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.

11 things to do in Calpe, the Costa Blanca town at the foot of the Peñón de Ifach

Two thousand years ago, the Romans farmed fish in pools cut straight into the rock here. Today you can snorkel in them before lunch.Calpe...

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...

A slow holiday in Maspalomas - Dunes, lighthouse walks and lazy beach days

Half an hour from the airport, and you're barefoot on golden sand that looks like a slice of the Sahara dropped into the Atlantic.Maspalomas,...

The best of Benidorm - From the Balcón del Mediterráneo to Benidorm Island and the Algar waterfalls

Most people picture skyscrapers, sun loungers and a pint by the pool. Few expect a whitewashed fishing village, a Roman fort and cliff-top hiking...

Benalmadena beyond the beach - A white village, a cable car and the Costa del Sol’s most unusual marina

Twenty minutes on the train from the airport, and you could be gliding over pine forests to a summit almost 800 metres above the...

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria travel guide - Cobbled Vegueta, a reef-sheltered beach and a crater next door

Most visitors land at the airport, pick up a hire car and head straight for the resorts in the south. They drive right past...