The Love & Hates of Visiting Spain

Are you heading to Madrid or Barcelona or Valencia and not sure what to expect? Well here we have the honest travel advice you need to have the best Spanish vacation ever. The best and worst of visiting Spain on holiday. From the food to the people to the siesta and more.
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[carolinao]

I'm Spanish, and when I travel in the summer I try to do all my sightseeing before lunch. My advice would be: have a good breakfast and try to have lunch late (2 to 3 pm). After lunch, go to your hotel, rest, hit the pool if you have one, have a shower and go out again in the late afternoon. In the North the weather tends to be cooler, but from Madrid down the summers are rough.

[ochrop]

Spain is amazing. It's so diverse and beautiful. Food is not just paella and sangría. Hit the less populated town, the villages and you'll try such a wide variety of food, wine, beer, pastries... everything varies so much from one region to the other. Not to mention nature, culture, history, day-life, night-life. What a gorgeous country!

[andreamaronn]

I hate leaving Spain... Every time...❤

[nickvp]

My wife and i just got back from our honeymoon in Spain! One think i hated about Spain is how many awesome things and places there are to see and do... we only had time to see cordoba, Granada, and malaga

[reneeburich]

The meeting people and not knowing each others’ language reminds me of my friend who met a guy from Germany many years ago - he didn’t speak English and she didn’t speak German. They learned a few words at first and they’ve been married for 42 years!

[Ichsukatanuka]

Love Spanish culture and lifestyle, later dinners, chilling in the afternoon, it suits me 😎

[ThisIsWhatItLookedLike]

Your passion is so evident in this video! Reading between the lines it's clear how much you love Spain.

[frgv]

As a Spaniard that likes to travel abroad we find that, indeed, in general it is very hard to find elsewhere the quality to price ratio we are used to in Spain.

[Festus]

Great points all around. Well done! We visited Spain last year for the first time and we loved it. We were well prepared and avoided the negative stuff completely. The people everywhere were amazing from the smallest shops to the fanciest restaurants and hotels. Just lovely. We're planning a longer trip for next year so we can explore more of this amazing country.

[Mattkennedy]

My line of work only really permits me and my wife to travel during the winter but we loved our last trip to Madrid in 2020 - yes, that 2020. Luckily we both speak Spanish and my wife lived and worked there for many years. I thought being there in the winter was wonderful! Fewer tourists, more locals! And you’re absolutely right about doors opening when you speak the language. One day while exploring El Retiro in Madrid we started a conversation with some guy in golf cart and it turned out to be the boss of the park and he gave us a private, 40 minute long tour around the park on his golf cart, all because we could speak the language.

[andreimihaesi]

Another tip: Visit the 'hidden gems'! You don't have to spend your full 10 days in Barcelona, maybe base yourself in Girona or Tarragona or Zaragoza and do day trips from there! It'll make for a much more authentic vacation.

[teikitv]

Been following your channel for nearly 10 years—by far my favorite travel channel—so this is purely constructive criticism from a fan: I prefer your content without background music. I do appreciate the thinking outside the box and trying new things though 🤙. Au revoir from Paris.

[gogovideo]

I just came back from Spain and I have to say, there was nothing that I didn't like about it. We visited Alicante, and it was absolutely perfect. Beautiful, sunny and warm despite it being the middle of January, and although we did have a few people ask us for money or try to get us to buy things we didn't want, nobody tried to pickpocket us, nobody harassed us, it was very relaxed for the most part and even the homeless people begging would be very respectful if you told them you didn't have change/couldn't speak Spanish.
I've heard that it can be hard to find places to eat around certain times in Spain, but honestly we didn't experience that at all. There's lots of Spanish chain restaurants like Lizarran that offer authentic Spanish food from morning til night and you know it's good because it's not full of tourists. We went back there 3 times in 1 weekend because it was such a reliable spot and the food was wonderful.

[PortageurCa]

I loved the cathedral in Cordoba. The photos drew me to Spain. And yes, I just love the creativity of tapas.

[desiderata]

For those who rent cars rather than use public transport to get around: you will LURRRRVE Spanish highways, they are a pure joy to drive on (wide, clean and not a pothole in sight). Beware mountain roads, however, those are not for the faint of heart...

[hapyharyhardn]

I spent ast new years in Seville and i have to say it was the best new years party ive ever seen! They know how to party in Seville! Everyone was very friendly. Only concern was being worried about one of the kids blowing off their hands with all the firework/bombs they were lighting. ...all good, no missing limbs this time. but the whole experience was incredible!

[VisosTravel]

beautiful video. Next time go to my city of Vigo in Galicia during Christmas time so you can see the best display of lights in Europe. You are so right I just came to visit my family and yes the food is fairly price for sure. I hope I can meet you someday maybe you could come to Helen GA with our friend Darion 2nd weekend of March

[karisalonen]

Found you some years ago because of some video about Finland and I have to enjoy your videos are great. Always so positive and even while mentioning the negatives you have a great attitude to it, through understanding and making sense and reason to it. Also very good, solid and useful information about different locations.

A true feel good videos.

I tip my hat to you sir. 😊

[julieanncheshire]

I don't love the humidity in Barcelona in the fall, but other than that Spain is amazing.

[lindagarrido]

Other positives: family friendly. Spaniards take their kids everywhere and families go out together so no one gets annoyed if you bring your children to a restaurant at night (and yes, Spanish kids stay up late). Another positive: unlike Italy, the big cities are CLEAN - garbage is collected, grass is mowed and weeds are removed. Plus most Spaniards have civic pride and don’t litter or mess up public spaces. I lived in Spain over 20 years and am now in Italy. Believe me, Spain is infinitely cleaner and more modernized.