Tag: City Guides
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...
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...
Puerto del Rosario - Is Fuerteventura’s capital worth a visit?
Most holidaymakers only ever see this town through the window of an airport transfer coach. Give it a slow morning instead, and you may...
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 diverted, and the empty bed became...
Córdoba highlights - From the Mezquita to flower-filled patios
A thousand years ago, caliphs ruled half of Spain from these streets. Today the locals compete over who has the prettiest patio.Córdoba is one...
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 get there by train in an...