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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…