Mallorca is the largest of the four Balearic Islands with a population of 700,000 residents – a figure which is greatly augmented from May through until the end of September when millions of tourists descend on the island, as this is one of the most popular holiday destinations in Spain boasting breathtaking beaches and scenery [...]
As well as great year round weather and wonderful beaches the holiday island of Lanzarote in the Canaries boasts a whole host of things to do and see, making it an ideal destination for anyone that likes to combine sunbathing with sightseeing.
Timanfaya Volcano Park
The top tourist attraction on the island is undoubtedly the Timanfaya Volcano [...]
There are many fabulous dishes which are typical of the Cantabria region of Spain. The climatic conditions and the livestock farming reputation along with the fact that it is a coastal region give rise to tasty meat and fish dishes.
Some typical dishes of Cantabria are:
cocido montañés (Highlander stew) made with beans and collard greens, cocido [...]
The Canary Islands are the second most visited region of Spain after Catalonia and whilst the rest of the country is now packing away the sun loungers for another year, these seven specks of Spain are just gearing up for their busiest time of the year as hundreds of thousands of sun starved Northern Europeans [...]
Costa Teguise is the third largest resort on the popular holiday island of Lanzarote. It was developed during the 1970´s under the aegis of the locally born artist Cesar Manrique and is located just fifteen minutes from Lanzarote´s sole international airport at Arrecife.
The whole concept of Costa Teguise was dreamt up by Manrique as a [...]
Extremadura is an autonomous community of western Spain. It includes the provinces of Cáceres and Badajoz which are, respectively, the largest and second-largest provinces of Spain. Extremadura borders Portugal to the west, and it is an important area for wildlife, particularly with the nature reserve at Monfragüe, or the project of International Tagus River National [...]
Puerto del Carmen was the birthplace of the package tourist industry on Lanzarote, as this is the spot, formerly known to locals as La Tiñosa, where the first visitors to the island stayed, in and around the Old Town harbour area, some forty years ago.
Today much has changed, as the resort has expanded enormously since those [...]
Ronda is a Spanish town around 100km from the city of Malaga in Andalucia with a population of just over 35,000 inhabitants. The Ronda area is very mountainous and the town clings to the cliff faces of the Rio Guadalevin gorge, which slices the town in two.
It is often said that this town (and others [...]
The Spanish town of Salamanca can be found in the province of Castilla y Leon. In the mid west of the country, and just one hours drive from the border with Portugal, it is a town that has 165,000 residents with a climate varying from cold and susceptible to rain showers in the winter months [...]
With the best beaches on Lanzarote, a wonderful microclimate and an idyllic location right on the coast, seemingly within touching distance of near neighbour Fuerteventura, Playa Blanca boasts all of the right ingredients for an ideal holiday in the Spanish sunshine.
Lanzarote´s fastest growing resort takes its name from the small white sand beach that still [...]
