Yecla: Monastrell Wine and Monte Arabi
What Yecla is really like: a Murcia Altiplano wine town of Monastrell reds, near the prehistoric UNESCO rock art of Monte Arabí and rugged sierras.
Jumilla: Monastrell Wine and Castle Town
What Jumilla is really like: a Murcia Altiplano wine town famous for Monastrell reds, with a hilltop 15th-century castle and the Sierra del Carche nearby.
Alcoy: Moors and Christians Mountain Town
What Alcoy is really like: an inland Costa Blanca mountain town of bridges and Modernista streets, home to Spain’s greatest Moors and Christians festival.
Villena: Castle and Bronze Age Treasure
What Villena is really like: an inland Costa Blanca town with the Atalaya castle, the Bronze Age Treasure of Villena and a huge Moors and Christians fiesta.
El Vendrell: Costa Dorada and Pau Casals
What El Vendrell is really like: a Costa Dorada town and home of cellist Pau Casals, with the Coma-ruga and Sant Salvador beaches and Penedès wine nearby.
Calafell: Costa Dorada Beach Resort
What Calafell is really like: a family Costa Dorada beach town near Barcelona, with long sandy beaches, a hilltop castle and an Iberian citadel.
Tortosa: Ebro River City and Cathedral
What Tortosa is really like: a historic Ebro-river city in Tarragona, with a hilltop Parador castle, Gothic cathedral and the delta and mountains nearby.
Lepe: Strawberries and Costa de la Luz Beaches
What Lepe is really like: a Huelva strawberry town on the Costa de la Luz, with La Antilla and Islantilla beaches and the Río Piedras estuary nearby.
Puerto Real: Bay of Cadiz Royal Port
What Puerto Real is really like: a royal-founded town on the Bay of Cádiz, ringed by natural-park marshes and salt pans, minutes from Cádiz city.
San Roque: Sotogrande and Gibraltar Gateway
What San Roque is really like: a Campo de Gibraltar town founded by Gibraltar exiles, home to Sotogrande’s marina, golf and polo near the Strait.