City breaks in Spain
Seville
Days
2
Best
Mar · Apr · May
Budget
€€
Two days of Moorish palaces, tiled plazas and tapas eaten standing up.
Granada
Days
2
Best
Apr · May · Jun
Budget
€
Two days of Moorish palaces, hillside views and free tapas with every drink.
Barcelona
Days
3
Best
Apr · May · Jun
Budget
€€
Gaudi, gothic lanes, and the beach in one walkable city.
Madrid
Days
3
Best
Apr · May · Jun
Budget
€€
World-class art, Habsburg squares, and tapas eaten late and standing up.
Valencia
Days
3
Best
May · Jun · Sep
Budget
€€
The birthplace of paella, with a futuristic City of Arts, a 9km park in a drained riverbed, a Gothic old town and a city beach.
Malaga
Days
2
Best
May · Jun · Sep
Budget
€€
Andalusia's sunny coastal capital of Moorish fortresses, Picasso, tapas and a city beach.
Bilbao
Days
2
Best
May · Jun · Sep
Budget
€€
The green Basque city reborn around the Guggenheim, with a medieval old town and world-class pintxos.