Sun settles differently here, lingering on walls, flattening colour at midday, softening everything again by evening. Cities respond by opening outward. Streets invite lingering. Waterfronts remain active long after their practical purpose has passed. What feels decorative at first often turns out to be structural, shaping how people move, pause, and gather.

Spain and Portugal share this relationship with space and light, though they express it differently. One leans into rhythm and openness, the other into texture and intimacy. Moving between them, you don’t experience contrast so much as recalibration — a subtle shift in how closely the city holds you.

Barcelona and the language of exposure

Barcelona rarely hides itself. Streets widen toward the coast. Buildings turn outward. Public space feels designed to be occupied rather than observed.

In Barcelona, colour responds directly to sun. Stone warms quickly. Shade becomes social rather than private. You notice how often people stop without purpose — leaning against railings, sitting along edges, facing outward rather than inward.

The city seems built to accommodate light rather than resist it.

Movement along the coast

Leaving Barcelona does not feel like departure so much as continuation. The Barcelona to Valencia by train traces the Mediterranean closely enough that water remains part of the background. Light stays constant. Pace remains unforced.

Inside the carriage, conversation stays low. Outside, the landscape loosens gradually — denser urban edges giving way to open stretches where citrus groves appear without announcement. Arrival feels expected.

Valencia and the softening of space

In Valencia, the city opens further. Squares feel broader. Streets allow longer pauses. The Mediterranean presence tempers everything — sound, movement, even attention.

Orange trees appear not as symbols, but as part of everyday scenery. Their presence feels practical, seasonal, and familiar. Scent drifts briefly, then disappears. The city breathes outward rather than holding itself tight.

Groves as working landscape

Beyond the city edges, orange groves stretch evenly, organised yet organic. They don’t invite spectacle. They exist because they are used.

You pass them repeatedly — by road, by rail, sometimes on foot. Over time, they stop registering as scenery and start functioning as reference. They mark distance. They signal season. Agriculture here shapes rhythm without dominating it.

Crossing west without abrupt change

The shift from Spain to Portugal does not announce itself loudly. Pace changes before architecture does. Colour deepens. Surfaces gain texture.

Movement feels absorbed rather than redirected. You adjust without marking the adjustment. Borders feel administrative, not experiential.

Porto and compressed beauty

In Porto, space tightens again. Streets narrow. Buildings lean toward one another. The river pulls movement downhill.

What stands out is texture. Tile-covered facades catch light unevenly. Blues, whites, and ochres shift tone as the sun moves. Walls feel worked rather than finished. The city reveals itself through surface rather than scale.

Following the river south

Travel along the coast maintains this intimacy. Taking the train from Porto to Lisbon keeps water close enough to shape mood without demanding attention. Light shifts subtly. Terrain smooths out.

Movement feels steady. Conversation stays quiet. Arrival does not interrupt the tone. The journey stretches rather than divides experience.

Lisbon and vertical light

In Lisbon, light behaves vertically. Streets rise and fall. Buildings stack unevenly. Shadows stretch long in the afternoon.

Tile facades reflect sun differently depending on angle and wear. Nothing appears uniform. The city feels held together by slope and repetition rather than plan. Walking becomes physical. Pausing becomes necessary.

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Waterfronts that remain in use

Lisbon’s waterfront does not feel ceremonial. People walk it daily. Sit briefly. Move on. The river acts as boundary and release at once.

Space here is not reserved for admiration. It remains part of routine — a place where the city exhales before pulling itself uphill again. The water stays present without dominating.

Tiles that carry memory

Azulejos appear everywhere — on houses, churches, stations. They are not precious. They are used.

Patterns repeat, crack, fade, and reappear. Over time, you stop noticing individual designs and start sensing continuity. The tiles feel like skin rather than ornament. They remain because they still function.

Different cities, shared sensibility

Across Iberia, cities respond to sun in similar ways. They open outward. They soften edges. They allow colour and texture to carry identity quietly.

Orange groves, tiled walls, and waterfronts are not decorative themes. They are working elements — shaping movement, pacing attention, and holding daily life in place.

