Spain's Best Food Cities
Seven cities where the eating is the point of the trip, from pintxos counters to the densest concentration of starred restaurants in Spain.
- Cities & Villages7
Basque Country · La Rioja · Madrid · Navarra · Valencia
Cities where eating is the activity
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- Base2
- Overnight1
- Quick Stop1
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- Where We'd Spend Three Nights · 2 shared places
- The Camino Staging Towns · 2 shared places
- The Basque Coast, End to End · 2 shared places
San Sebastián is the reason this list exists and needs no argument. Bilbao, Madrid, Valencia and Logroño follow for different reasons: market cooking, a city that eats at midnight, rice, and a street of fifty tapas bars. Hondarribia and Pamplona are the smaller answers, both places where one street or one square does the whole job. Give it four days, book two dinners, leave the rest loose.
7 places
Valencia
The birthplace of paella, with a strong arts and gardens scene and a long urban beach.
Madrid
Spain's capital, defined by world-class art museums, a dense urban core, and a late-night social culture.
San Sebastián
The ultimate culinary pilgrimage destination featuring world-class pintxos and pristine beaches
Hondarribia
A fortified Basque fishing village with an old walled town and a strong pintxos scene.
Pamplona
A historic Camino crossroads city offering a sophisticated pintxos scene and handsome architecture
Bilbao
An industrial-chic port city anchored by the Guggenheim and a world-class Basque food scene
Logroño
The best base for Rioja wine country, known for Calle del Laurel and its pintxos.
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