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A holiday is a time that everyone looks forward to in the year as it allows people a chance to get away from work and enjoy a break from the daily routine. Spain is a very popular destination and it is full of wonderful places to visit and will provide an interesting holiday for anyone. For those looking to come to Spain, Santander is the perfect location. Santander was once   Read More ...

Spanish Tourism

Located above La Concha Bay is San Sebastien, which many regard as the best part of the Basque Country in Spain. The white beaches draw tourists from all over the world and there is a 2 mile long stretch of beach where you will easily find the perfect location to get a suntan. If you want to get an idea of the history of the town then you can visit   Read More ...

Holidays in Spain

More and more of us are choosing to escape the harsh British winters and spend Christmas in the sun, and it is certainly an appealing prospect when you are shivering in the UK. Sunbathing on Christmas day is something you certainly can’t do here, or eat your dinner alfresco, or take in a game of golf or go for a swim in the afternoon, but you can do all this   Read More ...

Spanish Tourism

Brits & Europeans In Increasing Numbers Swap Dark Clouds of Recession For Blue Skies of Lanzarote Despite the state of the current economic climate in the UK, British tourists are continuing to flock to the small and picturesque Canary Island of Lanzarote. With the total arrivals from the UK so far this year standing at 774,864 it is already up by 12.73% on the figures for the same period of   Read More ...

Canary Islands

Despite the dark clouds of recession gathering across Europe the number of tourists jetting off for the blue skies of Lanzarote continues to rise, according to the latest data just released by the Spanish airport authority AENA. With total foreign tourist arrivals for the year to date on this small Canary Island up by 18% to October end. Lanzarote, the fourth largest of the Canary Islands, continues to buck the   Read More ...

General Lanzarote

Spain has a lot of surprises in store, especially for the typical tourist who frequents busy resorts along the Mediterranean coast in summer and/or the ski resorts of the interior in winter; and the province of Girona is one of them.  It lies in the northeast corner of the country on the border of France, and encompasses a rugged and stunningly beautiful stretch of the Costa Brava on the east   Read More ...

Holidays in Spain

According to new research, those Brits taking holidays abroad in 2012 will be staying away from the likes of North Africa and the Middle East and opting for familiar favourites within Europe. The holiday comparison website Travel Supermarket surveyed 5000 adults in Britain and discovered that more than one in ten are planning to head to Spain next year, while 4% opted for Italy and 2% for Portugal. The uncertain   Read More ...

Travel to Spain

Over 50 million people visited Spain as tourists in the first 10 months of this year and this is a great improvement on last year’s figures. Official figures from the Spanish government have said this is a near 10% increase on the same figures for  2010 . In October alone over 5 million international arrivals came in to Spain and this is actually a record-breaking number. The countries that have   Read More ...

General

If you’re looking for somewhere to spend a week in the sun then you should consider Spain, but there are so many great destinations in the country that it can often be hard to choose one. This article is going to look at some of the best options if you are looking at a holiday in Spain. As the capital of Spain, Madrid is certainly an interesting city and there   Read More ...

Travel to Spain

Visitors are always been captivated by Sitges and many people who have analysed the phenomenon of its popularity suggest that it is because the city enjoys so much sunshine, over 300 days every year. This was appealing for sculptors and painters and this is why many of them came to this part of Spain in the 19th century. There is plenty of nature and culture in the town and it   Read More ...

Holidays in Spain