer. Photo: Eva Paris
Inside the province of Valencia we go to the hanging bridges Chulilla an ideal route to do with children, next to the river and with the incentive to cross those bridges not suitable for all vertigo ... The erosion of the Turia river over the centuries has created a sickle and the Chulilla Jump, 160 meters deep and 10 meters wide and around here we move between pine forests, next to climbing areas and many ideal places to rest.
- Basin: Path of the Enchanted Water of Júcar and Path of the Hocino of Federico Muelas. If we spend a few days in Cuenca, we will not only enjoy the beauty of the historical center of the city, a World Heritage Site. Around there are two walks with excellent views, in full nature. They are the Water trail, which runs along the Júcar River, starting or ending at the castle and the Hocino Path, next to the Huécar River, which we can start next to the San Pablo Bridge and also end up in the castle district. If we decide to link one and another path, it will be about seven unforgettable kilometers surrounding Cuenca and obtaining unbeatable views of the city, including, of course, the Hanging Houses. Photo: Eva Paris
- We enter the Camino del Cid: this time we go to Teruel, to the Universal Mountains, specifically the Siera de Albarracín and the small town of Bronchales. It is a picturesque town located more than 1500 meters above sea level, from which different hiking trails leave between pine trees and fountains. And, even if it is not a season, we can make the newly released "Route of the mushrooms" of Bronchales, officially called "Mycological path", an easy way to do with children and furrowed by some very special mushrooms. If we want to exercise more, we can go up to the Head of the Mill, to Sierra Alta ... The landscapes will leave us impressed! Photo: Eva Paris
The enchanted city of Chequilla. We move to Guadalajara, to the Alto Tajo Natural Park and continue on the Camino del Cid, to get to know a small town between Roden rocks, with a very particular landscape, in ways that seem like exits from a story or a child's imagination about paper. At the entrance of Chequilla we are surprised by some spectacular monoliths and if we go through it, we will see some houses that take advantage of the rock as part of its construction. If we approach "the bullring" we will not be between wooden planks or bleachers, but in the "enchanted city" composed of curious red sandstone rock formations. To imagine all possible ways! Photo: Eva Paris
Montefrío, in Granada, was included in the list prepared by the National Geographic magazine with the villages with the best views in the world. Here we move to perform the route through the Peñas de los Gitanos, an area of ​​low mountain that contains the highest concentration of archaeological remains of Granada, from different eras: Neolithic shelters, megalithic necropolis of the Bronze Age, Ibero-Roman towns, Visigothic tombs and medieval settlements ... Along this route we walk between dolmens, caves, Necropolis, pit and staggered blocks ... an adventure!
In the Monfragüe National Park, in Cáceres, we will choose several stops that will take us to Villarreal de San Carlos, the only urban center within the limits of the Park and that is curious because it is a town with only one street and because it is located in the Center of Interpretation of the Park, which offers us the opportunity to feel and know Monfragüe in a suggestive and different way. There are several trails to explore the area, and if we want to travel by car more distance we will discover beautiful viewpoints next to the Tagus and we can reach the Castillo de Monfragüe. Photo: Eva Paris
Within the Natural Park of Montseny we can make an excursion to the castle of Montsoriu, in the Catalan region of La Selva. There are signposted routes that start from the nearby municipalities: Arbúcies, Breda, Riells and Viabrea, Sant Feliu de Buixalleu. From the town of Breda it is about 30 or 40 minutes by an ascending but simple route. A Gothic castle with more than a thousand years of history, loaded with legends that can liven up the climb or prepare the little ones to immerse themselves in a suggestive world.
Route of the hermitages of Tella, in Huesca. From the church of Tella, one of the most picturesque villages in the Pyrenees, this simple circular route of just over two kilometers begins in an exceptional environment. In it we will see three hermitages, from different eras: that of the saints Juan and Pablo, pre-Romanesque, the hermitage of Nuestra Señora de Fajanillas and the hermitage of the Virgen de la Peña, the most modern. We will also see the Tella dolmen (Piedra de Vasar or Losa de la Campa) and we cannot miss the opportunity to visit the cave bear interpretation center in the village. Photo: Pierre M on Flickr-CC.
We started with some hydraulic devices and we finished with others. In this case, we go to Asturias to perform the route of the mills of Ribadesella, between villages, granaries and hamlets that are a sample of the popular architecture of the area. From the town of Cuevas del Agua, on the banks of the Sella and the Tresmonte watering, on this bucolic route we will be able to know first-hand how these mills that took advantage of the energy of the rivers to supply whole flour regions of different cereals.
We hope you enjoy these 11 excursions with children in spring, on foot or some of them also by bicycle, exercising as a family, with adequate sun protection, with everything necessary to make a good picnic and, just in case, consulting the weather forecasts. And we already know, despite the pleasant temperatures ... in April, a thousand waters.
