Spain Travel Guides & Best Destinations | Charlie on Travel https://charlieontravel.com/category/europe/spain/ UK Travel Blog Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:46:02 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://charlieontravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-Charlie-on-Travel-Favicon-32x32.png Spain Travel Guides & Best Destinations | Charlie on Travel https://charlieontravel.com/category/europe/spain/ 32 32 Best Things to Do in Lanzarote: 21 Ideas Beyond the Resorts https://charlieontravel.com/things-to-do-lanzarote/ https://charlieontravel.com/things-to-do-lanzarote/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:24:06 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=10440 Lanzarote is the northernmost island in the Canary Islands. You’ll find plenty of Spanish influence here in the tapas and culture. But the island has its own distinct identity. The volcanic landscapes are unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. The architecture has its own special and sustainable style. Avoid the crowded tourist beaches and discover […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/things-to-do-lanzarote/feed/ 4 Estepona Old Town: The Prettiest Costa del Sol Town https://charlieontravel.com/estepona-old-town/ https://charlieontravel.com/estepona-old-town/#respond Sun, 09 Aug 2026 09:28:07 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=16595 The Costa del Sol has a reputation for being a strip of resort towns that could be anywhere and attracts mainly foreign tourists. Estepona is on the Costa del Sol coast, thirty minutes west of Marbella, is an exception. Estepona’s old town is an Andalusian casco antiguo: whitewashed lanes, flowerpots stacked up the walls in […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/estepona-old-town/feed/ 0 Where to Stay in Málaga: Best Areas and Neighbourhoods https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-malaga/ https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-malaga/#respond Sun, 09 Aug 2026 08:10:37 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=16584 Málaga is small enough that no area is really a bad choice, and different enough between neighbourhoods that the choice still matters. The old town is walkable and loud. The beach neighbourhoods are quieter and further out. And twenty minutes east there is a stretch of old fishing village that most visitors never see. Here […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-malaga/feed/ 0 Is Málaga Expensive? What a Week in the City Costs https://charlieontravel.com/is-malaga-expensive/ https://charlieontravel.com/is-malaga-expensive/#respond Sun, 09 Aug 2026 08:10:33 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=16589 Málaga was not as expensive as we thought. We spent a weekend and working week in Málaga, exploring the city on our days off and in the evenings. We ate out, but we also bought groceries and cooked in. We found our coffee shops, but also had a few coffees at our apartment. Málaga is […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/is-malaga-expensive/feed/ 0 The Best Things to Do in Málaga, Spain https://charlieontravel.com/things-to-do-malaga/ https://charlieontravel.com/things-to-do-malaga/#respond Sun, 09 Aug 2026 08:10:27 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=16583 We spent a week in Málaga, working on weekdays and getting out into the city in the evenings, before heading down the coast to Estepona for a few days with Luke’s family. It was a good way to see the city, plenty of early morning coffees and evening walks. Málaga gets written off as the […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/things-to-do-malaga/feed/ 0 The Best Things to Do in Madrid https://charlieontravel.com/madrid-things-to-do/ https://charlieontravel.com/madrid-things-to-do/#respond Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:53:09 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=16274 Madrid is the most underrated big city in Spain, and I say that as someone who loves Barcelona. Whilst everyone flocks to Barcelona, I’d suggest taking a weekend city break trip to Spain’s capital city instead. We’ve spent many long weekends exploring Madrid. We have the brilliant benefit of first-hand info on all the best, […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/madrid-things-to-do/feed/ 0 Where to Stay in San Sebastián: Best Areas & Hotels (2026 Guide) https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-san-sebastian/ https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-san-sebastian/#respond Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:38:49 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=16227 San Sebastián is small, walkable and wrapped around two beaches. The Old Town throws you into the pintxo bars, Gros is calmer and closer to the surf, and Centro sits in between with the sandy La Concha beach on the doorstep. This guide runs through each area, who it suits and where to book, so […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-san-sebastian/feed/ 0 Where to Stay on the Costa Brava: Best Towns (and 3 to Avoid) https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-costa-brava/ https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-costa-brava/#respond Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:42:07 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=16057 An honest guide to where to stay on the Costa Brava, from a UK travel writer who based herself in Sant Feliu de Guixols and spent a month in Girona.

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-costa-brava/feed/ 0 Where to Stay in Ibiza: Best Areas, Villages and Villas (Including the Quiet Side) https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-ibiza/ https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-ibiza/#respond Sat, 25 Jul 2026 10:17:32 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=15907 Most guides to where to stay in Ibiza assume you’re here for the clubs, or that you’ve got £900 a night for a wellness resort. Our Ibiza guide for where to stay is for those looking for a quiet spot to enjoy the pretty villages, beautiful green hills and soft sandy beaches of Ibiza, without […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-ibiza/feed/ 0 Sóller & Port de Sóller, Mallorca: Where to Stay and What to Do https://charlieontravel.com/soller-mallorca/ https://charlieontravel.com/soller-mallorca/#respond Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:27:00 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=15717 Most people who visit Mallorca fly into Palma and stay on the beaches either side of it. Sóller, north over the Serra de Tramuntana mountains, is a different kind of base: a honey-coloured town of grand houses and orange groves, ringed by peaks, with a vintage tram rattling down to a horseshoe bay. Sóller is […]

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