Mary-Ann Gallagher

Don’t make a mad dash to the resorts of the Costa Blanca: Alicante has everything you need. This beautiful city is a little less overcrowded by tourists, and its best things to do are a microcosm of the best things to do in Spain.  From glistening beaches to island day trips and plenty of museums and galleries, it’s no surprise Alicante is one of our top places to visit in Spain. Whether you’re here to zone out for a week or check out one of its cracking festivals, here are the best things to do in Alicante right now. RECOMMENDED:🏖 The best beaches in Spain😋 The best restaurants in Spain🗺 The best city breaks in Europe☀️ The best beaches in Europe Mary-Ann Gallagher is a travel writer and author based in Barcelona, Spain. At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by local writers who know their cities inside out. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines. This guide includes affiliate links, which have no influence on our editorial content. For more information, see our affiliate guidelines. 

There’s a hell of a lot of great cities to visit in Spain, but don’t forget about Seville when you’re drooling over Barcelona and Madrid. You might even be able to avoid some of the tourist madness (Barcelona is known for protesting against overtourism, after all).  So why go anywhere else? From tapas bars to old palaces, and beautiful architecture to art museums, you’ve got everything you need for a weekend city break in Seville. From flamenco to the Royal Alcázar itself, here are the best things to do in Seville right now.  RECOMMENDED:🏖️ The most underrated cities in Spain🧳 The best places to visit in Spain🍽️ The best restaurants in Spain🇪🇸 The best things to do in Spain At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by local writers who know their cities inside out. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines. 

A look at the usual lists compiling the best things to do in Málaga makes one thing clear: the capital of the Costa del Sol has long been overlooked in the race for top cultural destinations in Spain. That has slowly been changing since 2003, when the long-awaited Museo Picasso finally opened, kick-starting a cultural resurgence that has led to a whole flew of fancy new museums, including the only outpost of the Centre Pompidou outside of France. Add a couple of cliff-top Moorish castles, a pocket-sized Roman Theatre, a winsome little old town full of tapas bars and quirky boutiques, plus a newly primped-up port and fabulous beaches, and this exuberant little city on Spain's stretch of the Med can truly boast it’s got the whole package. Without further ado, here are the best things to do in Málaga right now. RECOMMENDED:🛏 See the best Airbnbs in Malaga🏨 or stay at the best hotels in Malaga Done something on this list and loved it? Share it with the hashtag #TimeOutDoList and tag @TimeOutEverywhere. Find out more about how Time Out selects the very best things to do all over the world.

The largest of the Balearic Islands is a hugely underrated spot. Majorca seems to have earned a bit of a reputation for ‘Brits abroad’, but if you know the right spots, you’ll see a different side of it entirely.  Home to some of the best beaches you’ll ever see, you’ll spend your days strolling quaint old towns, taking dazzling hikes, studying ancient ruins and tasting the very best sobrasada, fresh fish and coca de trempó Majorca has to offer. From flea markets to hidden coves, here are the best things to do in Majorca.  RECOMMENDED:🏨 The best hotels in Majorca📍 The best places to visit in Spain🇪🇸 Our ultimate guide to Spain Mary-Ann Gallagher is a travel writer and guidebook author. At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by local writers who know their cities inside out. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines. This guide includes affiliate links, which have 

Don’t sleep on Valencia: this is one of the best places to visit in Spain, and that’s a fact. It’s the birthplace of paella, for one thing, and it’s the kind of city you can spend three days or a whole week in and never run out of terrific things to do.  Spend your days discovering beautiful cathedrals, tucking into tapas and admiring street art, and your evenings sampling cocktails and visiting the bars in El Carmen and beyond. Whatever your vibe, Valencia has something for you. Here are the best things to do while you’re here.  RECOMMENDED:🏖 The best beaches in Valencia🛏 The best Airbnbs in Valencia🇪🇸 The essential guide to Spain Mary-Ann Gallagher is a travel writer and guidebook author and expert on Spain, Italy and more. At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by local writers. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines. This guide includes affiliate links, which have no influence on our editorial content. For more information, see our affiliate guidelines. 

Consult our list of best things to do in Granada if you want to experience one of Spain’s most captivating cities, which oozes both the languid sensuality of Al-Andalus and the brooding darkness of the Christian conquerors. The showstopping attraction is the Alhambra palace, which dominates the whole city from the top of a cliff. Below it, the modern town is crowned by a dazzling cathedral where the Catholic Kings, who brought about the fall of the last Moorish kingdom in Spain, lie in splendour. Pick your way through the medieval warren of the Albaícin to the cave dwellings of Sacromonte, where flamenco is at its purest, and linger in the city’s renowned tapas bars, mostly offering free tapas with drinks. Done something on this list and loved it? Share it with the hashtag #TimeOutDoList and tag @TimeOutEverywhere. Find out more about how Time Out selects the very best things to do all over the world.