Catalonia
Catalonia is one of the most diverse regions of Spain, with its own language, a proud culture and landscapes ranging from the Pyrenees to the Mediterranean. Its capital, Barcelona, is famous for Gaudí’s architecture. Beyond the city, explore medieval Girona, the Jewish quarter and Romanesque bridge of Besalú, and Figueres with the Dalí Theatre-Museum. On the Costa Brava, Lloret de Mar and Tossa de Mar offer beaches and lively summer evenings, while the Costa Dorada is home to PortAventura.
Spanish Coasts
The best of the Costa Brava - Dalí’s Figueres, medieval Tossa and coves along the Camí de Ronda
A journalist named this coast in 1908, and he chose the Catalan word for "wild". Stand on a cliff above a turquoise cove and you'll see he wasn't exaggerating.The...
Costa Brava
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...
Monuments in Spain
The story of Casa Amatller - A chocolate fortune, a Flemish gable and a home frozen in 1900
Next door, the crowds queue for a dragon. Here, a chocolate maker's family left their slippers, cameras and...
Natural Attractions in Spain
First visit to Park Güell? The Monumental Zone, the dragon stairs and the best entrance
What do a failed housing estate, a mosaic dragon and a bench that snakes for more than 100...
Monuments in Spain
Best time to visit Barcelona Cathedral - Free worship hours, the rooftop terraces and the thirteen geese
Thirteen white geese patrol a Gothic cloister in the middle of a city of almost two million people....
PortAventura map and route - How to see all six themed areas in one day
Six worlds sit around one lake, and the order you walk them in decides how long you spend queuing. Turn left or right at...
First visit to Barcelona Zoo? Gorillas, Komodo dragons and a Sahel savannah in Ciutadella Park
Most big-city zoos sit on the edge of town. This one has been tucked inside a 19th-century park in the old centre since 1892,...
Ferrari Land, the Ferrari theme park on the Costa Daurada - Red Force, family rides and where to stay
Zero to 180 km/h in five seconds, then straight up a 112-metre wall of track. That's how the day starts for anyone brave enough.Ferrari...
Inside Poble Espanyol - 117 buildings from across Spain, craft workshops and flamenco on Montjuïc
Where else can you walk from a whitewashed Andalusian lane to a granite square from the north in ten minutes, without leaving the city?Poble...
How to visit the Gran Teatre del Liceu - Opera nights, the Hall of Mirrors and what to wear
It burned down twice and survived an anarchist's bomb. Each time, the city paid to bring the music back.The Gran Teatre del Liceu is...
Montjuïc cable car, Barcelona’s sky ride to the castle - Mirador views, the funicular link and the Port Cable Car
Eight seats, a wide window and a few quiet minutes with pine trees, rooftops and the Mediterranean sliding past below your feet.The Montjuïc cable...