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The much-loved Avani Alonso.

Ugly duckling bargain hotel adds some interior pizazz

This much-loved hotel in Spain’s capital has had a welcome revamp.

  • by Julietta Jameson
The Royal Collections Gallery received 10 architectural awards before it even opened.

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
Poolside at Zel Mallorca.

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
Vejer de la Frontera, Andalusia, Spain.

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
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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
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Barcelona is out - try Valencia. Explore the museums of the futuristic City of Arts and Sciences.

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's large windows frame a postcard view of Menton's colourful old town cascading towards the harbour.

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
Madrid's international airport can overwhelm by sheer physical size.

Airport review: Madrid-Barajas Airport

If you need a last-minute tapas hit, the airport obliges.

  • by Belinda Jackson
First opened in 1725, Sobrino de Botin holds the record for the world's oldest restaurant.

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
Calcots are more than just a mere vegetable.

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