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The ever-popular star of the Mediterranean, Mallorca has a sunny personality thanks to its ravishing beaches, azure views, remote mountains and soulful hill towns.

Att hotellen i Spanien stänger orsakar oro bland svenskar, danskar och norrmän som har familjemedlemmar inlagda på sjukhus i Spanien. SOS International ber folk att åka hem eftersom de inte längre kan bo på hotell.

Valencia's town beaches are 3km from the centre. Playa de las Arenas runs north into Playa de la Malvarrosa and Playa de la Patacona, forming a wide strip of sand some 4km long. It's bordered by the Paseo Marítimo promenade and a string of restaurants and cafes. The marina and port area, refurbished for the 2007 Americas Cup, is south of here and backed by the intriguing and increasingly trendy fishing district of El Cabanyal, which makes for excellent exploration.

Madrid has excellent art museums, phenomenal food, enormous parks and Europe’s largest palace, but its inclusive atmosphere is what really makes the city soar.

Mallorca är så mycket mer än vidsträckta stränder och turistorter! Här är anledningarna till varför du någon gång bör åka till Mallorca.

If you think the Costa del Sol is soulless, you clearly haven’t been to Málaga. Loaded with history and brimming with a youthful vigour that proudly acknowledges its multi-layered past, the city that gave the world Picasso has transformed itself in spectacular fashion, with half a dozen new art galleries, a radically rethought port area and a nascent art district called Soho. Not that Málaga was ever lacking in energy: the Spanish-to-the-core bar scene could put bags under the eyes of an insomniac madrileño, while the food culture encompasses both Michelin stars and tastefully tatty fish shacks.

Letar du efter tips på restauranger, hotell och aktiviteter på Mallorca? Här är de hållbara alternativen som kommer göra resan riktigt schysst.

Spanska Alicante är långt ifrån en själlös semesterort. Här möter du en levande spansk stad med antika rötter. Vagabonds redaktör Per J Andersson listar sina favoriter.

Intriguing Castellón is less visited than the other two Valencian provinces. All along the Costa del Azahar (Blossom Coast) spread citrus groves, from whose headily scented flowers the region takes its name. The busy, developed – not always harmoniously – seaside resorts are enticing if you’re after sun and sand, while the capital and transport hub, Castellón, is pleasant though not a must-see. By contrast, the high hinterland, especially the wild, sparsely populated lands of the Maestrazgo, offer great walking solitude and hearty mountain cooking.

Matstaden Madrid är i ropet. Vi pratade med spansksvenska kocken Birgit Martin Malmcrona och tog del av hennes favoriter i sin hemstad.