Spain’s capital is hard to resist. It’s a city that packs a serious cultural punch, but doesn’t lack in nightlife either. With its architectural charm and friendly local population, it makes a great place for a cheap weekend break.
Often overlooked by the rest of the guidebooks, you should definitely add the Casa de la Pilatos to your plans for a weekend in Seville…
Valencia may have earned itself a dazzling reputation with the impressive City of Arts & Sciences complex but (perhaps unfairly) the city also has a beautiful old town centre.
Benidorm may have a reputation in the UK for sun, sand and…er…sangria, but the area around it has plenty to offer the adventurous traveller. Here’s just one example…
Last year, I visited the Arts & Sciences centre in Valencia during the day, taking in the museums and the aquarium. What I missed, though…
The Alhambra palace in Granada is one of the most beautiful and surprising in Europe and it more than deserves its status as a World Heritage Site…
Bilbao is a lively city where hardly anyone stays still. The swirling sides of the Guggenheim (above) attract international crowds but…
Yes, Barcelona has world-famous modern art and a dazzling, renovated seafront, but it also still has quiet pockets of a time gone by, like this cake shop.
Barcelona is a vibrant, colourful city, with monuments, markets, art and even a beach. It’s one of Spain’s highlights but…
Sure you can quadbike at home, but ramp up the adventure by quadbiking in the mountain air of Catalonia.
There’s no shortage of art to see in Barcelona, that’s for sure, and most of it is free. What do you do in the height of winter, however? When the temperature drops and you find yourself shivering beneath all those festive lights and outdoor art displays?
Head for an indoor exhibition.
Plenty of bling inside but the outside’s the highlight. Blend together religious conflict plus riches from Columbus’s big American trip and the result is the largest cathedral in Christendom (or potentially the third largest. Sources vary. It seems to depend on who counts what part.) Anyway, the cathedral in Seville is huge and, on the [...]
Ronda, a village that sits high above the Tajo gorge in the olive-lined plains of Andalucia, rose to fame with its bridge and clifftop-hugging buildings. Ronda’s size and scenery make it a lovely place to escape to for a cheap weekend break. Highlights of a Cheap Weekend Break in Ronda Puento Nuevo The Puento Nuevo – or New [...]
Segovia rises out of the parched Spanish plains like an island out of the sea. A sunset view from the Parador on the hill opposite reveals an almost mythical city basking in honeyed oranges and reds. An arching Roman aqueduct, a Gothic cathedral, an Alcázar perched on top of
With sunshine and oranges, flamenco and fresh mixed tapas, a weekend in Seville is a great antidote to cold, grey UK skies. A cheap weekend..
The sparkling Spanish city of Valencia gives you art, history, sandy beaches and – according to the locals – the genuine holy grail.
Top Valencia Attractions…
For a holiday weekend, Bilbao buzzes, breaking boundaries in art, architecture and gastronomy.
However, you can still unearth history and atmosphere in the winding streets of the casco viejo (the old town).
To make the most of your holiday in Bilbao…
