Salamanca, in western Spain's Castile and León region, is a city made for walking. Its golden sandstone architecture, ancient university, monumental squares and lively streets offer a rare combination: an outstanding historic setting that still feels unmistakably lived in. Its…
Barcelona's Sagrada Familia is easy to approach with your eyes already lifted towards the towers. At street level, though, the building asks for a…
Spain has found a new lever to pull against the holiday let. From December 1, 2026, short-stay tourist rentals will pay 10% value-added tax, the same…
Every visitor to Madrid ends up in the Plaza Mayor at some point, usually more than once. It's ten minutes from the Puerta del Sol, enclosed on all…
The Prado had its best year ever in 2025. The museum in Madrid counted 3,513,402 visitors, the first time it has gone past 3.5 million, and over 3.6…
Salamanca is the best day trip from Madrid that most people don't take. A direct Alvia train from Madrid-Chamartín gets there in about an hour and…
Every city that wants a museum to fix its economy ends up pointing at Bilbao. Nearly thirty years after Frank Gehry's titanium building opened in…
There's an Egyptian temple in a Madrid park, and it costs nothing to see. The Temple of Debod stands in the Parque del Oeste, a few minutes' walk…
