Costa Dorada Guide: Beaches, Roman Tarragona and PortAventura
An honest, grounded guide to the Costa Dorada — golden beaches, Roman Tarragona, Sitges and PortAventura.
Costa de Almería Guide: Wild Beaches, Desert and Cabo de Gata
An honest, grounded guide to the Costa de Almería — Cabo de Gata’s wild coves, the Alcazaba, Mojácar and the Tabernas film desert.
Costa Brava Guide: Coves, Cadaqués, Girona and the Wild Coast
An honest, grounded guide to the Costa Brava — coves, Cadaqués and Dalí, Girona and the wild Catalan coast.
Costa del Sol Guide: The Best Towns, Beaches and White Villages
An honest, grounded guide to the Costa del Sol — from Málaga and Marbella to Ronda, Nerja and the white villages.
Costa Cálida — the honest guide to Spain’s warm coast
Costa Cálida, the honest guide: the Mar Menor lagoon, La Manga, historic Cartagena, Calblanque’s wild beaches and how it differs from the Costa Blanca.
Altea Old Town
Altea’s blue-domed church and whitewashed lanes – and the pebble beaches and steep climbs the photos leave out.
Villajoyosa (painted houses)
La Vila Joiosa’s rainbow facades and chocolate heritage – where the painted houses actually are, and what to expect.
Denia Castle
Denia’s hilltop castle ruins, UNESCO gastronomy and the split between rocky Les Rotes and sandy Marineta beaches.
Cala Granadella (Javea)
Javea’s Cala Granadella is stunning but tiny – the parking, crowds and pebble reality behind the viral photos.
Guardamar del Segura (dunes)
Guardamar’s vast pine-backed dunes and quiet beaches – a low-key alternative to the polished resort towns nearby.