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Spain is a destination that feels endlessly varied, combining world-famous art and architecture with sun-soaked coastlines, lively festivals, and one of Europe’s most rewarding food cultures. Travelers are drawn to its strong regional identities: you can admire Gaudí’s surreal buildings in Barcelona, explore the grand museums and elegant plazas of Madrid, wander the historic lanes of Seville and Granada, or relax in whitewashed villages and Mediterranean beach towns. What makes Spain especially memorable is the way daily life spills into the streets, from late-night tapas crawls and bustling markets to flamenco performances, local ferias, and long evenings in café-lined squares.
Highlights include visiting landmarks such as the Sagrada Família, the Alhambra, and the Prado Museum, as well as experiencing smaller pleasures like pintxos in San Sebastián, wine regions such as La Rioja, and island escapes in Mallorca or the Canaries. For practical travel, plan around regional differences in climate and culture, book major attractions in advance, and expect later meal times than in many other countries. High-speed trains make it easy to travel between major cities, while learning a few basic Spanish phrases can be helpful, especially beyond the main tourist centers.
Based on the popularity data, November is the strongest month to visit, with February and May also standing out as excellent choices. These months likely offer an appealing balance of cultural activity, comfortable sightseeing conditions, and fewer peak-summer crowds than the busiest holiday season.
Tarifa, the southernmost city and the southernmost mainland point of our continent. Due to its strategically important location at the narrowest point of the Strait of...
Between party, sea and jungle
Well people, the Gaijin is not sorry, because today you will be bombarded with mountains again. That the unworthy one stayed in it, he already saw in the morning, when the first...
The ignorant traveler was given a hint by his very competent, attractive, and always cheerful editorial staff member that his unworthy corpse is parked next to a village that he...
Peaceful snoring, a gentle sigh, turning over again and getting comfortable, a small, relaxed, cheeky wind, slowly drifting back into dreamland... A company car parks outside...
Sunday is travel day. That confirms itself again. We leave at 11 o'clock and take the highway to Sevilla. It's only 140 km, but completely relaxed because there's no traffic on...
I still owe you the answer why palms are beautiful even when it's raining. Looking at them, one can't help but think of sun, beach, and good weather. That is the hope that the...
It's getting uncomfortable here. Our pitch on the beach is starting to flood, the puddles have turned into small lakes, and the gravel parking lot has become a muddy mess. It...
Finally arrived in Andalusia! Accordingly, we rented a small 'Andalusian palace' for 6 nights. Affordable out of season ;-) And finally, the sun was shining! It's time to do...
Hello... I'm back. The past two days I've been pretty lazy and distracted. Also, not much has happened that I really need to write about. So here's a potpourri of the last few...
#28 Tarifa What value do words, vacation reports have in a situation like this? On a day when a fire has been ignited that can set the whole world on fire. What sense does a...
February 17, 2022: Playa de la Bota Before crossing the border for the third time on our journey, we want everyone to write a conclusion about Spain. We wrote it independently...
February 6th, 2022: Tarifa F. After a beautiful sunny day in Gibraltar, we headed to Tarifa the next day. This is the southernmost city on the mainland of Europe and also one...
#16 #17 Seville Seville. We had planned to stay for only one day, but it ended up being two. It could have been 20 or 200 days, and we still wouldn't have seen everything there...
February 1, 2022: Grazalema, Zahara de la Sierra J. The Sierra de Grazalema is a beautiful mountain range with high rocky mountains. The Hundidero cave (#63) is located on...
Impressions from the journey...
#11 Almeria After three days of rest, we venture on our first excursion today - 10 kilometers to Almeria. After our 3,000-kilometer ride, we want to start small... Almeria is a...
January 20, 2022: Isleta del Moro, El Cabo de Gata J. We have now arrived in the southeastern corner of Spain. The first region in the province of Andalusia is Almeria and...
December 7, 2021: Girona F. Gerona or Girona in Catalan is a charming city with a lot of history to touch and experience. The old town consists of three parts. The part...
December 1-2, 2021: Cadaqués F. In the past few days, we somehow neglected to research the new destinations more closely, so we simply drove to Cadaqués without much...
The next morning, I set an alarm clock for shortly before 7:00 am. I want to be present at the shower house in Alcaidesa Marina early in the morning. It is still dark. My...
Four days in Valencia
Go hard and go home.
Will it continue in September 2019?
Early the next morning, on December 31st, we met as agreed at the bus station and drove together to Cádiz. The journey was one of the most communicative I have ever...
The rain has stopped...yay...! In the morning it is dry, but since we have no coffee and no bread left, we decide to leave early and drive to Muxia and have breakfast in a cafe....
The spaghetti bollo were fantastic, Röbi has good tips, lots of red wine, and adding the "rind" of the Parmesan to the sauce gives it a very fine taste! You know what! So we...
During the night, things get really intense as we experience our first autumn storm on the coast. We wake up around half past one in the night and stay awake for a while. The...
I have been looking forward to taking a few days off from the family and joining the army of pilgrims to have a few days just for myself. That was the plan. However, after the...
St Mateu- Denìa - Xabìa - Calp Distance: 294 km Shorter route compared to what I did in the last few days. I mainly took the expressway and exited at Gandia through the Montgó...