Spain Travel Guide

I`ve never liked modern cathedrals, but this one is absolutely stunning! It is really like a forest. but full of colourful lights, giant trees-columns and thousands of beautiful little decorative details, which catch your eye everywhere. And regardless the crowd, which is always there, you would want to sit and enjoy the solemn and peaceful vibe.

For about the last 10 years, we only have one favorite tapa bar/restaurant, we take our friends, relatives and specially for ourselves. It is called CERVESERIA CATALANA. THE COMPLETE ADDRESS IS: CALLE MALLORCA NUMBERO 235 CORNER RAMBLA CATALUNYA. If you were to take the metro. Take the GREEN LINE / or Linea 3 and get off on DIAGONAL. WALK 3...

Retiro Park is one of the top places I visited when in Madrid. With around 125 hectares of grounds to explore and numerous routes and walkways around the park, you will not get bored here. Many of the roads around the park are named after Latin American countries. I visited one Monday evening and spent around 2 hours walking around the park in a...

This is a chain of restaurants -cafes where you can buy some very good bread with ham, salami or with other fillings in various sizes. Museo del Jamon is also a restaurant. I cannot recommend it at the moment because I only went there once. Bocadillos (these are bread with fillings).

The Alcázar was built between 913-914 by the first Andalusian caliph Abd al-Rahman III who, for its construction, took advantage of a ancient Roman settlement. In the following centuries, the caliphs preceding added different palaces and gardens to the initial construction. Is the Palace with continued use as the world's oldest royal residence....

We came across that gem completely by chance, looking for a organic restaurant in Sevilla ( not easy ...) . Farm to table concept, really nice wine list (and Spirits !!!). Vegan options, Gluten free as well. We had the ovened Camembert, the vegan paté, the chicken Pastela ( must try ). Really good raw vegan ice-cream, too !

Though its construction continued over several centuries, the Cathedral of Mallorca has retained a largely Gothic-style interior. A few details do deviate from Gothic - other than the obvious Saint Peter's Chapel (see separate tip) - such as the elaborately decorated Renaissance style portals and pulpit. The Cathedral's proportions are majestic:...

A family run institution which has two big, buzzing restaurants in the small town of Genova, a short taxi ride from the centre of Palma. This is a must visit restaurant. Rustic ambience where you can enjoy well-cooked local dishes. Renowned for their 'Pa amb oli', (toasted bread which you rub with cloves of garlic and small, viine tomatoes and...

It really, really is worthwhile buying these tickets online in advance. At least you will be absolutely certain you can visit on the day you choose, and can get a slot for the Nasrid Palaces (visiting the Alhambra without seeing them would not be in any way the same). Of course there are lots of online agencies which offer tickets but I always...

I ducked into this place when I was soaked, chilly, desperate for something to get my blood sugar up and somewhere to get warm and dry out a bit. It was a bit of a find, and I am pleased I came across it. La Bella y La Bestia 1 is a tiny bar around halfway along Carrero Darro, the narrow street which runs alongside the river Darro towards...

To tell the truth - i was a kind of dissappointed: in my imagination it looked completely different - BUT there is no beach, only some stony rocks, the surrounding is by far not nice, the drinks are expensive... but what makes this spot so unique os the people, peacefully sitting there, drinking something, looking at the sun and listening to the...

When Shanti Shakti first opened it`s doors in 2001, there were four hand written menus and not many more dishes to choose from, now, in 2006, things are looking even better. The menu isn`t the biggest in the world, many other restaurants will try to offer the full array of Indian dishes and this usually means a lot of corner cutting, but here the...

The attractive bay offers calm waters for swimming and a pedestrian walkway for the beach.Plenty of restaurants and cafes along the waterfront.Easy to reach from Soller town by the tram system which runs about every half hour.SEE VIDEO

THIS IS A RESTAURANT WHERE YOU NEED GOOD NERVES,A LOT OF TIME AND WHERE YOU WILL SPEND A LOT OF MANY WHICH ISNT WORTH TO SPEND. WE ARRIVED THERE AT 8 PM AND WAITED AT THE FRONT DESK TO BE SEATED. I GUY(...WHO WAS THAT ACTUALLY?) CAME WITH A STINKY CIGAR IN HIS HAND,SAID GOOD EVENING,WENT WITH US..,BEHIND US,FOLLOWING TO THE TABLE.WE HAD NO IDEA...

