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Large resorts can be easily avoided in canaries – smaller islands have small towns with rural hotels with dots. Hikers like Lush La Gomera, with walks in Laurel’s forests in Garajonay National Park and along with dramatic terraced hills overlooking the Atlantic.
The water on the head has a new holiday self -guide passing through the island and exploring gorges, valleys, palm palm and coastal villages. For independent travelers, the new Bancal Hotel (double from £ 161, Bancalhotel.com) in San Sebastián de la Gomera was built on the hill with views across the ocean. The hotel is slightly solar powered and it grows its own yield (with vegan options at the restaurant).
Headwater’s Seven-night self guide walking on holiday Costs from £ 1,239pp, based on two shares, including breakfast and stay in small hotels and La Gomera’s Parady, Headwater.com
Horse and sherry in Jerez
To see Jerez’s elegant city at his glorious best, go when the Horse Fair is at (17-24 May, TourismJerez.com). The women in their best flamenco clothes and men in the Cordovan Hats Parade in the chariots around González Hontoria Park, where the wide paths are lined with marquees decorated with flowers and paper lanterns, and full of fellowship Jerezanos.
You don’t need an invitation to enter the tents, not the same as Feria In Seville. Make a loose plan to visit some Bodegas and the sherry bars or Tabancos At the town center, where you clap and tap with Flamenco performers before you know it.
Stay in Hotel Palacio Garvey (Double from £ 75 room-only), a grand 19th century The residence fell asleep In a small square
A foodie Walk in Catalonia
Anyone who goes to Barcelona knows how well the food is, but there are specialists to discover the whole Catalonia, who has been selected as the region of the world of gastronomy 2025. A new holiday with inntravel, a hike in the Pyrenees, combining walking in traditional Catalan cuisine. Stay in a smart countryside hotel with a pool and spa near the freser ribes for a week, walking down mountain paths at your own pace and taking a rack railway up to Vall de Núria.
From £ 1,050pp for seven nights, including some foods, INNTRAVEL.CO.UK
A new one Parador Close to Madrid
Toledo, Segovia, El Escorial … There is no shortage of jammed areas to visit on a day-to-day trip from Madrid. The problem means that other places are not noticeable, despite their many amulets. This is certainly true in the province of Guadalajara, north-east of the capital, which is very popular in leaving the Madrileños. This could change at the opening in May by a paradent in the small town of Molina de Aragón, which has a second largest castle in Spain. The paradent is a new building, designed to blend in the scene, with glass walls to provide panoramic views of the fortress of the 12th century.
The room rates have not been releasedParadores.es
Warhol and Pollock in Madrid
Warhol, Pollock and other American spaces were shown in the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum from October 21 to January 25, 2026. The exhibition explored connections between two top 20-century art figures, showing work beyond the clearer styles and techniques associated with them. Throughout the Prado road, temporary exhibitions included sculptures from Juan Muñoz (18 November to 8 March 2026) and Anton Raphael Mengs, “German Raphael” (November 25th to January 3, 2026).
Stay in Room mate Albahandy for museums, tapas bars and independent stores, double from £ 139Room-only, room-tehotels.com
Hiking in ibiza
It will experience a quieter part of Ibiza in spring and autumn by boring a trip to seven new hiking routes north of the island. Walks follow the beautiful coast and pass through the countryside, with a soundtrack of soothing birds instead of throbbing basslines. The Benirrás Walking is from Port de Sant Miquel to Marçà Cove and along a path to Benirrás Beach, before looping back to the starting point, a distance of 8 miles (13km). All routes are under 13 miles, and some can be made by the bike, with a lot of stopping in villages and beach bars.
Stay in Can fuster, An agroturism with a pool just outside Sant Joan de LabritjaDouble from £ 147, Includes breakfast, booking.com
Gastronomy to Alicante
Although Alicante has been a successful destination on the beach for decades, it may be less known as a place with some of the best foods and wine in Spain. The Mediterranean city laid out this year’s gastronomy capital, providing a perfect reason for a break that eats rice dishes next to the beach and tasting wines made in the province of Alicante. Start by ordering prawns at the bar in Nou Manolín, then switch to Cervecería Carvi (vote for the best tapas bar in 2024) for Fideuà, a local dish of food -made of pasta rather than rice. And finish with Taberna Alioli with a Ensaladilla de Alcachofas (Artichoke Salad). Festivals of foodie and competition will take place throughout the year.
Stay in Serawaa hotel dedicated to maintenance, with a store and restaurant that specializes in local yield and wine, double from £ 86room, cerawahotels.com
Galicia For cooler tag -in
Raising the temperature means that at the sun of Spain’s Mediterranean resorts is too hot for many, and they are looking for northern Spain, with a more comfortable climate and some of the country’s best beaches. Vintage Travel has increased the range of villas in Rías Baixas in Galicia to meet this request. The Bellavista, on the hill hill overlooks the traditional village of the Raxó coast of Ría de Pontevedra, sleeping eight and pools. On many beaches and the towns of Combarro and Sanxenxo for a 10 -minute drive, it makes a great base.
One week in June cost £ 2,198Vintagetravel.co.uk
Going solo, but not alone
For a solo adventure around Spain, but in the company of some similar travelers, G Adventures offers a nine-day journey, traveling by train from Barcelona to Seville, and stopped at Madrid, Córdoba and Granada. There are walking walks, cooking classes and trawl tapas, but there are plenty of free time to explore yourself.
From £ 1,899Includes that accommodation in shared rooms (private rooms available on request) In small hotels, Restaurants and some food, train trips and local buses, gadventures.com
Spain by train
The Spain Rail Pass has been restored this year, enabling foreign visitors to take between four and 10 trips nationwide for a month. Long travels to high-speed services offer the best value for money.
With a 10-Journey Pass (€ 450), an epic itinerary for British guests can range from Barcelona to Valencia; crossing the country to Córdoba and Seville; towards the grenade and grenade visits; Then heading to Madrid and Segovia; In Oviedo to Asturias on the northern coast, and ending in Santander, from which you can catch the ferry back to Plymouth or Portsmouth (Brittany-Erreries.co.uk) if you prefer not to fly.
