SPANISH CITY AND TOWN BREAKS — 2026
Pick a Spanish town.
See what is worth your time.
Plan the day around it.
Town-by-town guides to old towns, cathedrals, alcázars, Roman and Moorish sights and museums, with sources you can check.
Explore Towns
PLAZA TO PLAZA32 towns and citiesMálaga, Toledo, Girona, Palma, Ronda, Segovia and more
4 coasts and village circuitsThe white villages, the Costa del Sol, Costa Blanca and Costa Brava
249 town and heritage guidesOld towns, museums, cathedrals, Roman sites and day plans
144 attraction guidesOpening times, tickets and time to allow
7 REGIONS · BEYOND MADRID AND BARCELONA
Spain, town by town.
Start with a town or a stretch of coast. Each guide leads to its old town, museums, churches and day plans, and the main towns to their attraction pages.
Andalucía
Málaga and the Costa del Sol towns, Ronda over its gorge, Nerja, Jerez and Cádiz, Almería and the white villages of the sierras.
Valencian coast and Murcia
Alicante under its castle, the old port of Dénia, the Costa Blanca hill towns and Murcia with Roman Cartagena.
Catalonia
Girona’s walls and Jewish quarter, Roman Tarragona, Sitges on the coast and the Costa Brava towns up to Cadaqués.
Balearic Islands
Palma’s cathedral quarter, Alcúdia inside its walls, Sóller and the Tramuntana villages, Dalt Vila in Ibiza and Ciutadella on Menorca.
Canary Islands
Vegueta in Las Palmas, Santa Cruz and La Laguna on Tenerife, Puerto de la Cruz and La Orotava, and César Manrique’s Lanzarote.
Inland Spain
Toledo and Segovia from Madrid, the university town of Salamanca, Burgos cathedral, Zaragoza on the Ebro and walled Cáceres.
Green Spain
The Atlantic north: Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Oviedo and Asturias, Santander and Cantabria’s villages, and Pamplona.
ACROSS THE COUNTRY
Heritage, villages, coasts and landmarks.
The guides that cross regions: Spain’s UNESCO sites, castles and Roman ruins, the villages worth a detour, the towns of each costa, and landmarks such as the Caminito del Rey.
PLAN BY INTEREST
Old quarters, museums, cathedrals and Roman Spain.
The same questions answered town by town, so you can compare the old quarter of Cáceres with Salamanca’s, or Roman Tarragona with Mérida.
Old Towns & Quarters
Street-by-street routes through the old towns of Toledo, Málaga, Girona, Palma and more, with gates, squares, walls and monuments in walking order.
All 47 guidesTowns & Villages
White hill villages, walled old towns and clifftop quarters from Ronda and Cádiz to Girona, Mallorca and Tenerife, with walking routes and practical detail.
All 50 guidesMuseums & Art
Museum advice for Málaga, Alicante, Zaragoza and beyond: Picasso and Goya, Roman collections, cathedral treasuries, free entry days and how long each visit takes.
All 14 guidesCastles & Heritage
Castles in Spain, from Dénia's walled hilltop complex to alcázars and alcazabas, plus Girona's old town, Dalí's Figueres museum and Manrique's Lanzarote.
All 14 guidesRoman Spain
Roman Spain explored through Tarragona's circus and amphitheatre, Zaragoza's Caesaraugusta museums, Segovia's aqueduct and Cartagena's theatre.
All 8 guidesPlan a Trip
City maps, walking routes, boat trips and day plans for Málaga, Palma, Alicante, Girona, Las Palmas and more, with timings, ticket prices and booking tips.
All 85 guidesSIGHT BY SIGHT
Every attraction, with tickets and time to allow.
Attractions
144 guides · 28 townsCathedrals, alcázares, Roman theatres, museums and palaces in the main towns: where each one is, opening times and tickets, how long to allow and what is nearby.
- A Coruña 5
- Alicante 6
- Almería 4
- Burgos 6
- Cáceres 6
- Ciutadella 5
- Girona 6
- Ibiza Town 4
- Jerez 4
- Las Palmas 5
- Málaga 5
- Murcia 5
- Nerja 4
- Oviedo 6
- Palma 6
- Pamplona 6
- Puerto de la Cruz 5
- Ronda 6
- Salamanca 5
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife 6
- Santander 4
- Santiago de Compostela 6
- Segovia 5
- Sitges 5
- Sóller 4
- Tarragona 5
- Toledo 5
- Zaragoza 5
Sourced guides
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Dated and updated
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Planning FAQ
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How to use our Spanish town guides, check sources and plan sightseeing.