15 Best Things to Do in Madrid (Spain)
Madrid is a city so full of life and culture that it’s hard to do justice to it in a few paragraphs. Artistically the city holds its own against any …
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15 Best Things to Do in Barcelona (Spain)
Capital of Catalonia and Spain’s second city, Barcelona is utterly incomparable. It’s one of a few must-see cities with its own identity. This is partly down to a generation of …
15 Best Things to Do in Málaga (Spain)
Known to many as the capital of the Costa del Sol, Málaga is more than a seaside city. You can learn about Spain’s Islamic past at the majestic Alcazaba fortress …
15 Best Things to Do in Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
Journey’s end for tired pilgrims and the purported resting place of one of the 12 Apostles, Santiago de Compostela is a city with a staggering artistic and historical wealth. It’s …
15 Best Things to Do in Almería (Spain)
Almería is Spain’s sunniest city and is right on the Mediterranean at the eastern edge of Andalusia. The rural landscapes around Almería are arid and dusty, and this is part …
15 Best Things to Do in Granada (Spain)
Granada is blessed with Moorish heritage dating back more than 700 years. The pinnacle of this is the Alhambra, a compound with palaces, courtyards and gardens where the Emirs of …
15 Best Things to Do in Pamplona (Spain)
You can’t talk about this city in northern Spain without mentioning San Fermín, the explosion of merry-making every July. During a week of mayhem there are daily bull runs, in …
15 Best Things to Do in Toledo (Spain)
Toledo’s historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where a glorious past greets you at every turn. The old city is a cross-fertilisation of Jewish, Islamic and Christian cultures, …
15 Best Things to Do in Córdoba (Spain)
A thousand years ago Córdoba (Spain) was the largest city in the world, with a population three times its current 320,000. It was the capital of the Caliphate of Córdoba, …
15 Best Things to Do in Salamanca (Spain)
Salamanca is a town that is both young and old at the same time: Young, for the many students who go to the city’s university, a centre of higher learning …