There’s a reason Spain’s very name in Spanish—España—sounds like “land of castles” (it actually derives from the Roman “Hispania,” but the poetic coincidence is perfect). This country has more castles than almost anywhere on Earth, a legacy of centuries when Christian and Muslim kingdoms fought back and forth across the peninsula. Every hilltop, river crossing,…
Forget everything you thought you knew about Spanish landscapes being all sun-scorched plains and olive groves. This country hides some of the most magical, mist-shrouded, storybook-worthy forests in all of Europe. These are the places where ancient legends still whisper through twisted branches and moss-covered trunks. 1. Hayedo de Otzarreta, Basque Country This beech forest…
Barcelona is incredible. Madrid is world-class. But Spain’s big cities represent maybe 5% of what makes this country genuinely special. The real magic happens in small towns where cobblestone streets echo with centuries of history, where elderly neighbors still chat from balcony to balcony, and where you might be the only tourist for miles. These…
Here’s a travel secret that Spanish locals have known forever: the best meals in the country don’t come from restaurants. They come from mercados — those glorious covered markets where vendors have been selling the freshest produce, seafood still glistening from the morning catch, and jamón that’s been aging longer than some people have been…
Because Barcelona and Madrid are great, but have you ever wandered a medieval village where the only crowd is a family of goats? Here’s a secret that budget airlines don’t want you to know: Spain’s most magical places aren’t on the tourist trail. While everyone’s fighting for a spot at La Sagrada Familia or getting…
Because Barcelona and Madrid are great, but have you ever wandered a medieval village where the only crowd is a family of goats? Here’s a secret that budget airlines don’t want you to know: Spain’s most magical places aren’t on the tourist trail. While everyone’s fighting for a spot at La Sagrada Familia or getting…
You have a very limited amount of time but if you follow my route, you will be able to see all of the main sights in Palma De Mallorca in only 24 hours! What To See In Palma de Mallorca: La Lonja During the first part of your 24 hours in Palma, you will come…
Spanish cemeteries are open-air museums where the bourgeoisie who built Barcelona’s mansions also built extravagant final resting places. These necropolises reveal art, history, and the Spanish relationship with death—which is far more intimate than most cultures allow. 1. Cementiri de Montjuïc, Barcelona Over 150,000 graves spread across 56 hectares on the slopes of Montjuïc, with…
Spain has its A-list: Barcelona, Madrid, Ibiza. Love them or loathe them, they’re always going to be packed. But here’s the thing — Spain is full of smaller cities, seaside towns, and mountain hideaways that are just as cool (if not cooler) and don’t come with the same elbow-to-rib-cage crowds. Here are my favorite cool-and-underrated…
Where crumbling churches meet wildflowers, and the only footsteps are yours. There’s something about an abandoned village that hits different. Maybe it’s the silence — not peaceful silence, but the kind that feels loud, like the stones are holding their breath. Maybe it’s the way nature slowly reclaims what humans left behind: vines crawling through…