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.

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

Simon Winter reaches a point on the trail where he can leave his worries behind.

Simon Winter finds himself thinking about, well, not much at all, on the Spanish Pilgrim Trail.

Simon Winter shares 15 important things he's learnt after 20 days on the Spanish Pilgrim Trail.

Simon Winter finds Christian charity in short supply when it comes to finding a bed along the Camino route.