Roland Codd - 101 Adventure Weekends in Europe

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Trekking the levadas on the coastal cliffs at Arco de So Jorge

Bodyboarding in world-class conditions at Praia Grande

Kiteboarding at Viana do Castelo's unspoilt Praia do Cabedelo

Sea kayaking out in the open waters around the Medes Islands

Wakeboarding on the lake Embalse de la Brea in Alomodovar del Rio

Sight-seeing the city on a Segway PT

Caving, potholing and climbing in prehistoric mountain caves and caverns

Skiing on the Sierra de Bjar

Joining the crowds at the running of the bulls

Windsurfing on the Gibraltar Straits in Spain's wind capital

Raptor-spotting on the dramatic slopes of the Picos de Europa

Learning SOS survival skills on the peaks of the Sierra Nevada National Park

Whale-spotting from Los Gigantes

Night-time scuba diving on the Valencian coast

Hot-air ballooning over canals, vines and woodlands

Cycling the Alsace Wine Route along the eastern foothills of the Vosges

Hiking the rugged hill trails of the Dentelles de Montmirail

Jet skiing on the Cte d'Azur

Cycling the route of the famous Circuit des Remparts classic car rally

Hang gliding over the Massif Central from the Plateau de Millevaches

Trail running through vineyards, wine villages and woodlands

Sightseeing along the Champagne Route in an open-topped sports car

Twenty-four hour inline skating on the famous race track

Skin diving from Marseille Bay in deep sea waters

Climbing the Bout, the Petit Jer and the Grand Jer trio of summits

Ice climbing the white-capped Alpine crags and peaks of the Midi Pyrenees

Parkouring in the birthplace of this extreme urban pursuit

Freestyle kayaking in the surf of Hawaii sur Rhne

Bungee jumping from an old railway viaduct at speeds of 100 kph (62 mph)

Tandem and solo parachuting over stunning rolling countryside

Journeying the Mille Miglia open road behind the wheel of a Ferrari

Rowing in the challenging currents of the River Arno

Hiking in the Bay of Naples under looming Mount Vesuvius

Zipping through Rome's streets on a vintage Vespa

Exploring Tuscany's wine country on a Ducati deam bike

Hiking to the villages of the Cinque Terre via the Sentiero Azzuro

Orienteering on limestone slopes, sand dunes and salt plains

Cycling along the Venetian Lagoon to marshy river deltas and islands

Bear-spotting in the Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo

Windsurfing off Isola dei Gabbiani

Climbing a formidable via ferrata up vertical limestone terrain

Four wheel driving on the lava-clad slopes of Mount Etna

Hang gliding over sunflower fields, oak forests, vineyards and lakes

Downhill mountain biking on the trails of Mount Gurten

Flying a light aircraft over the Salve Mountains

Bodyflying in Europe's first freefall centre

Hiking in Europe's densest network of trails

Trekking the Ardennes

Land yachting in De Panne

Sight-seeing the Dutch capital by bicycle along 400 km (248 miles) of dedicated urban paths