easy hiker https://easyhiker.co.uk/ adventures for beginners Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:21:48 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 https://easyhiker.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/cropped-easy-hiker-5-32x32.jpg easy hiker https://easyhiker.co.uk/ 32 32 Urbino: A Warlord, a Pope, a Painter and the Queen of Reclining Nudes https://easyhiker.co.uk/urbino-a-warlord-a-pope-a-painter-and-the-queen-of-reclining-nudes/ https://easyhiker.co.uk/urbino-a-warlord-a-pope-a-painter-and-the-queen-of-reclining-nudes/#respond Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:59:21 +0000 https://easyhiker.co.uk/?p=43726 The Marche region may lie in the centre of Italy but if you can imagine a Tourist’s View Of The Country – in the style of Saul Steinberg’s famous View Of the World From Midtown Manhattanposter where every town, state and country beyond the Hudson River disappears in a blur of vague uncertainty – it...

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]]> https://easyhiker.co.uk/urbino-a-warlord-a-pope-a-painter-and-the-queen-of-reclining-nudes/feed/ 0 Ancona – The Heart of Adriatic Italy https://easyhiker.co.uk/ancona-the-heart-of-adriatic-italy/ https://easyhiker.co.uk/ancona-the-heart-of-adriatic-italy/#respond Sun, 09 Aug 2026 09:39:37 +0000 https://easyhiker.co.uk/?p=43686 As we demonstrated in last week’s post, there are more reasons to travel to Italy’s Marche region than a visit of Parasol Paradise.  Reasons of travel logistics, for example. Marche sits pretty much in the centre of the Adriatic coast, and the airport of Ancona, the region’s heart and capital, is – while small and...

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]]> https://easyhiker.co.uk/iconic-italy-on-the-marche-coast/feed/ 0 The Durham Riverwalk https://easyhiker.co.uk/durham-riverwalk/ https://easyhiker.co.uk/durham-riverwalk/#respond Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:55:50 +0000 https://easyhiker.co.uk/?p=43641 In Britain, the city of Durham – about 20 km south of Newcastle – is mainly famous for two things: a bishop who did not believe in God and a university that serves posh kids who have failed their Oxbridge entry exams.  We will come to both of these later but start with what Durham...

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]]> https://easyhiker.co.uk/durham-riverwalk/feed/ 0 The Case for Making Essaouira Your Marrakesh Away-Day Destination https://easyhiker.co.uk/making-essaouira-your-marrakesh-away-day-destination/ https://easyhiker.co.uk/making-essaouira-your-marrakesh-away-day-destination/#respond Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:40:55 +0000 https://easyhiker.co.uk/?p=43621 Good travel destinations, I said a few weeks ago, should offer their visitors three things: character or history, green spaces for a walk, an interesting day trip destination. In our two last posts, we told you where in Marrakesh to find authentically exotic experiences and the most interesting and beautiful gardens. Today, we will turn...

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