Valencia is Spain’s third-largest city, and home to one of the most unique architectural landmarks in the world: the City of Arts and Sciences, known as Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias in Spanish. This futuristic complex is a cultural hub that attracts millions of visitors each year. If you’re planning a trip to…
Whether you’re planning a family holiday to the Costa Blanca, or looking for ways to entertain the kids while living in the area, this fantastic region has a lot of activities to keep everyone smiling. From stunning beaches to amusement parks, the Costa Blanca is the perfect place for families. We’ve lived on the Costa…
Our nearby town of Rojales is becoming really popular with tourists of all nationalities, as well as with foreigners moving to Spain. You may even have seen it featured many times on the tv show A Place In The Sun. It’s in a great part of the Alicante province, as it’s not far from the…
As we hit the busy summer season on the Costa Blanca, many tourists will be flocking to the usual places like the beaches of Alicante, the waterparks and theme parks of Benidorm, and seaside resorts like Torrevieja. While these places are all well worth a visit, sometimes it’s nice to venture away from the tourist…
One of the most beautiful and unique places we’ve visited on the Costa Blanca is definitely the small medieval village of Guadalest. For anyone looking for day trips on the Costa Blanca, this is a great destination to add to your itinerary. The small mountain village of El Castell Guadalest, better known just as Guadalest,…
One of our favourite towns on the Costa Blanca has to be Altea. There aren’t many Pueblos Blancos in this part of Spain, so if you love a traditional white Spanish village then a visit to Altea is a must. We’ve visited several times, at different times of the year, and there’s always plenty of…
The city of Murcia in southeastern Spain, is somewhere that you don’t hear as much about compared to other larger Spanish cities, but if you’re looking for a beautiful city with a lot of history and culture you should definitely consider a visit. We visited Murcia for the first time last year and loved it,…
Even if you’ve been to Spain lots of times already, we can guarantee you haven’t done everything! As well as plenty of amazing things to do in Spain that everyone should do at least once in their lives, there are also many things that you can only do in Spain. We’re always finding new things…
We recently discovered a new place in the Alicante province – well, new to us! The Santuario de Santa María Magdalena cathedral in Novelda is reminiscent of a smaller version of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, which is one of our favourite buildings as we got engaged there many years ago! To find out more…
Just a short boat ride from Alicante is the beautiful Isla de Tabarca, the smallest permanently inhabited island in Spain. The Island of Tabarca is the perfect place for a day trip for all ages, whatever the time of year. In less than an hour you can be away from the bustling cities and towns…
