What to see in Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Plazas, Calatrava’s auditorium and a beach of Saharan sand

Most holidaymakers only see this city through a coach window on...

First time in Tenerife? Mount Teide, whale watching and the island’s best old towns

Spain's highest mountain doesn't stand on the mainland. It rises straight out of the Atlantic, a few hours' flight from home, and on a clear day you can count...

Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife - Old town, Manrique’s sea pools and the island’s greenest coast

Some 150 years ago, British doctors sent their patients here for the sea air and the mild winters. Today the same Atlantic breeze cools a promenade lined with cafés,...

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Barcelona travel guide - Gaudí masterpieces, Gothic lanes and a 3-day plan

After 144 years of construction, its most famous church has just become the tallest in the world. You'll need far less time to fall for the city around it.Barcelona...

A weekend in Valencia - Paella, Gothic lanes and a riverbed turned park

In 1957 a flood swept through the city and changed the river's course for good. The water was...

Granada, Spain’s last Moorish kingdom - Palaces, free tapas and cave flamenco

Order a small beer here and a plate of food arrives with it, unasked and unbilled. Order a...

What to see in Santiago de Compostela - Cathedral squares, market stalls and the end of the Camino

For more than a thousand years, people have walked for weeks to reach one granite square. You can...

Tarragona, Spain’s Roman city by the sea - Tarraco, the Part Alta and Costa Daurada beaches

Two thousand years ago, chariots thundered round a track here in front of 30,000 roaring spectators. Today the...

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Why visit Lloret de Mar? Clifftop gardens, quiet coves and a coastal path to Tossa

Its reputation usually arrives before you do. Then you find Renaissance gardens on the cliffs, a castle above the waves and a cove that most people walk straight past.Lloret...

First time in Tenerife? Mount Teide, whale watching and the island’s best old towns

Spain's highest mountain doesn't stand on the mainland. It rises straight out of the Atlantic, a few hours'...

Aqualava or Aquapark Costa Teguise? The water parks in Lanzarote compared

On an island shaped by volcanoes, even the swimming pools are warmed from below. That's not a metaphor...

Bellver Castle tickets, opening hours and the forest walk up from Palma

Most castles in Europe are square, rectangular or simply follow the shape of their hill. This one is...

Santa Pola, Spain - Things to do in the Costa Blanca fishing town facing Tabarca Island

Five centuries ago, a stone fortress here watched the horizon for Berber pirates. Today it watches fishing boats...

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Why visit Lloret de Mar? Clifftop gardens, quiet coves and a coastal path to Tossa

Its reputation usually arrives before you do. Then you find Renaissance gardens on the cliffs, a castle above the waves and a cove that...

Visiting Chichén Itzá - El Castillo, the Sacred Cenote and how to beat the tour buses

Ninety-one steps on each of the four sides, plus one platform at the top. Add them up and you get the number of days...

Gran Canaria highlights - Maspalomas dunes, Roque Nublo and the old streets of Vegueta

Ancient travellers are said to have named this island after the big dogs they found here, not after the little yellow birds. The canaries...

First time in Tenerife? Mount Teide, whale watching and the island’s best old towns

Spain's highest mountain doesn't stand on the mainland. It rises straight out of the Atlantic, a few hours' flight from home, and on a...

Mallorca beyond the beach - Gothic Palma, Tramuntana villages and the Caves of Drach

Think this island is all package hotels and pool bars? Look past the resort strips and you'll find a UNESCO-listed mountain range, a Gothic...

25 things to do in Lanzarote, the island of volcanoes and César Manrique

You can drive from one end of it to the other in about an hour. Discovering everything it hides inside its volcanoes takes a...

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