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Cities in Spain
Is Malaga worth visiting? Picasso, a Moorish fortress and tapas by the sea
Twenty minutes after landing, you can be sipping sweet wine straight...
Fuerteventura
Puerto del Rosario - Is Fuerteventura’s capital worth a visit?
Most holidaymakers only ever see this town through the window of...
Spanish Islands
30+ Incredible Things to Do in Tenerife
Tenerife, the largest of the Canary Islands, offers an incredible array of experiences for all types of travelers.From exploring the volcanic landscapes of Teide National Park to uncovering the...
Monuments in Spain
Royal Alcázar of Seville tickets and tips - Mudéjar courtyards, Game of Thrones gardens and the best time to go
Spain's kings still stay upstairs when they come to town. Downstairs, you can wander through a thousand years of courtyards, fountains and orange trees.The Royal Alcázar of Seville (Real...
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Cities in Spain
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...
Cities in Spain
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...
Cities in Spain
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...
Galicia
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...
Cities in Spain
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...
Family Holidays
Amusement Parks in Spain
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 - one park heats its water with geothermal energy.Lanzarote is better...
Monuments in Spain
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...
Cities in Spain
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...
Monuments in Spain
Visiting Montserrat Monastery - The rack railway, the Black Madonna and the boys’ choir
Legend says angels carved these mountains with a golden saw. Stand beneath the rock pinnacles in the morning...
Monuments in Spain
Should you book a guided tour of the Royal Palace of Madrid? The Throne Room, the Royal Armoury and the Changing of the Guard
More than 3,000 rooms, a set of Stradivarius instruments and a ceiling painted by Tiepolo - and yet...
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Things to do in Tossa de Mar, the only walled medieval town on the Catalan coast
In 1934 Marc Chagall spent a summer on this bay and called it his blue paradise. More than ninety years on, the water is...
Casa Milà, Gaudí’s stone quarry in Barcelona - Warrior chimneys, a whale-ribbed attic and rooftop nights
What do a Rolls-Royce, a lawsuit over unpaid fees and a rooftop guarded by stone warriors have in common? One apartment block on the...
What to see in the Gothic Quarter, Barcelona - Roman columns, a shrapnel-scarred square and Gaudí’s lamp posts
Look up as you pass under the little stone bridge on Carrer del Bisbe. Somewhere in its carvings, a skull pierced by a dagger...
Is Sacromonte worth visiting? Cave houses, zambra flamenco and the best views of the Alhambra
For centuries, people here didn't build their homes. They dug them out of the hillside, whitewashed the doorways and lit the lamps for a...
Camp Nou before you go - The Barça museum, stadium views and what the rebuild means for your visit
Plenty of fans skip it, convinced the whole place is a closed building site. They're wrong, and they miss the moment the stands suddenly...
How to visit the Caminito del Rey - Tickets, the shuttle bus and what to wear
A century ago, only power-station workers dared to cross these cliffs. Today, you can walk them with a helmet on and your heart in...