What lingers after passing through

Later, what stays with you is not a checklist of places, but a sensation — light settling on walls, scent appearing briefly, water holding the city’s edge.

Iberia does not insist on spectacle. It offers continuity instead. Cities remain usable, textured, and open, shaped by sun as much as by history.

The experience lingers not as a route completed, but as a rhythm learned — steady, warm, and quietly persistent, long after you have moved on.

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The flight takes place the night the storm hits. It’s typically empty at this time of the year; I have a row to myself, as does the woman opposite me. On a row in front there are three small children, and opposite them their very young mother. The moment the seatbelt sign is turned off I lay across all three seats, put my headphones on, prop my iPad on my chest and start watching Netflix. It’s a three-hour flight, so you can get through quite a bit of telly. The woman opposite does the same.

The three children order food and play video games. I drink gin and tonic and Rioja. Then 35 to 40 minutes before we are due to land, the cabin crew go bananas. Tear-arsing it up and down the aisle shouting at people to get their seat belts on. There’s no turbulence, no nothing. But we all strap in. Five minutes later it hits. Like being on the rollercoaster at Alton Towers.

The smallest of the three boys starts crying, and reaches for his mother’s hand. His elder brothers are, like me, enjoying the ride. I’ve suffered worse turbulence. All those years flying across the Atlantic makes me a veteran, if not a connoisseur. Then shit gets really weird. Lights, like strobes at a 90s rave send the whole cabin black and white for fifteen minutes; the cabin crew appear to move in slow motion. I will later realise we’ve been flying above the storm.

Then, just as suddenly as it started it stops

Twenty minutes later we land. It is a gentle landing, and I am first off the plane and out of the airport. It’s warm in Alicante. I get on the bus, turn on my phone and start getting messages asking if I’m okay. Loads of them. I wonder why people are so concerned. This is not the first time I have been on a plane by myself. It’s not the first time I’ve been away without my wife Janine.

Thirty minutes later I am home. And I turn on the telly to witness the utter bloody carnage I had flown over only an hour earlier. A Spanish reporter will later describe it as a war zone without fighting.

It’s the cars that get me. Swept into one another. Piled high, in unnatural, seemingly gravity defying shapes. A BMW stands vertical, on top of it a Ford, at a 45-degree angle, and another car, so coated in orange and red mud, you can’t clock the make, crowns them all.

It’s like the entirety of Valencia is some ghastly shock-art exhibition designed by JG Ballard

This spectacle is repeated over and over in every street. The mud-covered cars piled high, held aloft and at the unlikeliest of angles by twisted metal, broken house bricks and palm trees ripped from their roots. It’s like the entirety of Valencia is some ghastly shock-art exhibition designed by JG Ballard, or Warhol at his most nihilistic.

But it’s not the entirety of Valencia. Alicante and neighbouring Benidorm have been untouched. The Sierras – the mountain range that circles this area – have saved us. Embracing us like the mother of the little boy on the plane.

In the coming days I learn a great deal about Spanish floods. They are a result of DANA – Depresión Aislada en Niveles Altos – a Spanish phrase that translates to ‘depression at high levels’. Basically, a mass of warm air collides with a still and stagnant mass of cold air, at an altitude of 9,000 meters, and unleashes hell. It is an almost exclusively Spanish phenomenon, though how long that will last is probably for the climate scientists to work out.

And then the rains fall

To the north and south of me, just a few kilometres away, whole areas where there had not been a drop of rain were suddenly engulfed, as mountains turned into waterfalls and rivers overflowed. The underground carparks that serve so many Valencian apartment blocks filled with water. Or worse, mud. And once the rain stopped, roughly six hours after it had started – a whole years’ worth of rain in around a quarter of a day – the warm sun returned to harden everything. Burying people and cars alike under what is tantamount to wet cement.

The horror stories are almost unthinkable until of course you are made to think of them. After which, you can think of little else. Waist high water is the worst. People feel tempted to wade out only to have their legs chopped from beneath them by spinning manhole covers that have exploded upwards as the sewers overflow.

