Spain travel guides

Barcelona leans toward the sea with a mix of sandy beaches, Gothic alleys, and Gaudí’s impossible curves. Colors spill from mosaics, markets, and sunsets over the Med...

Bilbao grew up with shipyards and steel, then quietly reinvented itself around art, food, and riverside walks. The Guggenheim’s shining curves draw the eye first, but...

Córdoba gathers centuries inside the cool, striped arches of its great mosque-cathedral, where light arrives in measured, thoughtful beams. Outside, narrow lanes and wh...

Granada rests beneath the watchful gaze of the Alhambra, its palaces and gardens floating above the city like a long, detailed dream. Steep streets in the Albaicín twis...

Madrid stays awake longer than the clock suggests, its plazas and terraces glowing well into the night. Grand boulevards and royal facades share space with narrow street...

Málaga opens to the sea with palm-lined promenades, a busy port, and hills that catch the last light of the day. Once just a gateway to the Costa del Sol, it now hums w...

Seville moves to a rhythm of clapping hands, guitar strings, and footsteps echoing through tiled courtyards. Orange trees perfume the streets in spring, making even simp...

Valencia bridges old stone and science fiction, with a medieval center giving way to futuristic white curves in the old riverbed. Paella simmers near the sea while bikes...

Zaragoza stretches along the Ebro River, its skyline marked by the many towers of the Basílica del Pilar reflected softly in the water. Roman ruins, Moorish palaces, an...