Destinations
Five areas we write about in depth. Each guide says honestly whether we arrange services there regularly or on request.
Spain's capital of art, long evenings and royal history
Madrid is Spain's high plateau capital: world-class museums, elegant boulevards, leafy parks and a dinner hour that starts when other cities are going to bed.
3 experiences
Gaudí, the Mediterranean and a city built for walking
Barcelona pairs a medieval old town and Gaudí's extraordinary buildings with beaches, markets and a confident Catalan identity, all within walking distance of the sea.
2 experiences
Seville, Granada and Córdoba: the living legacy of Al-Andalus
Andalusia is southern Spain at its most evocative: the Alhambra, the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba and Seville's Alcázar, set among orange-scented squares, white villages and a warm, unhurried way of life.
3 experiences
Futuristic architecture, the home of paella and a city by the sea
Valencia is Spain's relaxed third city: a medieval core, the striking City of Arts and Sciences, a nine-kilometre garden in an old riverbed, long beaches and the rice fields where paella was born.
1 experience
The Costa del Sol: Picasso's city, Marbella's coast, mountain villages
The Costa del Sol combines Málaga, a cultured port city with Moorish fortresses and major museums, with Marbella's elegant seafront, sheltered beaches and easy trips to Ronda and the white villages.
1 experience
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