Spain is filled with stone castles, snowy mountains and beautiful culturally affluent cities, making it one of the world’s favoured travel destinations.
Spain offers the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean and a number of uninhabited islands on the Mediterranean known as plazas de soberanía. Between the Atlantic ocean, Mediterranean sea, islands, mountain ranges and beautiful cliffs , there isn’t much Spain can’t offer.
A land populated largely by the Iberians, Basques and Celts, on its coastal areas were settled the Phoenicians who founded Western Europe's most ancient cities Cadiz and Malaga. During the early Middle Ages it came under Germanic rule but later, much of it was conquered by Moorish invaders from North Africa. The last Moorish kingdom fell in the same year Columbus reached the Americas. Spain became the strongest kingdom in Europe, the leading world power for a century and a half, and the largest overseas empire for three centuries.
The Land of Fiesta, Flamenco, Roman ruins, Cathedrals, jewels of Islamic architecture, and creative spirits as Salvador Dalí, Pablo Picasso and Antoni Gaudí. Spanish art, architecture, cuisine, and music has been shaped by successive waves of foreign invaders, and also the country's Mediterranean climate and geography.
Spain ranks third for the number of World Heritage Sites with 47 recognised sites. From picturesque hiking trails to sandy beaches, Spain offers a wide variety of choices for those willing to visit. Our pick of the bunch is the landscape of Monte Perdido in the Pyrenees.
Discover the beauty of the Spanish Pyrenees by hiking from village to village. Climb 5 peaks above 3000m each and get the Pirineista Stamp which is given by the first woman to climb the 14 eight thousands highest peaks of the world, Edurne Pasaban.
