Walking Trails and Routes in Europe and Africa

Enjoy this photo tour of a classic walk in Paris, along the Champs-Elysees and through the Tuileries Gardens.

Photo tour of the Tel Aviv Promenade along the Mediterranean Sea from Tel Aviv to Jaffa (Yafo) Israel.

Photos of a walking tour of the Via Dolorosa, the stations of the cross in Jerusalem, Israel. This pilgrimage walk has been walked by the faithful for centuries.

A walk down the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, following the path of Jesus on Palm Sunday and Holy Thursday.

Photos of hiking from First to Bachalpsee in the Swiss Alps above Grindelwald.

Photos of hiking the Eiger Trail in Switzerland.

Photos of Swiss cows taken while hiking in Switzerland.

The five best hikes to enjoy in the Swiss Alps.

If you like to stretch those legs on vacation and see things you don't normally see, check out these walks. They're easily completed in a short day.

If you look out of your Tuscan Hotel window and wonder what it'd be like to walk the countryside amongst the olive groves and wheat fields, these books will help by providing some guidance to the best walks in Europe. And if you're like me you'll want to get the most out of the kilometers you put on your boots.

Call it walking, hiking, backpacking, trekking, or rambling--here's some things you need to know about long distance trails and hiking in Europe

Spend a pleasant day walking through one of the most wonderful medieval cities in Europe.

Take a traditional walking vacation by walking the Camino de Santiago, or the Way of Saint James in northern Spain. This pilgrimage route is now a popular multi-day to multi-week walk.