The horror stories are almost unthinkable until of course you are made to think of them

And that’s how people drown. You’re not going to wade out in two meters of water, but you might go out in 50, 60 centimetres of water, to try and help somebody across the road. You get your legs taken out by a manhole cover, or get dragged into a sewer moving at hundreds of kilometres per hour.

Which brings me to the smell. That is something we got a taste of here in Alicante. The toilets and sinks of my flat, bars and restaurants all bubbled up, sending the smell of human excrement wafting through our homes, streets and places of work.

After the floods

Yet there is light

Amongst the grief and the grieving, the freshly buried, the freshly unearthed horrors, there are people with courage, decency and muscle. Not just the locals. People: Spanish, English, German, Canadian, Israeli, Algerian, Iranian, and American all coming together to help. Riding bicycles, mopeds, or on foot, they arrive with spades and shovels, brooms and wellington boots. Some turn up with full scuba diving gear to dive into the sewers and subterranean carparks.

A United Colours of Benetton of mostly young people willing to do anything to help those who need it. And freeing up the first responders, who for days have been digging and sweeping, rather than mending broken bones, if not broken hearts.

Some turn up with full scuba diving gear to dive into the sewers and subterranean carparks.

They are young. A meme is doing the rounds here, in English as all memes are. It shows a picture of some smiling 20-somethings, covered in mud, post dig, post discovery and asks: ‘Generation Snowflake?’

Amongst the grief and the grieving that’s going on, and all the fear, you have people behaving with incredible selflessness.

In the days following, emotions run high. There is the desperate urge to help. But there is also fear of it happening again, and anger that it was allowed to happen at all.

In the bars, people gather together

Spaniards like talking. Now they sit silent, glued to the news. Watching the weirdness and horror reveal itself. It’s strange to be on the periphery of death, the actual edge of disaster, but have none of it touch you.

News comes through that Málaga is about to be hit really badly. Then the wealthy area of Marbella. That’s the thing about the weather. It doesn’t respect your wealth or your cultural status or anything else. It’s going to do whatever it wants.

For those of us luckily untouched by the worst of it, there is relief and guilt. In the area of Alicante called San Blas where I live, we have just a minute of rain, but even this is enough to cover two bedrooms with a layer of water. It is hard not to think of the relentless torrent Valencia experienced, and imagine what would have happened if we’d experienced the same.

As I clean, I think about the young children who live around here, the schools. The fact that in Valencia at 8 o’clock in the evening, when the warnings were received, many families would have been out enjoying an evening meal. Here, it is normal for children to be out with their families until late in the evening. For many it would have been impossible to get to safety.

Within a few days riots begin

The people throwing bottles at police may well be those who rolled up their sleeves and went to help in the first instance. Spanish police fight back with batons and tear gas; the spectacle is alarming.

People want answers. The warning sirens and notifications went off just minutes before the storm hit – but could anyone have known? I think of my plane and its passage through the storm: if the pilot and crew hadn’t known, then how could anyone on the ground have been aware?

But I understand the anger, the need to direct it somewhere: if you dig a dead family out of an underground garage, and then later see a group of people gathering outside a government building, you are probably going to want to throw a bottle.

In time, perhaps the anger will convert to positive action – the development of flood defences and prevention of future catastrophe. And if there is hope to be found, it is perhaps that Valencia’s collective anger will become a louder voice in the fight against climate change. But here and now, that is scant consolation.

The only hope to be found amongst the devastation is in the enormous human effort that rose up in response to this catastrophe. The first responders who worked tirelessly. And those individuals who downed tools and came to help – ignoring personal danger, travelling for miles on bikes and whatever transport could be found.

It reminds me that while the weather may be powerful and merciless, humans in a crisis have a power all their own.

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Thinking of trading grey skies for Spain’s sunshine? Moving there might be a breeze—or a little trickier, all depending on where you’re from and your specific situation. EU nationals, for instance, can practically waltz right in; it’s simple for them. But here in the UK can you still move to Spain? Like, permanently?

