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.

The Amateur Traveler talks to Vicente Perez about his home city of Pamplona, Spain. Pamplona is best known for the festival of San Fermin and of course for the running of the ...

The Amateur Traveler talks to Ben Dixon about biking the route of the Camino de Santiago in northern Spain. The Camino de Santiago is a an ancient pilgrim trail that runs across ...

This photo was one of the 8 that I used in the original Amateur Traveler logo. It was taken some time ago in the main square, Plaza Mayor, in Madrid, Spain. I ...

Usually on the daily photos at Amateur Traveler I show some of my favorite photographs that I have taken. This week I am looking at ones that almost worked and why they ...

Rounding out a week’s worth of pictures of doors is this door from Toledo, the former capital of Spain. I found this on one of the back streets by just trying to ...

In the recent Amateur Traveler episode on Travel Photography I mentioned that I collect photographs of doors. This is one of the doors that caught my eye. This picture comes from Toledo ...

Segovia is a beautiful walled city on a hill in northern Spain which still boasts one of the best preserved Roman aqueducts. The city also has a beautiful cathedral and town square. ...