Cyclists pass through the narrow streets of Robledillo de Gata, a small village in the far reaches of Spain’s Extremadura region bordering Portugal. (MARTY BASCH PHOTO)
Cyclists pass through the narrow streets of Robledillo de Gata, a small village in the far reaches of Spain’s Extremadura region bordering Portugal. (MARTY BASCH PHOTO)
CACERES, Spain — Sometimes a hotel fitness center bike is all you have during travel. Make use of them. You don’t need to ask for directions in a language you don’t speak, worry about the weather, watch out for traffic, ride cobblestones, navigate flurries of roundabouts and speed bumps, wear a helmet or fix a flat, though some hotel gym bikes don’t always function properly.
It was last November, as I logged nearly 30 miles indoors during a group visit to western Spain’s Extremadura (turismoextremadura.com) region near the Portuguese border.
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