SPAIN

With so many distinct regions and cities, a vacation in Spain offers something for everyone. This is a country with a zest for life, a place that oozes passion. From its food and wine to flamenco dance and love of celebrations, Spain is a good time destination. Spend some time in vibrant cities like Barcelona, Seville and Madrid, soaking up the art and culture, lingering over wine heavy lunches, taking a requisite siesta and then dancing the night away to live music, and you’ll quickly get the appeal. Away from the cities, the countryside buzzes with landscapes that range from the Costa del Sol’ sun-drenched coastline and world-famous party islands like Ibiza to the snowy Pyrenees Mountains, near the border with France, and the wild Sierra Nevada that rise from the plains of Andalucía in the far south.

A circular stained glass ceiling in a building in Spain.
A flamenco dancer wearing a bright blue dress with a red rose in her hair swirls a large floral embroidered shawl in Spain.
The gardens and ponds of the Alhambra in Granada, Spain.
A variety of Spanish cured vegetables and meat in bowls on a wooden table.

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