Spain
Ugly duckling bargain hotel adds some interior pizazz
This much-loved hotel in Spain’s capital has had a welcome revamp.
- by Julietta Jameson
Striking new gallery finally opens after almost 100 years
Madrid’s new Royal Collections Gallery began construction in 2006, but was first conceptualised in the 1930s.
- by Julietta Jameson
Rafael Nadal teams up with hotel chain to launch beachfront property
It’s fitting for the tennis champion that the first property of his hospitality venture would be on his home island of Mallorca.
- by Julietta Jameson
The prettiest town in Spain is one tourists don’t know about
At the southernmost point of Europe sits a hilltop town with food, architecture and even a spa that traverses the centuries.
- by Belinda Jackson
To eat well in this Spanish region, you need to know four magic words
Every bar in Basque Country will have a dish it is most famous for, or most proud of, and there is no trick to divining what it is.
- by Ben Groundwater
The new bucket list: The places to add (and the ones to remove)
Barcelona is out, Valencia is in. Overtourism, climate change and even war are forcing a rewriting of travel wishlists.
- by Chris Leadbeater
Mirazur residency at The Gantry, Sydney: Visiting Menton, the home of the three-Michelin-star restaurant
Mirazur, named the world's best restaurant in 2019, blurs the line between food and art.
- by Chrissie McClatchie
Airport review: Madrid-Barajas Airport
If you need a last-minute tapas hit, the airport obliges.
- by Belinda Jackson
World's oldest restaurant: The surprising thing about Sobrino de Botin in Madrid
Ernest Hemingway named it one of the best restaurants in the world, but how does it stack up in one of the great culinary capitals?
- by Alex Mitcheson
What is calcot? The Spanish dish that's a tradition, a celebration and an entire lifestyle
Each year Catalans attend "calcotades", feasts dedicated to the consumption of the calcot.
- by Ben Groundwater