5 Hidden Spanish Destinations for a Perfect Week

Spain is one of Europe’s most visited countries, yet the vast majority of its 85 million annual visitors funnel themselves into the same handful of postcards: Barcelona’s Sagrada Família, Madrid’s Prado, the Alhambra at dusk. All magnificent. All heaving. The country, however, stretches across 505,000 square kilometres of astonishing geographic variety — Saharan dunes, glacial lakes, medieval walled cities that have barely changed since the Reconquista — and most of it goes largely unnoticed by the international tourist trail. These five hidden Spanish destinations are the antidote to the queue […]