Activities in Spain

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Spain keeps hours the rest of Europe does not. Lunch at two, dinner at nine, and the summer afternoon belongs to the heat: tours leave early in the morning or late in the day, rarely in between.

Its regions enjoy disagreeing with each other — Catalonia, Andalusia, the Basque Country and Madrid each have their own language, food and idea of a good evening. The AVE puts Seville, Barcelona and Valencia within three hours of Madrid, which makes two regions in one week realistic.

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The Alhambra, weeks ahead and not a day less in high season, plus the Sagrada Família, Park Güell and the Mezquita in Córdoba. Tapas walks and Jerez bodegas run in small groups and fill up the week before.

Spring and autumn for Andalusia, where July and August regularly pass forty degrees. The north — Bilbao, San Sebastián, Galicia — stays mild through summer and wet the rest of the year, which makes it the exact opposite choice.

In the tourist parts of Barcelona, Madrid and the coast, yes. Away from them, much less so, and site commentary is often in Spanish only — which is why a guided visit in your own language earns its place here more than elsewhere in western Europe.