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Vacation in Spain : Highlights & Travel Tips
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.
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First time in the Mediterranean
On Thursday, August 17th, we set off from Gibraltar to Motril around 9:30 AM. Oh, how rude of me... let me introduce myself first! Here's Amy AKA Amelie... I'm the youngest...
In the footsteps of Christopher Columbus
Guess who's writing again for a change? Yes, Elisa! On August 13th, we went to Huelva, just as a stopover, the place where Columbus began his journey to America. Since I...
15th week Fuerteventura
Week from 07/08 to 13/08. Found out at very short notice that Monday is free, but also spontaneously two other days, so it became a girls' day. We went to Costa Calma at the...
Rest day in Pamplona, Day 23
Wednesday, August 9, 2023, Day 23Today we had a well-deserved, but also much-needed rest day in Pamplona. A very beautiful old town where occasionally poor bulls are chased...
La Coruña
We experienced La Coruña in two stages. We spent the first two nights in a suburb of the city. The campsite was right on the beach, but this time without cliffs or mountains in...
Boqueria Market, Barcelona
We have arrived back home. We exchanged our Gustav for the NDH, the view of the sea for the view of the gentle wooded hills of the front Odenwald. Our Meli and Felsberg are back...
9th week Fuerteventura
Week of June 26 - July 02. Monday evening was a bit busier at the restaurant, but we still managed it quite well and afterwards there were one or two after-work drinks at the...
7th week Fuerteventura
12.06. - 16.06. The tennis service was expanded with extra work of cutting and laminating things for the new program Robinson, the remaining services stayed the same. Finally on...
3rd week Malaga
After a 6-hour train ride, I finally arrived in MÁLAGA in the south of Spain and arrived at the apartment, which is close to the center. Here I don't live in a dormitory, but in...
Day 9, once again from Hotel Don Miguel to Hotel Don Miguel
Since last night there is also Calima here, a sandstorm that carries sand from the Sahara over here when the wind comes from the southeast. It is very warm (23° again today),...
Day 8, from Hotel Don Miguel to Hotel Don Miguel
DAY 8, Saturday, February 11, 2023, It was clear beforehand that today would be a very exhausting day. Therefore, we had a longer and more extensive breakfast to replenish the...
Day 7, from Telde to Maspalomas
Today is Day 7, Friday, February 10, 2023, we had a wonderful day and a great tour. Andrea said: the headwind was particularly great today. We have a completely different...
Tag 1 Coffee Lust ? Off to Colombia
Finally, the time has come. I'm sitting on the train again heading towards Frankfurt on my way to Colombia. And even better, I'm meeting Farina there so we can enjoy coffee...
Advent, Advent, the sun is burning ...
Through the Sierra de las Nieves and the rain it goes down to Marbella. We did not choose the campsite in Cabopino by chance. My brother's girlfriend arranged a meeting with her...
Others would call it 'vacation'
We spent a whopping 8 nights in one place... 7 whole days... peaceful days, without turning over a single stone, without long hikes or bike rides... What's happening to us???...
Quiet days by the sea
After the mountains comes the sea, after the sun comes the rain. We made a sightseeing stop in Cadiz, and since our city tours are becoming more efficient, we were done with it...
Wow, it makes my blood boil!!!
Seville!!! Another city that surprised and enchanted us wonderfully. We had our pitch at the sailing harbor of Gelves, 6 km before the city gates. Evening after evening, we...
Day 4: A Coruna - Provincial capital of Galicia
A Coruna, the provincial capital of Galicia, greets with a 2000-year-old lighthouse.
Tag 6 # Cartagena
Herzlich Willkommen in Cartagena Pünktlich 9 Uhr legten wir an. Da wir ja nun schon einige Male das Anlegen beobachtet haben und es wieder nicht Backbordseite war entschlossen...
Day 5 # Valencia
Good morning and welcome to Valencia 😊 After a hearty breakfast, we arrived in Valencia at around 9 o'clock. Today, our plan was to visit the old town of this wonderful city. I...
Day 4 # Barcelona
Good morning Barcelona This morning at 9 o'clock we arrived in Barcelona. This is a completely different dimension of a port compared to the one in Toulon. This time we went for...
Off to Portugal...
Santiago de Compostela
Day 12 * Laguna Negra & Pico de Urbión
Tuesday, October 4, 2022 Mornings: Vinuesa * Evenings: Laguna Negra (parking lot for hiking) *** From Vinuesa we drive along the small country road to the Museo Del Bosque, the...
Trade vultures for seagulls ...
Mountains for the coast ... Hiking boots for a surfboard ... Pilgrimage to the end of the world for standing in the middle of life ... The surfboard didn't work out. There were...
Die Römer und das Gold
Kurz einen Blick auf den von Gaudi entworfenen Bischofspalast geworfen, durch Astorga geschlendert, beim Fleischer die leckerste Chorizo gekauft und weiter nach Las Medulas,...
Goodbye France - Welcome to Spain
A rainy low pressure system (as known from the weather report) came from the Bay of Biscay and into our souls, so we spontaneously left Biarritz; well ... France :-( ... and...
Yes, it was love at second sight..
Yes, it was love at second sight😄💛 We live in Puerto de la Cruz, known for its tourism in the north of the island. When you arrive in Puerto de la Cruz, the first thing you...
Always do your best
Always do your best... Haz siempre lo máximo que puedas. This is one of the four agreements from The Four Agreements, a book I found in Alex's small bookshelf yesterday. The...
Crêpe Making in Las Alpujarras
After a long drive through the winding roads, I arrive at the Cortijo Retreat Center in Las Alpujarras, a mountainous region located about 1.5 hours away from Granada. Today, I...
Seville
The beautiful city of Seville is definitely worth a visit. The Arab influences are reflected in the buildings of the city. We plan to spend two days exploring the city. We park...