Spanien

Vår man på Mallorca, Palmabon Pär Olsson, tipsar om sina favoriter på ön. Från mysigaste byarna till bästa dykningen!

If you're looking for a window on the Spanish soul, head to Castilla y León. This is Spain without the stereotypes: with vast plains, spectacular mountain peaks and evocative medieval towns and villages. Experience fabled cities like Salamanca, with its lively student population, and Segovia, famed for a fairy-tale fortress that inspired Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty castle. The multiturreted walls of Ávila have similar magical appeal, while the lofty cathedrals of León and Burgos are among Europe's most impressive. As with most of Spain, food here is an agreeable obsession, promising the country's best jamón (cured ham), roast lamb and suckling pig.

Welcome to one of Spain's most beautiful cities. While the suburbs of Cáceres are largely unremarkable in the manner of so many Spanish cities, the Ciudad Monumental (Monumental City) at its core is truly extraordinary. Narrow cobbled streets twist and climb among ancient stone walls lined with palaces, mansions, arches and churches, while the skyline is decorated with turrets, spires, gargoyles and enormous storks' nests. Protected by defensive walls, it has survived almost intact from its 16th-century period of splendour. At dusk or after dark, when the crowds have gone, you'll feel like you've stepped back into the Middle Ages.

L'Eixample, or El Ensanche, means the 'expansion' and was developed once Valencia got too big for its old walled town. Laid out in the 19th century, it's a zone of elegant streets and wide avenues, replete with upmarket shopping and eating options. In the south of this zone, in the dry Turia riverbed, are the otherworldly buildings of the fabulous Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, one of Valencia's major highlights.

Med mer än 300 stränder har Mallorca blivit något av en ikon för sol- och badsemester. Här finns en strand för alla smaker! Vi har samlat några av de bästa.

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.

Galicia, a unique region with its own language and distinctive culture, is home to Santiago de Compostela, the destination of more than quarter of a million souls who travel each year along the Camino de Santiago pilgrim trails. Santiago is one of Spain's most beautiful and magical cities, an exceptionally good reason for any traveller to make their way to Spain's northwestern corner.

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

Här får du 6 anledningar att lämna poolen när du reser till Kanarieöarna.

Få det bästa av två världar med en kombinationsemester till Barcelona och Pyrenéerna. Här är Vagabonds guide till hur du fixar resan.