But if you’re not from the EU, ahem, it’s still possible. Spain has flexible visa options like the Retirement Visa Spain and Non-Lucrative Visa that open the door for you, too. Let’s go over the details you need to make this dream a reality.

Visa options and immigration docs

EU citizens, including Swiss folks, are in luck. No visa hassle here; just a residency registration if you’re planning to stay over 90 days. And if you’re a Brit already settled before 1 Jan 2021? You can register with the Servicio de Extranjería without a hitch.

For the rest of us non-EU citizens, here’s what’s on the table for longer-term visas:

• Tourist Visa – Allows you to explore Spain for up to 90 days per year, keeping in mind the strict 90-day rule.
• Job Seeker Visa – Nine months to search for work, provided you show financial proof.
• Seasonal Work Visa – Up to nine months.
• Startup Visa – Got a groundbreaking business idea? This one’s for you.
• Self-Employed Visa – Comes with a €7,200 registration fee.
• Digital Nomad Visa – Two years if you meet income and savings requirements.
• Residency Visa – Covers 1 to 3 years, but you need a sponsor.
• Retirement (D7) Visa – Ideal if you’ve got a steady retirement income.
• Golden Visa – Investing €500,000 gives you indefinite access to the country.

Key documents – what do you need?

If you’re thinking about applying for a longer-term visa, start to think about your documentation:

• A passport valid for six months beyond your planned stay, with photocopies.
• Photos no older than six months, passport-sized.
• Visa application form, fully filled out and signed.
• Proof of outbound travel arrangements.
• Medical insurance with coverage of €30,000.
• Accommodation details sorted out.
• Work offer letter or service contract, if related.
• Criminal record check (some cases only).
• Academic certificates.
• Proof of financial means.
• Marriage and birth certificates for family members on dependent visas.

As part of ongoing changes to travel regulations, UK citizens should also be aware of the upcoming ETIAS (European Travel Information and Authorisation System). Set to launch soon, ETIAS will require British travelers to obtain pre-travel authorisation before entering Schengen Zone countries, including Spain. While it’s not a visa, this new system is designed to enhance border security and streamline entry procedures. You can read more about how ETIAS will impact UK travellers here: ETIAS impact on UK travellers.

Read more: The best kept secrets of Benidorm

Steps to ensure a smooth transition

1. Start looking for housing (3-4 months in advance): Rental demand is high, so it’s wise to search early. Rooming with others can ease both expenses and the social transition. Research different neighbourhoods, public transport links, and local prices to get a feel for what suits your budget.
2. Translate and legalise documents: Important documents like birth and marriage certificates should be translated and apostilled in Spanish.
3. Wrap things up, and book flights: Cancel any ongoing leases or services, close your bank account, and arrange shipping for items you’ll need in Spain.
4. Apply for Residence Authorisation (within 30 days): Once you’re in Spain, get a Tarjeta de Residencia for 3-6 month stays, or a Spanish bank accountis highly recommended if you’re staying longer than that.
5. Register at the Town Hall (Empadronamiento): Anyone staying over 6 months must register their address, a process that simplifies things like getting an NIE number, buying property, and securing health insurance.
6. Obtain an NIE (Número de Identidad de Extranjero): Staying over three months? An NIE is a must, and luckily, the process is straightforward.
7. Set up health insurance: Health insurance is non-negotiable in Spain. Workers access public healthcare, students need private coverage, and EU citizens can use their EHIC card temporarily.
8. Open a Spanish bank account: To keep your finances in check, a Spanish bank account is highly recommended.
9. Get a SIM Card: Switching to a Spanish SIM saves on roaming fees and provides affordable data and local calls.
10. Register with the tax office (if necessary): Anyone liable to pay taxes must sign up with Agencia Tributaria and choose from various tax options.
11. Get insured: Make sure you’re covered—car, home, life, liability, and contents insurance are worth considering.
12. Exchange your driver’s license: If you have a non-EU license, check if you can swap it within six months of arrival, or use your EU/EEA license for two years.
13. Bring your pet: bringing a pet to Spain? You’ll need to meet certain requirements, plus have the right documentation ready for a smooth transition.

