Category: Where in Spain

The most well-known city is Barcelona, the most famous coast the Costa Brava with resorts such as Blanes, Lloret and Tossa de Mar. It is a green, rugged and mountainous coast with sandy bays. Although it attracted large numbers of package tourists in the early days, it has made a concerted attempt to go upmarket in recent decades and prices here are relatively expensive. …

Northern and southern Spain have very different climates. The north-west, sticking out into the Bay of Biscay and the Atlantic and known as Green Spain or Costa Verde comprises Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria and the Basque Country. It is greener because it is wetter, with mountains that are still home to (a few) wolves and bears, leading down to lush meadows and forests and on …