Things to Do in Bilbao with Kids: Guggenheim, Old Town & More
Bilbao was our first stop on a four-day Basque Country road trip at the end of December 2019. We landed after a 5 am start from Barcelona with Damian (6) and Marc (3), and we…
Spain
Family travel in Spain from a Barcelona family: over ten years of trips with our two boys, and 14 years on the hotel side of the industry. Start with our Spain with kids guide to pick a region, or jump straight to Barcelona, the Costa Brava, the Balearic Islands, the Costa del Sol, Valencia, Madrid or the Basque Country. Every guide has real prices and the hotels we’d book with kids.
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Traditional Catalan Food: 18 Dishes and Where to Eat Them
All of us know, how rich is the Spanish cuisine, with most famous paella, sangria and amazing tapas. Today I was inspired by a local food magazine to share with you some very specific Catalan…
L’Escamarla Barcelona: Prices, the Paella and Our Verdict
It was a Saturday in November, sunny and not windy, which on the Barcelona seafront is the best weather there is. We’d been walking along the beach with the boys and we were hungry, and…
8 Mistakes Tourists Make in Barcelona (Local, 16 Years)
I’ve lived in Barcelona since 2010. Most of what I know about visiting the city, I learned by watching people get it wrong â from the queue at the Sagrada FamĂlia, from the next table…
Santuari de Queralt with Kids: Views, Parking & a Short Hike Near Berga
We drove up to the Santuari de Queralt on a perfect October day in 2019: clear blue sky, autumn colours in the valley, and eagles riding the wind below the cliffs. It’s the most spectacular…
Hard Rock Hotel Ibiza Review: Room, Pools & Food
Right after our family holidays on the beautiful island of Mallorca, I had a business trip to Ibiza. And no other place as Hard Rock Ibiza. Hard Rock Ibiza Hotel – review Hard Rock Ibiza…
Alua Calas de Mallorca Review: All-Inclusive with Kids (Ex-Sol by MeliĂĄ)
We stayed at Alua Calas de Mallorca for four days at the end of the 2019 season, in October, with Damian (6) and Marc (3, still learning to swim). Back then the hotel was called…
Frigiliana with Kids: How to Get There & What to See
The short version Frigiliana is regularly called one of the prettiest villages in Andalusia, and unlike a lot of places with that label it holds up. Whitewashed houses picked out in blue and purple, cobbled…
Nerja with Kids: Caves, Beaches and a Day Trip Plan
The short version We did Nerja, Frigiliana and the caves in a single day with two small children, and I was genuinely surprised they made it. They did. We also made two entirely avoidable mistakes,…
MĂĄlaga with Kids: Things to Do in the City (Our Family Trip)
We spent two days in MĂĄlaga with kids at the end of June 2019, with Damian (6) and Marc (3). We arrived from Granada, where it had been 40°C. MĂĄlaga’s 24°C and the sea breeze…
Sercotel MĂĄlaga Review with Kids: Connecting Rooms by the Train Station
We were guests of Sercotel MĂĄlaga for this stay. The opinions are our own. We spent two nights at Hotel Sercotel MĂĄlaga at the end of June 2019, with Damian (6) and Marc (3), after…
Alhambra with Kids: Tickets, Dress Code & Tips (2026)
Alhambra with Kids: Tickets, Dress Code and Tips for Families We almost didn’t get in. We’d had a busy few weeks at work and at home before our Granada trip, I assumed we’d buy Alhambra…
Granada Card Review: Is It Worth It for Families? (2026)
Granada Card Review: Is It Worth It for Families? We spent three days in Granada with our two boys, then 6 and 3, and used the Granada City Card for almost everything: buses, the tourist…
Gran Hotel Luna de Granada Review: Family Room & Pools
Gran Hotel Luna de Granada Review: Our Family Stay We landed in Granada on an early flight from Barcelona and were at Gran Hotel Luna de Granada long before check-in. By 11am it was already…
Balearic Islands with Kids: Mallorca, Menorca or Ibiza?
We’ve taken our kids to three of the four Balearic Islands, at three very different ages. Mallorca when Damian was 2, and again with both boys at 6 and 3. Menorca at 5 and 2.…
Colònia Gßell & GaudÒs Crypt: The Gaudà Nobody Queues For
Twenty minutes on a train from Plaça Espanya, there is a UNESCO-listed GaudĂ building with no queue. That sentence does most of the work of this article. While several thousand people a day file through…
BesalĂş: Catalonia’s Medieval Town and Its 12th-Century Bridge
BesalĂş looks like a film set, and the odd thing is that nobody has filmed there. You cross a fortified twelfth-century bridge over the river FluviĂ â seven uneven arches, two towers and a gatehouse…
Best Sunsets in Fuerteventura: 5 Spots and What Time to Go
We watch the sunset on every island we go to. In Fuerteventura we managed it nearly every evening of five days, and the boys started asking about it before dinner â which is the point…
Fuerteventura with Kids: Best Areas, Beaches & Things to Do
Disclosure: part of this trip was hosted by Pierre & Vacances, who provided our accommodation at Origo Mare. We paid for our own flights, car hire, food and everything else, and nobody had any say…
Pierre & Vacances Origo Mare Review: A Villa with Two Kids
Disclosure: our stay at Origo Mare was hosted by Pierre & Vacances as part of a collaboration. We paid for our own flights, car hire and food, we chose room-only rather than a meal plan,…