Spain
Independent hotel guides, travel articles, and travel videos for Spain.
Destinations within Spain
Hotel guides
Spectacular Hotel Views is the defintive guide to the world's best hotel views. It has over 600 destination rankings with hotels ranked by view quality, uniqueness, and breadth of availability across the property, has a searchable database of 2,500+ hotels with exceptional views and also allows you to browse by view type.
Their Spain ranking provides a useful guide for finding hotels in Spain with the best hotel views.
Read the guide at spectacularhotelviews.com/en/rankings/spain.
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Secretplaces is a curated accommodation site for small boutique hotels, guest houses, villas, and holiday homes.
This page presents a Spain selection of small boutique hotels, guest houses, luxury holiday homes, and villas, with examples including Agroturisme Son Foguero, Boutique Hotel San Roque, and Casa Filomena.
A unique selection of the most beautiful and authentic hotels and holiday homes in Spain
secretplaces.com/spain/best-boutique-hotels-holiday-homes
Travel videos
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vagabrothers is a YouTube travel channel from Alex and Marko Ayling, focused on cultural and culinary discovery worldwide.
This guide video offers practical Spain travel tips and local advice drawn from the creators' time living there, with references to Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, San Sebastian, Bilbao, and Burgos.
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Wolters World is a YouTube travel channel offering first-hand advice about destinations, planning, culture, and common travel mistakes.
This travel guide video gives a helpful Spain city-planning overview, listing ten places to visit beyond Barcelona and Madrid with notes on attractions, regions, and transport accessibility.
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Creative Travel Guide is a YouTube travel channel from a British couple sharing travel vlogs, advice, guides, and travel hacks.
This itinerary video is useful for comparing Spanish city options, covering Madrid, Barcelona, Malaga, Valencia, San Sebastian, Zaragoza, Alicante, Granada, and Seville.
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Rick Steves' Europe is a YouTube travel channel featuring Rick Steves' European travel programming, guidebooks, and destination resources.
This travel guide video gives Spain's palace history a clear focus, touring the Royal Alcazar in Seville, the Alhambra in Granada, El Escorial near Madrid, and Madrid's Royal Palace.
Travel articles & blogs
The Blonde Abroad is a solo female travel and lifestyle blog focused on destination planning, packing, photography, and travel inspiration. Their Spain timing guide is helpful for choosing when to travel based on the kind of experience visitors want from the country.
As you guys might have noticed, I absolutely adore Spain. Here are my tips for the best time to go to Spain and experience the beautiful country!
theblondeabroad.com/best-time-to-go-to-spain/
Jessie on a Journey is a solo female, adventure, and NYC-focused travel site with practical planning resources. Her Spain travel guide gives readers a practical starting point for choosing places to visit, shaping itineraries, and finding vacation inspiration across the country.
This Spain travel guide shares the best places to visit in Spain along with tips, itineraries, and vacation inspiration.
jessieonajourney.com/spain-travel-guide/
ViaTravelers is a travel media and planning site combining destination guides with practical comparison and itinerary tools. Their Spain guide is a well-rounded resource for comparing the country's cities, islands, regional variety, art, architecture, food, geography, and history.
A Mediterranean powerhouse of art, architecture, and gastronomy, Spain spans arid Andalusian plains, green Basque hillsides, volcanic
viatravelers.com/destinations/spain/
Going Awesome Places is an itinerary-focused travel brand with detailed guides built around practical trip planning. Their Spain guide is especially useful for trip planning, pairing things to do and food ideas with places to stay, expectations, and practical advice.
The ultimate Spain travel guide, with tips and advice on things to do, where to eat, where to stay, what to expect & more to plan your trip.
goingawesomeplaces.com/destination/europe/spain/
Along Dusty Roads is an independent travel blog by Andrew and Emily, focused on photography-led destination guides and selective travel planning. Their Spain guides page offers a strong overview of places to visit, from Seville's streets to Menorca's beaches, with culture, history, and landscapes in view.
