Tag: UNESCO World Heritage

Why visit Elche? Palm groves, a medieval mystery play and three UNESCO treasures

More than 200,000 date palms grow inside one Spanish city, and one of them has seven arms. The rest of the town is just...

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 same vaults hold up wine bars,...

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 second, and the plate usually gets...

Andalusia: TOP 20 Attractions Worth Seeing

Time to visit one of the most beautiful places in the Iberian Peninsula. A region that abounds in both majestic seaports and world-class monuments....