Spain

The Spanish city with its finger most firmly on the pulse, Barcelona has always embraced style, bold design and all things new.

Boutique hotels in Barcelona

Hugging a rugged, windswept coastline that snakes east of Bilbao into France and the Pyrenees, the Basque country of northern Spain promises both urban excitement and open-air adventure.

Boutique hotels in Basque Country

South of Seville and within touching distance of Africa, Cadiz Province – at the very bottom tip of western Europe – is a beguiling mix of Moorish and Castilian cultures.

Boutique hotels in Cadiz Province

Architecturally astonishing and alive with history, the stately, statuesque city of Córdoba is an Andalucian wonderland of whitewashed walls and winding streets.

Boutique hotels in Córdoba

On the Costa de la Luz the blue skies and pristine beaches stretch on almost endlessly, and Atlantic breakers crash against a wild and windswept shore.

Boutique hotels in Costa De La Luz

This northerly region in Catalonia has scenery to satisfy your every whim – city break (Girona), beach retreat (Costa Brava) or country weekend (La Bisbal).

Boutique hotels in Empordà

The sunshine state in a land that gets plenty, this uncrowded rural region gets fantastic weather when much of Europe is still shivering.

Boutique hotels in Extremadura

Sun-baked and history-steeped, Granada allows you to travel from the romance of a mediaeval sultanate via the teashops and bazaars of Morocco, through centuries of Catholic Andalucia, and finally to the tapas bars and bustling streets of a modern Spanish city – all in one day.

Boutique hotels in Granada

Crystal-clear waters, quiet beaches, pine forests and great seafood may not be the first things that spring to mind about Ibiza, but the legendary nightlife is only one aspect of this lovely Mediterranean island.

Boutique hotels in Ibiza, Balearic Islands

By day, Madrid is a city of extravagant palaces, majestic plazas and stately parks; by night, los gatos (the cats), as the city’s inhabitants are nicknamed, prowl the historic avenues until the early hours indulging their passion for decadent nightlife.

Boutique hotels in Madrid

The biggest of the Baleares, Mallorca is a varied surprise: a rural patchwork of wheat fields, olive groves and tranquil villages; a cosmopolitan destination with well-edited boutiques and white-cube galleries; a series of beautiful beaches for party people and peace-seekers alike.

Boutique hotels in Mallorca, Balearic Islands

A bustling city with 24 beaches, this Spanish hotspot has more to it than the usual Costa del Sol tourist route.

Boutique hotels in Marbella

Set high on a bluff and protected by the dizzying El Tajo gorge, the mountain fastness of Ronda was one of the last strongholds of Moorish Spain.

Boutique hotels in Ronda, Andalucia

An elegant city sparkling under several Michelin stars, San Sebastián is on the shores of the Bay of Biscay in the Basque region of northern Spain.

Boutique hotels in San Sebastián

The sultry Andalucian province of Seville is the very soul of southern Spain: whitewashed villages decked with orange blossom; long hot afternoons in peaceful plazas; tapas and sherry after an evening stroll; passionate nights of flamenco and fiesta.

Boutique hotels in Seville Province

Down at the southernmost point of Europe, where you can spot Africa over the straits from the coast road, Tarifa is laidback and friendly, even in Spanish terms.

Boutique hotels in Tarifa

Revamped and rejuvenated, Valencia’s an ancient Mediterranean port with grand modern designs, and it’s not just the oranges that benefit from the region’s year-round sunshine…

Boutique hotels in Valencia