Why visit Elche? Palm groves, a medieval mystery play and three UNESCO treasures
More than 200,000 date palms grow inside one Spanish city, and one of them has seven arms. The rest of the town is just...
Valldemossa day trip from Palma - Chopin’s monastery, cobbled lanes and Tramuntana views
In the winter of 1838, a sickly composer rented a monk's cell to escape Paris with the woman he loved. Almost two centuries later,...
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...
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 same vaults hold up wine bars,...
What to do in Palma de Mallorca? Cathedral mornings, castle views and tapas nights
Plenty of people land at the airport, pick up a hire car and head straight for the beaches. On the way they drive past...
First time in Torrevieja? Pink salt lakes, Blue Flag coves and a town built on salt
People call it the Costa del Yorkshire. Stand by the salt mountains at sunset, with flamingos wading in a pink lagoon, and the nickname...