Jessica Alvaro

Travel has always been close to me. For me, it's the air I can't breathe without. The sun, without which I forget what a smile is.

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...

Port de Sóller - Your base for vintage trams, lighthouse sunsets and Tramuntana trails

A wooden tram rattles through orange groves, turns a corner and suddenly the whole bay opens up in front of you. Few arrivals on...

Is Malaga worth visiting? Picasso, a Moorish fortress and tapas by the sea

Twenty minutes after landing, you can be sipping sweet wine straight from the barrel in a bar that has been pouring it since 1840.Malaga...

Alcudia, Mallorca - Roman ruins, medieval walls and a bay made for slow days

Two thousand years ago, Roman settlers laid out a city on this spot. Today, the loudest traffic is the Sunday crowd haggling over olives,...

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 the way to the volcano. They miss the island's best tapas bars, its...

Porto Cristo with kids - Caves, coves and a working fishing harbour

Deep under the pine-covered hills, a string quartet glides across one of the largest underground lakes in the world. Up on the quay, the...