Albacete: Why you should visit central Spain’s underdog tourist destination
To mark Castilla-La Mancha day on May 31st we take a look at one of Spain's most under rated cities.
Looking for an adventure? Here are 12 epic walks to take in Spain
By Shannon Chaffers SPAIN is a country of varied landscapes, rich culture, and fascinating history, all of which combine to make for some thrilling places, and what better way than exploring them on your own two feet. Here is our pick of the twelve most epic...
All roads lead to Rome in Merida, one of Spain’s best kept travel secrets
THE city of Merida boasts the best-preserved Roman ruins outside Italy, and without the crowds. Founded in 25BC, Augusta Emerita as the city was then known, served as the capital of Rome's westernmost province, Lusitania. Today a modern city stands where Romans once dwelled, architecturally unremarkable...
What a corker! This Spanish bodega has just been crowned best in world to...
A SPANISH vineyard has beaten the world’s finest to be named the best in the world to visit. Herederos Marques de Riscal in Spain's La Rioja region has been given the accolade by online drinks retailer, The Bottle Club. Fifteen vineyards from around the world were...
Why Valencia should be on every traveller’s bucket list when visiting Spain
Architectural masterpieces, history aplenty and even the Holy Grail. Shannon Chaffers takes a poke around Valencia
How Spain’s Valencia region has become a coastal paradise for wine lovers
Wine tourism is taking off across the region of Valencia. Matthew Desoutter at Simply Spanish Wine takes a look at what's on offer.
Xacobeo: Why this year (and next) is an extra special time to visit Spain’s...
By Shannon Chaffers THROUGHOUT this year and into the next, Christians from all over the world will flock to Santiago de Compostela in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain to celebrate the Xacobeo Year for the first time in eleven years. The Xacobeo Year...
Paddocks Paradise: An unforgettable horse-riding experience in Andalucia’s Serrania de Ronda
FORGET everything you think you know about riding horses when you turn up at Paddock Paradise, a family-run establishment a few miles from Ronda off the Gaucin road. I confidently assure husband and wife team Fernando and Delphine that I am an experienced horsewoman, albeit...
EQUINE DREAM: Finca La Donaira is Andalucia’s luxury eco-retreat with its own studfarm
La Donaira’s natural horsemanship classes with 90 Lusitano horses is the perfect escape for riding fanatic Fiona Govan
Full wind ahead on a kitesurfing adventure on Cadiz’ Costa de la Luz
The sport of kitesurfing leaves Jon Clarke in a tangle, after the first morning started with a nasty ‘shock’
Walk this way: Why Cordoba should be top of your Spain travel list
For most tourists Cordoba is all about the Mesquita, the Alcazar and the Roman bridge. Laurence Crumbie took the road less travelled and found a city chock full of treasures.
How an epic bicycle journey across southern Spain revealed some surprising delights
When British traveller Chris Atkin set out to cross southern Spain making a 1,300 km route between Valencia to Gibraltar by bicycle, he didn’t know quite what to expect.
The 10 best tourist sites in Spain’s Sevilla (and how to see them all...
Andalucia’s capital is one of the most walkable cities in the world and many of the best wonders are concentrated in and around the centre
Italica: Visit the epic Roman ruins near Sevilla in Spain that starred as Dragonpit...
Just 9km as the bird flies north west from Sevilla are the ruins of ancient Italica, which was the first Roman city founded on the Iberian Peninsula or Hispania as it was then known. The city was founded in 206 BC and was the birthplace...
Sevilla: Discover Alfalfa’s hipster barrio of Soho Benita
Oh so Soho! The hipster mini barrio of Soho Benita is not one to miss on your next trip to Sevilla A FEW years back even a Sevilla policeman couldn't have told you where to find Soho Benito because this artsy bohemian district didn’t exist. Today it’s...
Alameda: A guide to Sevilla’s trendiest district
THE Alameda neighbourhood is the area surrounding and including the Alameda de Hercules, a long mall accompanied by bars, cafes and restaurants on either side. Lying in the northern part of the city’s old town, the Alameda was once a meeting point for the elites...
Capital pleasures: Plan a trip to Madrid this Spring, it has so much to...
IT was a bright, sunny New Year’s Day in 2007 and we were walking out of the Ritz hotel down Paseo de la Castellana en route to a morning’s sightseeing at the Prado gallery. What could possibly go wrong? Our seven-month-old daughter, that’s what. Wailing from...
EYE ON IBIZA: Olive Press Editor Jon Clarke discovers why despite coronavirus, it’s more...
WE’RE eating €8 sausage sandwiches with thinly-sliced Toro tomatoes, washed down with ice cold Estrella Damm lagers and a couple of fizzy drinks. With a plate of prawns as a starter and ice-creams for the kids for postre, the bill comes to just €58 and...
Arriving in Sotogrande style, take a trip down the Rio Guadiaro
IT is by far the most exciting way to arrive in Sotogrande. But you are likely to get wet so don’t bring your gladrags. One of the best family adventures on the Costa del Sol, you can rent a kayak and paddle the whole way...
Up Soto creek with a paddle
Rent a kayak and paddle the whole way down the Guadiaro river from El Secadero, which is actually in Casares, to the mouth of the river at Sotogrande port
‘Giving light’ and tile-painting in Triana
Getting crafty in across the bridge...
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Why these pueblos in Spain should be on your travel bucket list this summer
EVERY cloud has a silver lining and for some villages you may never have heard of in Spain, the COVID-19 crisis has been an...
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SPAIN TRAVEL: UK scraps COVID-19 traffic light system with changes for fully jabbed passengers
From 4 October, the current traffic light system of red, amber and green countries will be made redundant and replaced with one red list only
