Honest travel guides to Spain
No fluff. Real opinions. Practical info you can actually use.
Featured guides
The latest we’ve published: routes with judgment for traveling well.
Granada in 2 days: an honest route without missing what matters
Granada in 2 days with judgment: Alhambra, Albaicín, Sacromonte, center and Cartuja. Honest route, where to eat, what to skip. No tourist traps.
Sagrada Familia: how to visit it well (tickets and mistakes)
How to visit Sagrada Familia: 2026 official prices, which tower to climb, Hour of Silence, Gaudí Year, dress code, and common mistakes.
Alhambra: how to visit it well (prices, tickets and traps)
How to visit the Alhambra in Granada with judgment: ticket types, 2026 official prices, Nasrid Palaces time slot, common mistakes.
Cities
Practical information about each city before you visit.
Madrid
Spain's capital and the heart of European classical art. Essential for understanding the country.
Barcelona
Modernisme, the Mediterranean, and the best 20th-century architecture in Europe.
Seville
Andalusia distilled: cathedral, Alcázar, Triana and the best light in Spain.
Granada
The Alhambra, the Albaicín, and the last Muslim kingdom in Europe. One of Spain's must-visit cities.
Salamanca
The golden city of Castile: a Baroque Plaza Mayor, Spain's oldest university, and Villamayor sandstone on every corner.
What is ExploraSpain
An editorial project about traveling Spain. We write honest guides: routes with judgment, editorial picks, and practical advice — without the inflated tone of postcard tourism.
There’s a lot of information about what to see in Spain. Very little about what’s actually worth it in each case. ExploraSpain fills that gap.
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