Andy's Hidden Europe

Andy's Hidden Europe Travelling beyond the crowds. Road trips
Hinterlands and quiet places
Mountains
Long distance trails

Aletsch GlacierWallis, Switzerland. The largest glacier in the European Alps is just such a majestic, awesome sight.    ...
17/08/2026

Aletsch Glacier
Wallis, Switzerland.

The largest glacier in the European Alps is just such a majestic, awesome sight.





Vidareidi, Faroe IslandsFaroer is an archipelago of 18 islands in the North Atlantic, somewhere between Norway and Icela...
27/07/2026

Vidareidi, Faroe Islands

Faroer is an archipelago of 18 islands in the North Atlantic, somewhere between Norway and Iceland. Rugged shores, steep cliffs ... and a fierce climate. And this spot is in the remote northeastern corner on Vidoy island.





Dry Stone RouteMallorca135 km, 9 stagesThe Balearic island of Mallorca usually attracts sunseekers and beachgoers. Yet, ...
08/07/2026

Dry Stone Route
Mallorca
135 km, 9 stages

The Balearic island of Mallorca usually attracts sunseekers and beachgoers. Yet, just a shirt drive from the capital la Palma is a wonderful long-distance trail that traverses a rather stunning mountain range. Get off your sunloungers ...





Salt MarshesTrapani, SicilyNot much White Lotus glitz or Dua Lipa glamour in this quiet corner of western Sicily just to...
11/06/2026

Salt Marshes
Trapani, Sicily

Not much White Lotus glitz or Dua Lipa glamour in this quiet corner of western Sicily just to the south of the sleepy Baroque seaside town of Trapani. Some of the best sunsets that I have witnessed in years.





This was supposed to be a spring hike through mountain meadows filled with wild flowers. Then came the snow dump ...  aw...
18/05/2026

This was supposed to be a spring hike through mountain meadows filled with wild flowers. Then came the snow dump ... awesome

Pen y FanSouth Wales. The principality attracts the least number of visitors to the UK. Looking at this fabulous landsca...
11/05/2026

Pen y Fan
South Wales.

The principality attracts the least number of visitors to the UK. Looking at this fabulous landscape, you wonder why.





DRY STONE ROUTESERRA DE TRAMUNTANAMALLORCA. The Balearic island of Mallorca is more often associated with sun, beach, an...
20/04/2026

DRY STONE ROUTE
SERRA DE TRAMUNTANA
MALLORCA.

The Balearic island of Mallorca is more often associated with sun, beach, and hedonism. But just a short drive from the capital, La Palma is the rather fabulous Dry Stone route: 140 km and 9 stages up and down the Tramuntana mountain range. And the beautiful town of Valldemossa is right at the centre of it.





Menalon TrailPeloponnese, GreeceThis 75 km long distance trail links a number of remote villages in a sparsely populated...
20/03/2026

Menalon Trail
Peloponnese, Greece

This 75 km long distance trail links a number of remote villages in a sparsely populated region on the Greek mainland. Still very much off the tourist radar, the 5 day hike offers a chanxe to get away from it all amidst superb scenery. Highly recommended





North Coast 500Scotland Along the top of Scotland. One of my most memorable road trips ever. Get there in the Spring bef...
23/02/2026

North Coast 500
Scotland

Along the top of Scotland. One of my most memorable road trips ever. Get there in the Spring before the crowds and midgets do.




Madeira, North Coast. Most visitors to the 'Island of Eternal Spring' tend to cluster around the resorts of the south co...
01/02/2026

Madeira, North Coast.

Most visitors to the 'Island of Eternal Spring' tend to cluster around the resorts of the south coast. Sunnier for sure, but also often rather crowded. For a change of scenery head north to the villages of Seixal, Sao Vicente, or Porto da Cruz.





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