Spain Travel Stories

Jan 28, 2015 • 5 min read

Barcelona is a great city for bar-hopping. Should you feel like sipping a beer in an enchanted forest surrounded by wood-nymphs; if mid-week karaoke…

Dec 19, 2014 • 5 min read

Not quite a snack, not quite a meal, the tapa is all about sociability, whether that involves ordering a parade of little dishes to share over a bottle of…

Dec 19, 2014 • 4 min read

The wassailing of Christmas and New Year is over, but in Spain the best is yet to come, with the advent (or – more precisely – Epiphany) of the Three…

Dec 8, 2014 • 5 min read

There are few places on earth as festive-feeling as Barcelona's chocolate-box medieval heart over the Christmas period (which here runs until Epiphany, or…

Dec 1, 2014 • 4 min read

The run up to Christmas is one of the most charming times to visit Barcelona, its streets hung with twinkling lights and lined with craft and food markets…

Jun 24, 2014 • 3 min read

 Granada is a paradoxical city where grit and grandiosity often sit side by side. Most people come here to see the Alhambra, but the city also hides a…

Jun 24, 2014 • 6 min read

The audience in Seville’s Casa de la Guitarra is crammed in like a football crowd at a Barcelona-Real Madrid game, but it doesn’t seem to matter. All eyes…

Mar 12, 2014 • 5 min read

Barcelona has long been the city success story for Spanish tourism, drawing record numbers of international visitors every year. While the influence of…

Oct 10, 2013 • 8 min read

Mallorca has been saying adiós to the cheap-as-chips package holiday cliché over the past few years to focus on its year-round outdoor appeal.

Jul 11, 2013 • 3 min read

Eat out in Madrid and you will be faced with a variety of regional and international cuisines that is unparalleled anywhere else in Spain. Everything is…

Jun 16, 2013 • 4 min read

Barcelona has long been known as a hedonist's paradise but the refined neighbourhood of Gràcia can, to the casual observer, seem an unlikely place to find…

Jun 6, 2013 • 5 min read

As a Spaniard, my heart breaks every time I get asked to go to a tapas restaurant abroad. While the food is on the whole a good approximation of the right…

Mar 13, 2013 • 3 min read

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

Oct 22, 2012 • 5 min read

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…

Aug 14, 2012 • 4 min read

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

Aug 3, 2012 • 3 min read

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.

Aug 3, 2012 • 1 min read

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…

Jul 29, 2012 • 6 min read

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

Jun 20, 2012 • 4 min read

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…

Jun 18, 2012 • 4 min read

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.

Jun 15, 2012 • 5 min read

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…

Jun 12, 2012 • 2 min read

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…