In my first visit I went to the Alcazaba, almost forty years ago, and was not impressed; This time I decided to appreciate it from below, and found the image much more impressive. trying to read something about it, I found some pictures that don't match the poor idea of my first visit (hard restoration? closed sections in the old days?who knows?)....

This restaurant is owned by the famous actor Antonio Banderas who originates from Málaga. Here you can eat typical dishes from Málaga for a decent price. Especially the grilled meat is recommendable. They also serve tapas. Parrillada de carne

On my four visits to Benidorm I have seen very little crime. In fact, my most recent visit was the first time I had seen or experienced anything untoward. I was on Avenida Ibiza at 3am and as I passed three women leaning against the wall they asked me if I wanted sexual relations. My response was emphatically negative. One of them walked in front...

On my four visits to Benidorm I have seen very little crime. In fact, my most recent visit was the first time I had seen or experienced anything untoward.I was on Avenida Ibiza at 3am and as I passed three women leaning against the wall they asked me if I wanted sexual relations. My response was emphatically negative.One of them walked in front of...

Very close to the waterfront, we soon encountered Castillo de San Marcos - one of the city's main tourist attractions. I stopped for a photo as we approached for a closer look (2nd photo) and four of the locals who were sitting there beside the walls gave me a wave when they realized they would be part of the scene. This relic actually began life...

We got ripped off at this prestigious restaurant. Planned a special dinner days ago, visiting their webpage and studying the elaborate "tasting menus". When we got to the restaurant and gleefully ordered menu number 2, we were informed that the tasting menus are only for groups of fifteen or more, even though the web makes no mention of this. The...

After visiting the museum, we took the steps down and continue walk at the backyard from the museum, you'll have another view underneath the Salve Bridge and to this giant spider sculpture. The subtle highlight is surely the spider Maman. An ode to her mother who was a weaver and spun yarns. The sculpture is crawling around 9 m high. Maman is a...

The green airport bus departs from outside the airport arrivals area going into Bilbao every 30 minutes. It has four stops. Many hotels are located near the stops. It is a small enough city to walk, if you do your homework before you leave, you could save money and time waiting for other forms of transport. It stops: Alameda Rekalde (closest to...

Alcazar castle has very long and old history. Romans built military camp on the highest hill of Toledo. Roman palace was built there later, then Visigothic Castle. During the Moorish rule Alcazar appeared. Then city was liberated by Castilians in 1085 castle again became Christian. Castle was reconstructed during the rule of King Carlos I (Holy...

This is a friendly bar in town. It is called Gambrinus. Tapas and beer very good./ Behind the bar whole hams are hanging., with there trotters still on.

Marbella is a new big city totally devoted to tourism, however, it keeps a small "island" of tradition, where the image of Andalucia was well preserved and maintained. Though at small scale, than what we may see in Seville, Granada, or any other traditional city of the province, strolling in the shaded narrow streets of the old quarter is a real...

it was last minute deciusion to do the Friday dinner there at one of my favorite spots of Marbella, Corner fo the virgin. Eladio gave us an interesting menu, and also founded interesting to be in one of the oldest restaurants in Marbella. Eladio´s father opened a bar in 1961 and in 1965 opened the 3rd restaurant in Marbella, still open till...

The centre of Torremolinos has two good beaches - La Carihuela and Bajondillo. The only visible difference is... location, side by side. The first time we stayed in Bajondillo, and, by commodity or by the first good impression, it was my natural preference in the second visit. It is wide, safe, and the restaurants in the sand a good place to eat.

Since Hans and I did our own arrangements this time and did not go through a tour company, getting to our Bajondillo Apartment in Torremolinos was our own responsibility. So after getting our baggage at Malaga Airport, we just went outside, headed for ground transportation - taxi area and took the first cab in line. It's only a short distance to...

The basic sight of Alicante certainly is the sea. The beach is sandy. To bathe in April is still early. Therefore I have only admired an evening view at the sea. Lights of hotels and restaurants were romantically reflected in waves... You can watch my 4 min 26 sec Video Alicante part 2 out of my Youtube channel or here on VT.

There are 3 Soho cafes in Alicante; Soho Mar (overlooking the city's marina), Soho Plaza (located on Plaza del Ayuntamiento near the Town Hall) and Soho Parc (located in the pleasant square of Plaza Portal de Elche, just off the Rambla).We visited Soho Parc one evening during our stay in the city in January 2015.Unlike the other two cafes, Soho...