Tag: Castles & Palaces

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...

Alhambra tickets and tips - Nasrid Palaces, the Generalife and how to beat the sell-outs

Its name means "the red one". Yet at sunset its walls glow gold, and the rooms inside are carved as finely as lace.The Alhambra...

Almeria travel guide - The Alcazaba, Wild West film sets and the volcanic beaches of Cabo de Gata

Half an hour from the old town, cowboys still ride through what is often called Europe's only desert. Back in town, a free tapa...

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...