AllWays Traveller Features

The Mediterranean island of Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest of the four SpanishBalearic Islands, which also take in Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera. The island has long been a lure for the budget conscious visitor content with the island's sun, sea and sangria offering. And while Mallorca remains a popular sunshine destination it is Palma, the i...

The first Canary Islands lighthouse hotel has opened on the island of La Palma following an extensive renovation. The 152-year-old lighthouse Faro Punta Cumplida is located on the most northerly part of La Palma offering views of the Atlantic Ocean. The lighthouse which is still in nautical use, offers four luxury rooms and suites accommodating up ...

We needed bread and found a commercial centre restaurant worthy of note a few minutes walk from the N340 road at busy Calahonda, a resort well-known to sun-seeking Brits. Calahonda on the Costa del Sol next to the busy N340 road looks to have enjoyed better times. Restaurants were empty and the local Thursday market lacked footfall. Also, the sky w...

Mijas clings to the hillside around five miles inland from Fuengirola. It is miles away from the brashness of the packed beaches and the sun, sea and sangria mecca of Fuengirola and is worth visiting, but be prepared for car parking issues. Much-hyped Mijas proved that hill walking and I don't mix. Why? Well, the white-washed hilltop village may be...

​ With a population of 70,000, Estepona is one of the few coastal towns that maintains a pueblo charm and character. The sun was rising in the blue sky but there was a fresh breeze. We'd wandered along the well-appointed and cared-for promenade at Estepona. And, thankfully, we've also strayed into the main shopping and café area. We both felt that ...

Spain's region of Andalucia is composed of eight provinces, stretching from the south-east to the south-west of the country, each one named for its capital city: Cadiz, Cordoba, Jaen, Huelva, Almeria, Malaga, Granada and Seville. This Spanish region is the third most popular in Spain after the Canary Islands and Catalonia. Andalucia's foreign touri...