Ciutadella de Menorca: Menorcan Old Town and Harbour
Ciutadella de Menorca at the island’s western end: a walled old town, the Born square, a long historic port and the calas of Menorca’s west coast.
Deià: A Tramuntana Village of Writers and Musicians
Deià in Mallorca’s Serra de Tramuntana: the village of Robert Graves, Cala Deià cove, Son Marroig, the GR221 path and dramatic mountain-and-sea views.
Benifaió: Moorish tower town in the Ribera Alta
Discover Benifaió in Valencia’s Ribera Alta: a Moorish palace-tower on the plaza, Gothic tunnels, orange country and quick access to the Valencia coast.
Alcúdia: Xúquer-bank heritage town in the Ribera Alta
Discover L’Alcúdia on the Xúquer river in Valencia’s Ribera Alta: Moorish origins, historic churches, persimmon groves and easy trips to the coast.
Costa de Valencia
Benaguasil: Arab castle town in the Camp de Túria
Discover Benaguasil in Valencia’s Camp de Túria: Arab and Roman roots by the Túria river, orange groves, and the lively Falles and Montiel festivals.
Albal: Arab heritage and Horta Sud life near Valencia
Discover Albal, a historic town in Valencia’s Horta Sud with a 13th-century Arab tower, old churches and authentic Valencian life near the coast.
Finestrat: Hilltop village and beach cove beside Benidorm
Finestrat pairs a cliff-top old village under Puig Campana with a small beach cove, just inland from Benidorm on the Costa Blanca.
Benissa: Marina Alta hilltop town near the northern Costa Blanca coast
Benissa sits inland in the Marina Alta, a stone old town with a huge neo-Gothic church, near Calpe and Moraira on the northern Costa Blanca.
Illes Balears
Balearic Islands Guide: Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza & Formentera
Four islands, four different holidays, and a tourist tax charged almost nowhere else in Spain. How to choose between Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera.
Costa Barcelona Guide: Maresme, Garraf, Sitges & Penedès
The Costa Barcelona is a tourism brand from 2011 that merged two older coasts and then added two landlocked counties. What that means for a visitor.