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gmburns

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Joined: Nov. 20 2012

Flamenco Hikes

Hey guys,

Long time no talk. Life has been crazy here. First off, US Immigration isn't the most helpful and let's just leave it at that. We were hoping to be in Maine by the end of summer and now we're looking at arriving in December. The Brasilian wife is going to love arriving in sub-freezing weather at the same time the beaches are calling her name south of the equator, but that's something else.

I have a question for those who have spent some time in Andalucia. My wife has wanted to do the Santiago Way for some time, and it looks as if we may have an opportunity time-wise to do so in Sept or Oct. However, neither of us think we have the cash for such a long hike, so we're thinking something shorter. I've seen the Via de la Plata, which is essentially the Sevilla-to-Santiago version of the more famous French route, but that looks longer than the northern route so that's out.

Any idea if there are any multi-day hikes in Andalucia that may bring us through flamenco country? We're not looking at day-trips plus a train or bus. We're looking to go from town to town on foot.

I've done some research, and this website here (http://www.andalucia.org/en/routes/types/flamenco-routes/ apparently has some stuff, but I'm not sure how the actually hiking is. It says that these are hikes, but there's little actual hiking info and the map at the bottom gives distance time in driving hours, so that's not particularly helpful with regards to finding the trails.

Any advice? Suggestions? So yeah, I know there are many options, but we're hoping for about 2 weeks walking from point A to point B with no motorized transportation unless we need to or to get back to the original place if need be.

I hope all is well with you. I miss my 1500-strong flamenco playlist on Grooveshark.

Greg

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 29 2015 16:03:42

Escribano

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From: England, living in Italy

RE: Flamenco Hikes (in reply to gmburns)

Try the GR7 - the mother of European trails (10,500 kilometres). It went past my old house in Granada province (the Valley of Lecrín). Plenty of flamenco destinations on the way.

http://www.andalucia.com/rural/walking/gr7.htm

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 29 2015 16:10:07

gmburns

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RE: Flamenco Hikes (in reply to Escribano)

That certainly looks like an option. It looks as if we could do that in shorter stages, too, so thanks for that.

Any others that wind in and around Sevilla / Cadiz / Huelva?

There's one route I saw that does Cadiz, Jerez, Utrera, Sevilla, among other towns, but I couldn't find much info on that particular route as an actual hike.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 29 2015 16:33:19

El Kiko

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RE: Flamenco Hikes (in reply to gmburns)

whoooo ,

in September in Andalucia ..nobody walks anywhere ...you will melt ..or be seriously ill ......I go down to the vegetable market in Cordoba and be dehydrated by the time i get back ..a round trip of about 1 KM ...max ....

Only Mad dogs and Englishmen ............

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 29 2015 23:41:00

Escribano

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RE: Flamenco Hikes (in reply to El Kiko)

quote:

in September in Andalucia ..nobody walks anywhere ...you will melt ..or be seriously ill

Good point, walk in the early morning but not after 11:00am. It's cooler in the mountains and down on the coast but the sun will be very strong. October weather is perfect for walking, though. The GR7 winds through and past many villages with bars and pensions for a night's rest but flamenco will not be leaping out at you in the rural parts, or even in the cities unless you know where to go and on which day.

It is a big area so I doubt you will get that far, but it will be worth it.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 30 2015 10:35:04

gmburns

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RE: Flamenco Hikes (in reply to Escribano)

Just an update on this, I plan on doing this:

I got the idea from Paco Sevilla's book on Antonio Chacon and the image from Centro Andaluz Flamenco in Jerez. I shared it with Paco actually and he liked seeing it. His description of the route was pretty spot on.

And yeah, I'm worried about Sept in Andalucia. I was hoping to be back by x-mas, but I may have to push my trip into January. I've been to Andalucia in Jan and it's definitely workable. I climbed in Jan in El Chorro. Cold in the morning but nice once the sun came out. Just not that interested in carrying a bunch of clothes for two seasons, but we'll see. I'm applying for grants right now, so funding needs to happen before the actual trip.

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