Spain may seem like a world away, but with a little planning, the transition can feel seamless. You’ll have your feet up in the Mediterranean sun before you know it!

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Holidays are the ideal way to enjoy your freedom from the working world. The only problem you now have is deciding where in the world you want this adventure to be. Spain is a popular destination for many Brits, with roughly 15 million of us visiting last year alone, and one of the best places you can visit for a holiday is Benidorm. This has long been a tourist haven for English travellers and that’s with good reason.

From the stunning beaches to the thrilling nightlife and exceptional hotels, there’s plenty to do at any age and your stay should be a comfortable one. Plus, Benidorm sits on the famous Costa Blanca of Spain, meaning it has great connections to nearby cities like Valencia and Murcia for lovely day trips out.

However, if you’ve not travelled to Benidorm for a while or you’ve simply never been, then we’re here to tell you what you need to know for when you arrive. Our in-depth guide will give you all the information you need, so you can start planning your trip today. Get inspired for an upcoming trip to Benidorm.

Beaches

Many Brits love to flock to the beaches and Benidorm certainly has its fair share of them. There are miles of white sandy shores and crystal-clear turquoise waters for you to enjoy as you sunbathe, swim or maybe even partake in some beach volleyball. To help you find the best beach for you, here are some of the most popular options to choose from:

• Playa de Levante
• Platja de Ponent
• Playa Mal Pas
• Cala Tio Ximo
• Platges de Benidorm

Climate

The weather is one of the best features about Benidorm. The summer here isn’t too hot, and its coastal location allows a refreshing breeze in the hottest month of the year, making it a great place for everyone.

If even a mild heat isn’t up your street, however, Benidorm may still be a great place to visit in its coldest month, January. Temperatures sit at a comfortable 12°C during this month, allowing you to explore the beautiful land without the beating sun on your back.

Read more: top tips on how to travel solo

Nightlife

Benidorm is famous for its thrilling nightlife, making it perfect for couples or families. You’ll be spoilt for choice with so many great restaurants to enjoy with traditional Spanish tapas options, as well as other cuisines from around the world. Including Italian and Japanese food.

If you want to enjoy some cocktails too, then there are many fantastic bars for you to explore. Plus, Spanish beer is known to be some of the best in the world for those who don’t fancy a fruity beverage.

Accommodation

One of the main charms of Benidorm is that it caters to so many budgets, so whether you want a cheap Airbnb or a five-star resort, this Spanish city has got you covered. Many of the best hotels sit right along the coastline, offering wonderful views and sea air for you to wake up to every morning.

People travelling with their children or grandchildren will also find plenty of child-friendly hotels where the kids can make friends with others too.

Activities

Adventurists and those partial to some fun-filled activities will have a range of options here in Benidorm. Water sports are super popular along the beaches with equipment such as jet skis easy to hire, which provide thrills you won’t soon forget.

If you want to enjoy a hike off the beaten track, then some of the trails in Benidorm will be perfect for you. The Sierra Helada Nature Park is where many of the hikes start and along the way, you’ll be able to learn the history of the city and see some incredible scenery. Just remember to bring your hiking boots if you plan on doing this!

Transport

Getting in and around Benidorm is extremely easy with a variety of cheap options for you to use. You’ll most likely land at Alicante Airport and the best and fastest way to your hotel is to book a private transfer from Alicante to Benidorm in advance. Once you arrive, you’ll be able to use public transport like buses and trams to get around, which will be able to drop you off at all the best spots in town.

Benidorm truly is a wonderful place, and we’re certain it will make for the trip of a lifetime. This city will continue to attract millions of tourists for years to come and we want everyone to experience the amazing adventure that this place offers. Start planning your holiday here, and get excited for the future.