From Seville’s sun-soaked streets to Menorca’s quiet beaches, Spain offers a mix of culture, history, and diverse landscapes. Explore our guides for the best places to visit.
alongdustyroads.com/spain
Young Adventuress is a solo female travel blog centered on candid travel stories, Spain, New Zealand, polar travel, and photography. Her Spain travel section is a helpful hub for exploring the site's Spain-focused stories and planning ideas in one place.
Welcome to my Spain Travel section, where you can find hundreds of reasons why you should visit Spain for your next trip or vacation!
youngadventuress.com/spain
Inside the Travel Lab is a journalism-led travel site focused on culture, sustainability, destination essays, and practical guides. Their Spain collection brings together itineraries and travel stories, making it a thoughtful entry point for readers who want both practical routes and broader destination context.
The Spanish Connection Articles from twenty years of living in and travelling around Spain, as a doctor turned writer. THE SPANISH QUIZ FOR CURIOUS PEOPLE YOUR SPANISH ROAD TRIP PLANNER UNUSUAL THINGS TO DO IN
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The Savvy Backpacker is a Europe budget travel site focused on practical planning for first-time and budget-conscious travelers. Their Spain train guide is a practical resource for understanding tickets, routes, and how to navigate the rail system while planning travel around the country.
How to travel Spain by train — Tips for buying Spanish train tickets and advice for navigating Spain by rail.
thesavvybackpacker.com/spain-train/
Legal Nomads is a long-running food and travel site with a strong focus on celiac and gluten-free travel. Her gluten-free Spain guide is a valuable planning aid for celiac travelers, covering foods, restaurants, and Spanish and Catalan translation cards.
A celiac's guide to eating in spain Spain: gluten free foods, restaurants, and detailed gluten free translation cards in Spanish and Catalan
legalnomads.com/gluten-free/spain/
NOMADasaurus is an adventure travel and photography blog with destination guides, gear content, and outdoor travel coverage. Their Spain hiking and trekking guide is a strong fit for outdoor travelers who want practical context before planning walking routes in the country.
If you're interested in hiking in Spain, our ultimate trekking guide has everything you need to know to enjoy your time!
nomadasaurus.com/hiking-in-spain/
Roads & Kingdoms is a food, culture, and travel journalism publication focused on local reporting and deeper destination context. Their Spain collection offers deeper cultural value by gathering reporting on Spanish food, politics, place, and everyday life.
Spain: “brave” potatoes, constant street unrest, plummeting economy, and, of course, incredible ham. Home base for Roads & Kingdoms’ Matt Goulding, Spain has our attention now and always.
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Tales of a Backpacker is a solo female backpacking and budget-travel blog with practical destination advice. Her winter Spain guide is helpful for travelers weighing December and January options, with ideas for places to visit and seasonal activities.
This guide for the best places to visit in Spain in winter has lots of tips and advice about things to do in Spain in December and January
talesofabackpacker.com/spain-in-winter/
Ciao Bambino is a luxury family travel agency with an extensive blog focused on family trip planning. Their Spain sample itinerary gives families a useful framework for vacation ideas and planning support when traveling with kids.
Learn more about the best Spain vacation ideas with kids and get help planning a family-friendly Spain itinerary.
ciaobambino.com/sample-itineraries/spain
Be My Travel Muse is a solo female travel blog and travel business focused on independent and women-centered travel. Her solo female travel guide to Spain is a practical match for independent travelers, combining things to do with safety tips from a local perspective.
Everything you need to know about solo female travel in Spain, from things to do to safety tips, according to a local.
bemytravelmuse.com/solo-female-travel-spain/
Hand Luggage Only is a travel, food, photography, and home blog with visually driven destination coverage. Their Spain cities article is a good source of visual travel inspiration, connecting city ideas with beaches, wine regions, and broader trip possibilities.
Spain is a totally stunning country to explore! It's the kind of place that's filled with incredible beaches, beautiful wine regions and the best cities - 12 Best Cities In Spain To Visit - Travel, Travel Advice - Europe, Spain - Travel, Food and Home Inspiration Blog with door-to-door Travel Planner! - Travel Advice, Travel Inspiration, Home Inspiration, Food Inspiration, Recipes, Photography
handluggageonly.co.uk/9-cities-must-visit-spain/