Top 6 Day Trips From Mojácar and the Costa de Almería
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.
Top 10 Day Trips From Salou and the Costa Dorada
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 …
Best Scuba Diving Sites in Spain
With a coastline of 5000km which includes the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts as well as the Balearic and Canary Islands there is no shortage of scuba diving sites in Spain. In fact Spain has the largest coastline of the EU yet surprisingly it has only relatively recently joined the list …
Costa del Sol Dolphin and Whale Watching Excursions
The Strait of Gibraltar connects two continents and two marine habitats, the Mediterranean with its higher salinity and therefore more dense water and the Atlantic Ocean with its lighter water. This causes the deep Mediterranean water masses to flow into the Atlantic, where high massifs of the ground topography of …
Ski Sierra Nevada in the Mountains of Southern Spain
Sierra Nevada is Europe’s most southerly ski resort which has previously hosted the World Alpine Ski Championships. It is one of Europe’s highest resorts with a surprisingly good snow record considering the generally warm, sunny weather. From the top of the Veleta skiers are treated to a spectacular view across …
Best Ski Resorts in the Spanish Pyrenees
Did you know that after Switzerland, Spain is Europe’s most mountainous country? Whilst famous mainly for tourism to the sunny costas, few people are aware of the exciting prospects for skiers in Spain. The best Spanish ski resorts are in the Pyrenees which are comparable with the mid-sized Alpine resorts. …
Winter Holidays in Mallorca
A Winter in Mallorca’ was the famous book written by George Sands describing the year she spent with the composer Chopin in Valldemossa. However, the purpose of this article is to let you know what the main resorts of Mallorca are like during the winter months should you fancy escaping …
Birdwatching in Doñana National Park
The Doñana National Park consists of 50,720 hectares of protected land and is one of the largest and most ornithologically important wetlands in Europe. It is situated within the boundaries of three Spanish provinces, Seville, Huelva and Cádiz, in which there are vast wetlands, sand-dunes and forests of stone-pine and …
