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May 6, 2026

What draws you to Spain? Is it Madrid’s galleries, the ancient red-and-white horseshoe arches of Córdoba’s mosque-cathedral or seaside paella in Valencia?

Whether you’re already booked to go this year or starting to cobble together some ideas, these guides may help inspire you.

Samuel Aranda for The New York Times How to spend 36 hours in Barcelona →

Jonathan Stokes for The New York Times Drive the Costa Brava, Spain’s “wild coast” →

Carlos Chavarria for The New York Times Know the essential stops in Madrid →

Emilio Parra Doiztua for The New York Times Seek quintessential Spain in Seville →

Emilio Parra Doiztua for The New York Times Visit the birthplace of paella in Valencia →

Laura Leon for The New York Times See Roman ruins and Moorish architecture in Córdoba →

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