Spain Travel Stories

Jul 28, 2019 • 4 min read

Barcelona – laid-back, beautiful and right on the beach – is a great city to bring the kids.

Jul 19, 2019 • 5 min read

Barcelona's popularity as a tourist destination has surged in recent years, but there are still many local barrios (neighbourhoods) to explore away from…

Jul 16, 2019 • 5 min read

A compact city that you can easily discover in two days, Seville yields its multiple treasures in an unhurried way, with minimal planning necessary. Find…

Jul 10, 2019 • 5 min read

Mallorca is a legendary party location, and the yachting and beach bashes are certainly fun – but those aspects alone make it difficult to distinguish it…

Jul 10, 2019 • 7 min read

Nothing elevates sport like rivalry. The occasions are bigger, the prize greater and the losses that much more painful when the opponent is a long…

Jul 2, 2019 • 5 min read

Every March, Valencia is consumed by a burning fever as the Spanish city celebrates Las Fallas, a truly unique combination of art, humour and fire. The…

Jul 1, 2019 • 5 min read

Venture beyond Barcelona and its urban pleasures and you’ll find a region of forested hills, pristine beaches and medieval villages.

Jun 11, 2019 • 7 min read

There’s nothing quite like traveling with your dad. To be sure, questionable decision-making and eye-rolling jokes will be frequent – not to mention the…

Jun 5, 2019 • 4 min read

In need of a digital detox, your shakras aligning or just a health kick in the sun? Then set your sights on Ibiza. Home to some of the world’s most…

May 17, 2019 • 3 min read

The thought of the Game of Thrones finale is bringing bittersweet feelings to many fans, not least because it means an end to a brilliant piece of weekly…

May 16, 2019 • 4 min read

The venue for the Champions League Final between Liverpool and Tottenham on 1 June is well chosen. For a start, no city on earth has a finer footballing…

Apr 12, 2019 • 5 min read

Calle Ponzano, a street lined with tapas bars and cocktail spots in Madrid's Chamberí neighbourhood, has skyrocketed in popularity in recent years. In…

Nov 2, 2018 • 5 min read

Sink your feet into unspoilt powder-white sands, then grab your kitesurfing kit and hit the Atlantic waves. Welcome to one of Spain’s favourite summer…

Nov 2, 2018 • 4 min read

Madrid’s Las Salesas neighbourhood – named for the nearby Plaza de las Salesas – has sprung to life in recent years thanks to a new wave of pioneering…

Oct 30, 2018 • 5 min read

Centuries-old castles, rust-red-roofed homes, white-walled alleys, soul-stirring strategic cliff-top sites and an enthrallingly volatile history: Cádiz’…

Oct 29, 2018 • 5 min read

It doesn't get as much hype as fabled Granada or scintillating Seville, but there's another city right in the middle of Andalucía that no one should miss.

Oct 24, 2018 • 6 min read

Andalucía, Spain's southernmost region, is famous for sunshine, the Alhambra, flamenco, beaches and fiestas. Less well known is that it’s also a paradise…

Oct 3, 2018 • 4 min read

While in Spain breakfast typically means a hair-raising coffee and sugary pastry, brunch is when the day’s eating really begins. In Valencia almuerzo is…

Jul 30, 2018 • 4 min read

Lonely Planet Local Esme Fox first fell in love with Barcelona over 10 years ago on a rail trip around Spain, and nowadays she's lucky enough to call the…

Jul 25, 2018 • 9 min read

As the sun sets, Barcelona comes alive. Explore from dusk ‘til dawn to encounter the places and people at their brightest during the city’s darkest hours.

Jul 19, 2018 • 4 min read

Lonely Planet Local Cassandra Gambill moved to Madrid in 2010 to make her millions teaching English. Instead, she discovered a golden city that is vibrant…

Apr 25, 2018 • 5 min read

As on most of the Canary Islands, once you get away from Gran Canaria’s built-up south-coast beach resorts, you’ll find an astonishing landscape that…