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One of the more unique ways to experience a country in all its natural wonders is on a guided walking holiday. As an experienced walker, or a more moderate paced hiker, Travel Department provide a range of exciting itineraries; here are some of our suggestions for some of the best walking holidays in Europe.

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Ireland

Irish hills (Image: Pixabay)

There is no need to travel the length of the world to enjoy an invigorating trek through the countryside. You can admire the breath-taking landscapes in Kerry, discover highlights like Killarney National Park, Knocknadobar Mountain and the Dingle Peninsula on an Irish walking holiday. Walk along the iconic backdrop of the Cliffs of Moher during our Burren Walking Holiday or explore Glenveagh National Park on our Donegal Walking Holiday.

Spain

The Sierra Nevada (Image: Pixabay)

On one of TD’s fully guided walking trips to Spain, you can take a range of routes that allow you to explore some of the country’s most unforgettable trails. From a hiking trip through the Sierra Nevada mountains to a perfectly paced adventure walking the Camino de Santiago, the iconic ancient pilgrimage route for hundreds of years. With gorgeous weather, rich heritage and stunning scenery just waiting to be explored.

Andorra

Andorra may be well known for its ski resorts, but it is the perfect destination for mountain walking in the warmer months. Nestled between the French and Spanish border it has 65 peaks that stand at over 2,000m high. You’ll be based in the mountain village of La Massana, where we’ll see the top highlights of Andorra. You’ll get to discover the Andorran Pyrenees, Lake Moreno, Griu Summit and much more.

Hungary

Denbue river (Image: Pixabay)

The Danube Bend, a region of peaks and river towns in Northern Hungary, is where the hills on both banks force the river to turn sharply and flow southward, creating arguably the most picturesque stretch of the Danube. You can explore this beautiful region by foot on a Hungary Walking Holiday.

Prefer a holiday focused on food? Check our foodie guide to Italy

Romania

Romanian views (Image: Pixabay)

Explore the Romanian countryside on a guided walking holiday to Transylvania. Along with invigorating treks in the Bucegi Mountains and Carpathian Mountain range, you’ll visit Transylvania’s most iconic landmark, Bran Castle. Also known as the home of Dracula and explore Romania’s capital Bucharest.

Slovenia

The Julian Alps (Image: Pixabay)

Slovenia is a country that offers unlimited opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts. Set against the backdrop of the Julian Alps on their Slovenia Walking Holiday, you’ll trek through gorges, explore national parks, tackle mountain peaks and discover Lake Bohinj.

So how does it all work?

You might be wondering about the logistics of a walking holiday? TD’s active walking holidays are split to accommodate different walking levels. The levels are judged by the average distance, terrain, and incline covered in each holiday. Sometimes, an orientation meeting is held before your first walk, to give the group a chance to meet the local guides and decide which level suites them.

There is a great sense of camaraderie during TD active’s walking holidays

There is a great sense of camaraderie during TD active’s walking holidays, making them suitable for everyone – solo travellers, groups of friends, couples and even family members. TD active Holidays work with a fantastic team of local expert walking guides. All members are well looked after, so you return from your holidays with some fun new memories.

To keep things operating effectively, the walking guides give regular briefings to inform you about what is happening in the next few days. So you’re always aware of timings and what you need to bring for each walking day.

Some might think that embarking on a walking holiday seems a little too strenuous for a “holiday”. However, the sense of accomplishment and adventure you feel at the end of a walk in the Alps, upon reaching the peak of Mulchaen in the Sierra Nevada mountain range or trekking the Camino, is something you cannot get simply laying by the pool on a typical holiday. 

TD active’s walking holidays, local expert walking guides, incredible itineraries and accommodation are all included, so all you have to do is lace up your walking boots on arrival!

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They offer a wide range of guided group holidays from city breaks or solo travel to active and adventure holidays (including walking, yoga and photography holidays) with their sister brand, TD active Holidays.

With multiple departure airports across the UK, you can fly from Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow in Scotland. In Northern Ireland they fly from Belfast (plus Dublin and Cork) and for passengers from the South they depart from Bristol and a range of London airports.

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