Bullring combines grandeur and gore, writes Julie Moffett.

Julia Shallcrass discovers Topdeck bus tours provide the swiftest way to see Europe and make new friends.

Ibiza is world famous for its beaches, bars, and nightclubs. What's less known about the Spanish party island is that for revellers on a budget it can get expensive - fast.

The Alba family, the noblest in Spain after the King, has put its private collection of art on show at the Centro Centro in Madrid.

A secluded country house amid olive groves offers boutique hotel services as well as outstanding views, says Mick Webb.

Much smaller than Mallorca and less noisy than Ibiza, low-key Menorca is the Balearic island that can easily slip under the holiday radar.

Sports writer Dan Coyle tells Phil Taylor about his long battle to cut through the PR myths surrounding Lance Armstrong and organised doping in cycling.

Kate Simon and her family use peddle-power to travel Catalonia's Via Verde, a converted railway line that passes through a landscape that feels Alpine and Mediterranean in turns.

Adrian Mourby develops his yoga sea legs aboard a five-masted clipper sailing from Spain to Italy.

In Spain, they love bulls so much they torture them publicly, kill them slowly and cheer loudest when their ears are cut from their still-warm bodies.

Tourists can track work by Spain's enigmatic artist and discover a less travelled part of the country, writes Nicola Lamb.

Nicola Lamb dives into the spirit of the Spanish capital.

Hotel chains in the rowdy Mallorcan resort town are aiming to attract a more upmarket clientele as Spain's financial crisis bites.

Simon Winter reaches Finisterre on Spain's west coast... and starts thinking about his next adventure.

Despite meeting only a couple on our trip, 79 Kiwis have completed the trek to Santiago de Compostela so far this year.

They like to hang their artworks high in Spain's Cuenca, notes Nicola Lamb.

Simon Winter ponders a fellow walker's query as he nears the end of the Spanish Pilgrim Trail.