Spanien

Det råder ingen brist på bildsköna platser och charmiga byar i Spanien. Men vilka byar är vackrast av dem alla? Svaret varierar självklart på vem du frågar, här kommer en topplista framröstad av läsarna till tidningen El País 2018.

Moderna snabbtåg tar dig smidigt mellan de spanska städerna. Res från Barcelona ner till Andalusien i söder!

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.

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.

La Latina combines Madrid's best selection of tapas bars, fine little boutiques and a medieval streetscape studded with elegant churches; graceful Calle de la Cava Baja could be our favourite street for tapas in town. Down the hill, Lavapiés is one of the city's oldest barrios (districts) and the heart of multicultural Madrid. Spanning the two neighbourhoods is the Sunday flea market of El Rastro.

Han säger sig ha resandet och den ständiga jakten på nästa matupplevelse i sitt DNA. Han har ätit sig igenom fler än 70 länder. Streetfood eller Michelinkrogar – det spelar mindre roll. Enligt Zvonko Sokcic vet man aldrig var nästa gastronomiska lyckorus väntar.

Svenskarnas semesterfavorit Palma vill förhindra att staden övertas av turister. Med start i juli förbjuder man nästan alla typer av korttidsuthyrningar av privata bostäder.

Several Spains intersect in Navarra (Nafarroa in Basque). The soft greens and bracing climate of the Navarran Pyrenees lie like a cool compress across the sun-struck brow of the south, which is all stark plains, cereal crops and vineyards, sliced by high sierras with cockscombs of raw limestone. Navarra is also pilgrim territory: for centuries the faithful have used the pass at Roncesvalles to cross from France on their way to Santiago de Compostela.

Madrids matscen blomstrar. Här är stadens bästa restauranger enligt spansksvenska kocken Birgit Martin Malmcrona.

Spain’s third-largest city is a magnificent place, content for Madrid and Barcelona to grab the headlines while it gets on with being a wonderfully liveable city with thriving cultural, eating and nightlife scenes. Never afraid to innovate, Valencia diverted its flood-prone river to the outskirts and converted the former riverbed into a glorious green ribbon of park winding right through the city. On it are the strikingly futuristic buildings of the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, designed by local boy Santiago Calatrava. Other brilliant contemporary buildings grace the city, which also has a fistful of fabulous Modernista buildings, great museums, a long stretch of beach and a large, characterful old quarter. Valencia, surrounded by its huerta, a fertile zone of market gardens, is famous as the home of rice dishes such as paella, but its buzzy dining scene offers plenty more besides; it's a superb spot for eating.