Las Ramblas - Most famous street in Spain
The next best thing besides watching Barcelona in Nou Camp
Architectures like castles and churches all around
Lonely Planet’s Spain at a glance
Once away from the holiday costas, you could only be in Spain. In the cities, narrow twisting old streets suddenly open out to views of daring modern architecture, while spit-and-sawdust bars serving wine from the barrel rub shoulders with blaring, glaring discos.
Travel is easy, accommodation plentiful, the climate benign, the people relaxed, the beaches long and sandy, the food and drink easy to come by and full of regional variety. More than 50 million foreigners a year visit Spain, yet you can also travel for days and hear nothing but Spanish.
When To Go
Spain can be enjoyable any time of year. The ideal months to visit are May, June and September (plus April and October in the south). At these times you can rely on good-to-excellent weather, yet avoid the extreme heat - and the main crush of Spanish and foreign tourists - of July and August. But there’s decent weather in some parts of Spain virtually year round. Winter along the southern and southeastern Mediterranean coasts is mild, while in the height of summer you can retreat to the northwest, to beaches or high mountains anywhere to escape excessive heat. The best festivals are mostly concentrated between Semana Santa (the week leading up to Easter Sunday) and September to October.
In My Own Opinion
Truthfully, I was indifferent towards the choice Spain or Mexico for my exchange programme. Spain has its Gaudi architecture, food and festivals while Mexico has its Aztec pyramids, crazy culture, food and festivals too. What’s more important is the time we spend there and how we make full use of it. If it’s Mexico, I’ll probably be slacking and relaxing my time away. Now that it’s Spain, a business city in Europe, I might think about a career there in the future. Hmm, how about it Stelly? Want to eat paella and work till 5pm for the rest of our lives? =)