Spain Travel Stories

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…

Mar 28, 2018 • 6 min read

Sitting pretty on the Iberian Peninsula’s north coast, tiny Cantabria offers a completely different vision of Spain. Still largely unknown to outsiders –…

Mar 13, 2018 • 7 min read

When most people think of the Canary Islands, images of beachside resorts and party-going travellers spring to mind – but that’s because no one is…

Oct 26, 2017 • 6 min read

With year-round sunshine, huge, sandy beaches, gorgeous scenery and vibrant, world-class cities, the Valencia region can pretty much guarantee most of…

Oct 12, 2017 • 4 min read

After decades of waning wine consumption, Spaniards are starting to rediscover the beverage they are famous for exporting. This renewed interest in vino…

Sep 20, 2017 • 5 min read

For over 1,000 years, pilgrims have traipsed wearily across the plains and mountains of the Iberian peninsula to pay homage at the shrine of St James in…

May 2, 2017 • 5 min read

Valencia’s myriad attractions are no secret, and the Costa Blanca is never short on visitors; but you don’t hear a great deal about the province of…

Apr 27, 2017 • 6 min read

Street art has taken over the world and spray-painted it red, blue and yellow. Across the globe, urban centres are becoming giant, colourful canvases for…

Mar 30, 2017 • 5 min read

Galicia isn't quite a separate country, but this distinctive northwest corner of Spain, separated from the rest of the nation by both geography and…

Dec 6, 2016 • 5 min read

It’s no accident Catalonia was appointed the European Region for Gastronomy for 2016: it’s renowned for its fabulous food scene. Combine this with the…

Nov 11, 2016 • 5 min read

La Palma locals like to call their island 'La Isla Bonita' (the Pretty Island), and the minute you get that first glimpse of its pine-clad peaks, you…

Oct 17, 2016 • 5 min read

Play a game of word association with any British person, and chances are that the minute you say “Benidorm”, the responses won’t be very flattering. High…

Jun 1, 2016 • 6 min read

One of the great football powerhouses of today, FC Barcelona has always been ‘més que un club’ (‘more than a club’). This motto, coined back in 1968, does…

May 10, 2016 • 5 min read

Often overlooked and underrated Extremadura is, in fact, one of Spain’s most fascinating regions, a mix of world-changing history and contemporary…

Jan 29, 2016 • 7 min read

The bar counter groans with a smorgasbord of finger-friendly food art; the room is thick with chatter from the hungry patrons; the txakolí (local white…

Jun 30, 2015 • 5 min read

Girona may play second-fiddle to its better known Catalan counterpart, Barcelona, but this walkable city makes a perfect weekend destination in its own…

May 7, 2015 • 3 min read

One of the great things about Barcelona is the local habit of including children in many seemingly adult activities. Going out to eat or sipping a beer at…

Apr 21, 2015 • 5 min read

Barcelona perhaps finally achieved peak hipster with the recent opening of Urban Outfitters, a massive statement of a shop in a central and symbolic…

Feb 18, 2015 • 2 min read

When you consider Barcelona's undeniably camera-friendly looks and irresistible charisma, it comes as quite a surprise to find that so few good films have…