Under-the-Radar Spain

The Basque capital most travellers skip: a medieval almond, a cathedral restoration you can visit, and a serious pintxos crawl.

A town with a university older than any other in the Basque Country, and a modern sanctuary in the valley above.

A well-preserved Golden Age town, known for its open-air corral de comedias and Plaza Mayor.

An arcaded market town with a dark history and the old road to Vitoria running through it.

A serene, superbly preserved medieval walled city, with comparatively few visitors.

A treasure trove of antiquity featuring the best-preserved Roman theater and bridge in Spain

Spiritually significant monastery featuring ornate Mudejar cloisters and a rich colonial history

Baroque palaces under a hilltop castle, in a Murcian city foreigners have not discovered.

One of the Catholic world's five holy cities, built up a hill around a relic and a fortress.

A dramatic, uncrowded town featuring an imposing castle and the storied birthplace of the conquistadors

A perfectly preserved medieval village in Cantabria serving as the gateway to ancient cave art

A quintessentially medieval hill town in Castilla-La Mancha featuring a grand castle-cathedral and a historic Jewish quarter

A quiet Murcian hill town with real streets and no visitors, next to somewhere far better known.

Romantic Gothic royal palace defined by its elegant towers, hanging gardens, and historic luxury

An Asturian fishing village where houses stack in an amphitheater around a tiny port.

A historic colonial university city that served as the architectural blueprint for Spanish settlement in the Americas

A waterfront village on the Galician coast, known for its traditional stone granaries.

A striking pink-stone medieval village dramatically perched on a cliff over a river bend