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Semana Santa in Málaga: a day-by-day guide
Part two of my Semana Santa guide. Logistics, getting around, and a day-by-day guide to the processions.

An introduction to Semana Santa in Málaga
Part one of my Semana Santa guide. The history and cultural context, music, who’s who in the processions, and lots more.
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Madrid bookshops guide: 15 of the best [+ map]
From a market stall where books are sold by weight to cosy bookshop-bars, here are 15 spots in Madrid that book lovers won’t want to miss.

When Madonna came to Ronda
Thirty years on, the untold story behind the bullfighting-themed music video for Madonna’s Take a Bow.

Phoenician Málaga: El Cerro del Villar
A visit to one of the best-preserved Phoenician cities in the western Mediterranean.
On the art nouveau trail in A Coruña
When you’re walking through the city of glass, look up

An ex-local's guide to Chamberí, Madrid
Plaza life, where to eat and drink, a bookshop to fall in love with, and a ghost station