Spain

10 Day Trips From Rota, Spain, and How Long Each Drive Is

Rota is within 25 minutes of Jerez and under three hours of Córdoba. Here are 10 day trips from Rota with driving times, plus the ferry and train routes that work without a car.

Facts About Spain: History, Food and Culture Trivia

Spain's real history beats the recycled trivia: a Roman emperor born near Seville, an 800-year-old pilgrimage, and the world's only public monument to the Devil, each sourced to UNESCO, Guinness World Records or Spain's own government data.

Is the Sagrada Família Worth It? Inside, Towers and Tickets

Yes, the inside of the Sagrada Familia is worth it: branching stone columns, a 60 m vault and coloured light. Tickets are online only, from EUR 26, and the basilica finished its last tower in 2026.

23 Things to Do in Malaga, Spain: A City Break Guide

Malaga packs a climbable cathedral, the Alcazaba fortress, the Picasso Museum, tapas culture and a UNESCO-listed gorge hike into one Costa del Sol city break. Here are 23 things to do, with current admission prices for every paid sight.

23 Things to Do in Tenerife: North and South of the Island

23 things to do in Tenerife, 12 in the green north and 11 in the sunny south, with the 2026 rules that changed: the Teide summit fee, the Masca gorge booking and the bus-only road to Punta de Teno.

16 Books About Spain to Read Before Your Trip There

Sixteen books about Spain, grouped into history, travel writing, Camino memoirs and novels, from Ghosts of Spain and Homage to Catalonia to The Shadow of the Wind. Every title is still in print or easy to find.

I went to learn Spanish in Seville: a CLIC Sevilla review

When I went to learn Spanish in Seville last month, I knew I would write about it afterward. What I didn’t know, is that I’d have…

Aigüestortes National Park: Hiking in the Catalan Pyrenees

You cannot drive into Aiguestortes, Catalonia's only national park. Here is how to get in from Boi or Espot by 4x4 taxi or on foot, what the rules are, and what to walk once you are inside.

Basque Country Itinerary: 10 Days from Bilbao to San Sebastián

A 10-day Spanish Basque Country itinerary based in Bilbao and San Sebastian, with a hire car for only three of the days. Includes the Oma Forest, which now has to be booked in advance.

Things to Do in Valencia, Spain: A Local’s Travel Guide

Valencia's best days mix a climbable Gothic cathedral, the Mercado Central food market, the futuristic Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, and paella in the city where it was invented. Here is a local's list of what to do, with current prices for the sights that charge admission.

Barcelona Itinerary: 4 Days in the City, or a Full Week

A four-day Barcelona itinerary by district: Gothic Quarter, then Gaudi, then El Born and the beach, then Camp Nou and Montjuic, plus day trips for a full week and what has changed in 2026.

Camp Nou Experience 2026: Tickets, Tours and Museum

The Camp Nou Experience is no longer sold as a single ticket. FC Barcelona now sells the Barça Immersive Tour museum from €28 and the Spotify Camp Nou Experience, which adds a view inside the rebuilt stadium, from €69.

Things to Do in Girona, Spain: Old Town, Walls and Museums

Girona's old town walks in a day: the Jewish quarter El Call, a cathedral with the widest Gothic nave in the world, the longest Carolingian walls in Europe and six museums that share one half-price card.

Dalí Museum, Figueres: Tickets, Hours and What to Expect

The Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres costs €18.50 online and opens Tuesday to Sunday for most of the year. Here is what to expect inside, how long to allow, and how to get there from Barcelona.

Montjuïc, Barcelona: Things to Do and How to Get Up the Hill

Montjuïc holds Barcelona's biggest art museum, a 17th-century castle, the 1992 Olympic ring and the Magic Fountain. Here is what to see on the hill and the four ways up, including the two different cable cars.