Country guide
Spain travel guide
This guide gathers everything TripsCircle knows about Spain: 11 destinations, 109 places and 3 curated routes. The most common route styles are beaches, culture and food journeys. Trips run 5–10 days.
- Destinations
- 11
- Places
- 109
- Curated routes
- 3
- Trip lengths
- 5–10 days
- Routes favor
- May – Jun and Sep – Oct
Where our routes go in Spain
Tap a dot to open that destination's guide.
11 destinations in Spain
Ordered by how many of our curated routes stop there, then by how many places we have picked.
Best of Spain
Our curated picks by theme, drawn from the places our route editors chose for their routes.
- Best restaurants25 picksBar Nestor · La Viña del Ensanche · Bar Cañete
- Best bars & cafés16 picksBodegas Ysios · Petritegi Sagardotegia · El Xampanyet
- Top things to do40 picksHammam Al Ándalus Córdoba · Palau de la Música Catalana · Girona Cathedral
- Best outdoor spots10 picksCap Roig Gardens · La Concha Beach · Bunkers del Carmel
Places worth planning around
A short sampler from the 109 places in Spain, starting with those featured on the most of our routes.
EatBar Cañete
Counter-seating tapas bar near La Rambla serving classic and seasonal plates.
SeeGuggenheim Museum Bilbao
Gehry's titanium museum, with Koons's flower-covered Puppy outside and Serra's steel mazes inside.
OutdoorsCap de Creus Natural Park
Rugged headland of wind-sculpted rock and coves at Spain's eastern tip.
DoCamí de Ronda to Llafranc
Coastal path from Calella past coves to Llafranc and on to Tamariu.
DrinkBodegas Campos
Historic winery and tavern with barrels signed by famous visitors.
EatEl Celler de Can Roca
Three-Michelin-star restaurant of the Roca brothers.
Curated routes through Spain
3 routes with at least one stop here.
Best time to visit Spain
Of the 3 routes here with a recommended season, at least half point to May – Jun and Sep – Oct. May is the most-recommended month (3 of 3 routes).
Climate averages (NASA POWER, 2001–2025) for 11 of our destinations here: August is the warmest month, with average highs near 85°F (30°C), and January the coolest at about 54°F (12°C). November is the wettest, around 3.2 in (82 mm) of rain, and July the driest at about 0.9 in (22 mm).
NASA POWER is a gridded model (roughly 50 km cells), so coastal and mountain spots read as regional averages.
Weather by destination
Getting around Spain
Legs between consecutive stops on our routes. Distances are straight-line estimates, not driving distances.
- Girona → Calella de Palafrugellabout 32 km (20 mi) straight-line
- Calella de Palafrugell → Cadaquésabout 45 km (28 mi) straight-line
- Bilbao → San Sebastiánabout 77 km (48 mi) straight-line
- Barcelona → Gironaabout 85 km (53 mi) straight-line
- San Sebastián → Laguardiaabout 98 km (61 mi) straight-line
- Seville → Córdobaabout 120 km (74 mi) straight-line
- Córdoba → Granadaabout 131 km (81 mi) straight-line
- Granada → Rondaabout 147 km (91 mi) straight-line
Planning a trip to Spain
How many days do you need for a trip to Spain?
Our 3 curated routes with stops in Spain run 5–10 days.
What are the best places to visit in Spain?
Going by how often our route team includes them, the most-featured destinations in Spain are Barcelona, Bilbao, Cadaqués, Calella de Palafrugell and Córdoba. Barcelona alone has 10 hand-picked places in our guides.
When is the best time to visit Spain?
At least half of our routes here recommend May – Jun and Sep – Oct. NASA POWER averages put the warmest weather in August and the most rain in November.
Where can I find the best restaurants in Spain?
See our curated picks: best restaurants in Spain, chosen from 25 places in our curated routes. We also have lists for bars & cafés, things to do and outdoor spots.
Nearby countries
Take your crew to Spain
Start from one of our Spain routes in TripsCircle, then shape it together: shared itinerary, polls for the big decisions, split expenses and packing lists.