Barcelona has an impressive seven kilometres of sandy beaches, all of them perfectly adequate for a morning’s splashing about, but for a less urban backdrop and more towel space there are dozens ...

It’s hard to top Barcelona, Spain’s most cosmopolitan and fun city ... It was here that Dalí did his best work, and I consider it the most interesting home of a deceased personality in ...

Here are the country’s population centres that are unsung gems worth exploring, and those that travellers should avoid ...