Cities in Spain

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 the waves and a cove that most people walk straight past.Lloret...

What to see in Seville - The Alcázar, Plaza de España and a night of flamenco in Triana

In spring, the whole city smells of orange blossom. Locals call it azahar, and once you have walked...

Santa Cruz de la Palma, La Palma’s Renaissance capital - Wooden balconies, a replica of Columbus’s ship and black-sand beaches

Five centuries ago this harbour was one of the busiest in the Spanish Empire. Today you can walk...

What to do in Los Gigantes? Sheer sea cliffs, whale-watching cruises and a boat ride to Masca Bay

Forty-five minutes from the airport, the island suddenly ends in a wall of rock twice the height of...

What to do in Besalú? A fortified bridge, a medieval mikveh and Romanesque churches

Cross a crooked stone bridge, pass under its gate tower and the 21st century seems to stay behind...

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...

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