Forget those fuel bills and book yourself a flight to Tenerife where you can celebrate this year’s festive season in the sun. Festive activities all around the island ensure there’s plenty for the whole family to enjoy at Christmas in Tenerife. So pack your bags and get ready for a …
Flamenco shows in Seville are on offer all over the city. Most guidebooks warn against visiting the touristy “shows” or tablaos on the grounds that they’re not genuine. Personally we think these places offer a good night out and we’ve had no complaints from Spanish Fiestas customers. There are different …
The north-coast of Spain runs from the French border at Irún as far as A Coruña (La Coruña) in Galicia. This suggested driving tour of northern Spain recommends the best places to visit on the 500km journey from the Basque Country in the east to the border between Asturias and …
For ten days during the 2nd fortnight of September, the Spanish city of Cartagena in Murcia hosts the annual Carthaginians and Romans Festival. A huge festival site is transformed into an ancient city where both locals and tourists take part in the reenactment of historical events which took place in …
Mojácar and Roquetas de Mar are the main resorts of the Costa de Almería. Popular day excursions include trips to the Alhambra Palace in Granada and a day in Almería City.
Atlético Madrid’s league and cup double in the 1995–96 season was their first La Liga title in 19 years. Unfortunately, for Los Rojiblancos this success was short lived with the team being relegated to the second tier of Spanish football for two seasons just four years later. Their Europa League …
A visit to Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu Stadium is high on the bucket list of most European football fans. The iconic home of the thirteen times European champions is one of Madrid’s top tourist sights which attracts fans from all over the world every weekend. As well as taking a …
In 1897 a group of students and lecturers from the Institución Libre de Enseñanza, including several graduates from both Cambridge and Oxford, organised themselves into a football team which played matches on Sunday mornings. Over the coming years a number of other teams emerged and in 1902 Madrid Football Club …
The Costa Dorada begins to the west of Sitges on the coast of Catalonia and runs for over 200km as far as the Ebro Delta. Whilst it isn’t as well known as come of the more famous Spanish Costas to the south it still attracts more than 3½ million annual …
