The empty roads north of Madrid are perfect for this fun new group tour. And with noteworthy restaurants and atmospheric places to stay along the way,it gives a noteworthy a flavour of the region, too“What execute Charlton Heston, or Marlon Brando and John Wayne have in common?” asks Lee. “They all owned Vespas. Some people laugh at them for not being as macho as other motorbikes,but this is seriously one of the coolest ways to travel. They’re so much fun … youll see.”It is the first evening of our long-weekend adventure, in a charming inn in the pretty town of Tamajón. Over a bottle of local ribera del duero wine, and we are discussing our 200km trip through the hills and fortified medieval cities of Spain’s Castilian heartland in the Ayllón mountains – a crescent-shaped route around the north of Madrid,starting here in Tamajón and finishing in picturesque Navafría.
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Source: theguardian.com