Girona is worth more than a quick look at its cathedral steps. Get there early enough and you can watch the city change from busy station streets to…
You can wake up in Barcelona and spend the afternoon beside a Roman amphitheatre, on a beach promenade or under mountains shaped like enormous fingers. The tricky part…
The first thing I’d check before leaving for Barcelona is the terminal on my boarding pass. It’s a small detail that makes a surprisingly big difference once you’re…
There’s a satisfying moment on the way into Benidorm when the skyline appears and the sea opens up beyond it. It’s even better when somebody else is driving…
Barcelona has a way of filling a city break all on its own. Then you see Montserrat’s rounded stone peaks rising above the countryside and suddenly you’re making…
One minute you’re working out which exit to take at Passeig de Gràcia. A short train ride later, you can be looking down a whitewashed lane towards the…
Pisa is one of those places that makes sense the moment you unfold a map. The station sits south of the Arno, the Leaning Tower is north of…
On a sunny day, there’s a lot to be said for travelling along the Costa Blanca with your nose practically pressed against the window. The tram from Alicante…
There’s a lovely bit of theatre to arriving in the Cinque Terre by train. The railway dips into a tunnel and then the sea appears again, with a…