Today, an impressive irrigation network of levadas – built in the 16th century – delivers a unique route for exploring the island, which has nearly 2,000km of trails crossing mountains, waterfalls, tunnels and endangered forests.
Sure, it's Carnaval, samba, Ipanema, and Sugarloaf, but this fabled city is also much more - so here's a peek at several other lesser known treats to let you get to know the real Rio de Janeiro
The Madrid Community is packed with delights for visitors – both historic towns and impressive nature – and its wonderful wines are just one more facet you can enjoy on a Madrid stopover.
Cristina Martín Sánchez has been a chief purser on the narrow-body aircraft that fly domestic and European routes since 2019, although she began working at Iberia in 2016.
The fourth largest and easternmost of the Canary Islands is known for its starkly beautiful semi-desert landscape including volcanic cones; the innovative works of native-son architect/environmentalist César Manrique; and...
The Community of Madrid has the most protected space on the Iberian Peninsula: 15 per cent of the entire region. Peñalara, in the Guadarrama mountain range, is the region’s highest peak. It rises 2,428m above sea level.
Rich traditions faithfully preserved, architecture that runs from ancient buildings in the medinas to monumental temples and Art Deco gems, unrivalled gastronomy, more than 3,500km of coastline and dreamy landscapes taking in the desert, deep valleys and Atlas Mountains.
Picturesque Los Corrales de Buelna pulls out all the stops with decorating and some 1,800 locals getting into character as 11 legions worth of Romans or 13 tribes of Cantabri, setting up encampments and markets in an attempt to recreate northern Iberia of more than 2,000 years ago.