Whether you’re visiting Barcelona whilst backpacking around Europe, or simply looking for a budget city break, it’s always handy to know what places you can visit without breaking the bank. Tours and [...]

This photo shows some of the elaborate stonework at the Alhambra in Grenada, Spain. Grenada was one of the last bastions of Islamic rule in Spain and the carving around this window [...]

Only in a town like Toledo, Spain would it be normal to see so much arms and armor in store windows. Toledo is known for its steel.

This photo is of the Royal Alcazar of Sevilla (Seville) or the royal palace. It is a great example of mudéjar architecture or architecture heavily influenced by Islamic style.

Italica is the name of a now ruined Roman settlement outside what is now Sevilla in Spain. Two Roman Emperors (Trajan and Hadrian) came from this town. This photograph is of the [...]

The Skyline of the medieval capital of Spain, Toledo, is dominated by the Alcazar. The Alcazar was the royal castle of Spain until the country outgrew the river bound city of Toledo [...]

The Amateur Traveler talks to Gary Arndt of Everything-Everywhere.com about his recent trip to the Canary Islands. The Canary Islands are tropical volcanic islands that are part of Spain but are located [...]

In the Galician city of Vigo in northwest Spain you can kick back and indulge in some of the finest seafood in the world; pad along white, sandy beaches; and absorb Galicia’s distinct [...]

Puerta del Sol  or “Gate of the Sun” is in the center of Madrid. It contains the 0 mile marker from which all distances from Madrid are mentioned. It is also the [...]

At one end of the unfinished La Sagrada Familia cathedral in Barcelona, Spain is this cubist Crucifixion scene. The other side has a nativity scene but in a much more traditional style.