Travel Stories

3 min read • Mar 13, 2013

These recommendations are taken from our Andalucia guidebook, which is full of inspirational ideas & detailed coverage for foodies, walkers & culture…

5 min read • Oct 22, 2012

The Mediterranean Sea spreads its calm waters over 1660km of Spanish coast, from Tarifa, the southernmost European point in the province of Cádiz, to the…

4 min read • Aug 14, 2012

Throughout the centuries, Spain has been the stage of many clashes between civilisations. Constant battling between Iberians, Celts, Romans, Goths,…

3 min read • Aug 3, 2012

It is often said that Madrid is the most Spanish of Spain’s cities. And in no sense is this truer than in the city’s cuisine.

1 min read • Aug 3, 2012

If you're short on time but big on an appetite for travel, you want to get straight to the highlights of a country and know exactly how to get to them. So…

6 min read • Jul 29, 2012

Galicia gives travellers an alternative Spanish experience. With its strong Celtic connections, wild beaches and arguably the best seafood in Europe, this…

4 min read • Jun 20, 2012

Flamenco, Spain’s soul-stirring gift to the world of music, provides the ever-present soundtrack to Spanish life. The passion of the genre is clear to…

4 min read • Jun 18, 2012

Barcelona is a city that has embraced art like no other and it’s reflected in the buildings, across the streets and in its many famous galleries.

5 min read • Jun 15, 2012

Ruth and Andy, two of our staffers, walked the Camino de Santiago de Compestela, the legendary pilgrim's route through Spain - and loved it so much they…

2 min read • Jun 12, 2012

Heading to sunny Spain any time soon? ¡Qué suerte! (Lucky you!) This diverse country is a traveller's dream, with all the fine food and wine, architecture…

3 min read • Jun 12, 2012

Ever been to Madrid in July and wondered, 'Where are all the locals?' They're right here, on the Costa de la Luz. And they know something you don't.

2 min read • Jun 10, 2012

Seville is Andalucía encapsulated. Proud men in black sombreros, passionate flamenco dancers, hooded penitents following a candlelit statue of the Virgin,…

4 min read • May 29, 2012

There are few grander public squares in Europe than Madrid’s Plaza Mayor, watched over on three sides by uniformly ochre-hued apartments with wrought-iron…

5 min read • May 27, 2012

Restaurants have been a part of Spanish culture for centuries. Indeed Spain is home to the oldest surviving restaurant in the world. According to the…

4 min read • Feb 14, 2012

Granada’s Alhambra, a 1000-year-old palace complex that rises like an Arabian Nights fantasy at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, is a hard…

4 min read • Jan 4, 2012

Welcome to the new Seville, a cleaner, greener and more breathable metropolis, where bikes, pedestrians and streamlined electric trams roam. This Spanish…

3 min read • Jun 27, 2011

Amid the clamour of modern Spain, a world away from the Spanish stereotype of sun, sand and sangria, the stone-built pueblos (villages) of Aragón move to…

3 min read • May 24, 2011

Granite peaks and beechwood forests, underground springs and swirling mists. Lonely Planet Magazine chooses its favourite national parks in Europe.

3 min read • Apr 11, 2011

Garish, gregarious Barcelona doesn’t guard its secrets jealously, but the Catalan capital does seem to get a kick from hiding the best of them in plain…

4 min read • Jan 25, 2011

Dreaming of a sunny weekend dash to Europe? In this excerpt from Lonely Planet Magazine, we shine a light on the juiciest picks of Valencia, the Spanish…

3 min read • Aug 10, 2010

Visiting a winery in Spain was once an experts-only affair. After making an appointment you’d then be shown around, probably by the managing director, for…

4 min read • Jul 20, 2010

These days do people really believe that the apostle James, a fisherman from the Holy Land, was buried at Santiago? Get the polygraph out and not many…