Majorca's long cycling tradition is complemented by a warm, year-round climate and landscape of coastlines to mountains. Mallorca (Majorca) is one of Spain's Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean. It's known for beach resorts, sheltered coves, limestone mountains and Roman and Moorish remains. Capital Palma has nightlife, the Moorish Almudaina roya...

The Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago off the coast of northwestern Africa, are rugged volcanic isles known for their black- and white-sand beaches. Tenerife, the largest island, is dominated by the sometimes-snowy active volcano Mt. Teide, which has its own astronomical observatory and is part of Teide National Park. Tenerife hosts a huge pre-...

​ In addition to its beaches, the Costa del Sol offers other year-round options. The Sierra de las Nieves National Park is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve of almost 50,000 acres in size. It offers travellers remote landscapes, wildlife spotting and is the only place in Costa del Sol to receives snowfall in the winter. The park has its name because, in w...

The Andalucían city of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, in the Cádiz province at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River, has been designated the Spanish Capital of Gastronomy for 2022. As part of the celebration, Sanlúcar de Barrameda will showcase the geographical location and climate which make for a sun and beach destination. The city is rich with natural re...

(Annual) 1 to 5 September 2021 Valencia has announced that it will stage its Las Fallas celebrations this September, with last year's event and March 2021's festival cancelled. The festival is held to honour San José and features creations of huge papier-mâché sculptures which are ceremoniously burnt during Nit de la Cremá. The port city of Valenci...

La Gomera, the second-smallest of the main islands in Spain's Canary Island chain, is marked by craggy volcanic mountains crisscrossed with hiking trails. In higher altitudes, dense forests of ferns and moss-covered trees grow in the mists of Garajonay National Park. Toward the coast, the Valle Gran Rey canyon leads past the whitewashed cliffside v...