Costa Dorada travel guide: Roman Tarragona, Salou and the Ebro Delta
The Tarragona coast in four areas, from the Baix Penedès beaches and Roman Tarragona to Salou, Cambrils and the Ebro Delta, with trains, weather and campsites.
Costa de Almería travel guide: Cabo de Gata, Mojácar and Almería city
The Almería coast in four areas: the Levante beaches of Mojácar and Garrucha, the volcanic Cabo de Gata-Níjar park, Almería city and the Poniente.
Costa Brava travel guide: Cadaqués, the Palafrugell coves and Tossa de Mar
The Girona coast in four areas, from Cadaqués and Cap de Creus to L’Escala, Begur, the Palafrugell coves and Tossa, with trains, weather and campsites.
Costa del Sol travel guide: where it is, towns and beaches
Where the Costa del Sol is and how to plan it: Málaga province’s coast from Manilva to Nerja in four areas, with beaches, sights, campsites, trains and weather.
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)
Jávea’s 160 m gravel-and-pebble cove. In summer the council limits cars: 130 paid spaces, a barrier when they are full, and a tourist train from La Guardia Park.
Guardamar del Segura (dunes)
Guardamar’s vast pine-backed dunes and quiet beaches – a low-key alternative to the polished resort towns nearby.