spain holiday recommendation ideas?
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Well, given you won't be doing much sunbathing lol The average temperature is gonna be as high as, maybe, 15 degrees. I'd be looking for somewhere that has stuff to visit or maybe you're into walking/cycling?
Anyway, many of the coastal resort areas will be reasonably quiet in February. Personally, I stay on the Costa Brava regularly and Tossa de Mar is quite pleasant (despite its name) although I tend to avoid it in peak times. Further up the coast around Sant Feliu de Guíxols is also good - decent long beach, some good coastal walks and reasonable night life.
Like everything, depends what you want.
A friend is just back from Lanzarote (sort of qualifies as Spain?) and said it was bikini/pool material.
I think I'd pass on the bikini though....
I think I'd pass on the bikini though....
The Canaries do better for sun this time of year (18-20 degrees) so if you want sun then Lanzarote/Tenerife would be better
As @trevortron suggests, I would forego the bikini! However, feel free to post pics if you happen to be blond with great, erm, 'personalities'
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Lanzarote is fine if you only want sun and nightlife, but otherwise it's pretty featureless.
I'd second HH's recommendation of Tossa de Mar. It's a pretty resort with lots of character set in a background of pine(?) forests, but temperatures can be a bit low this far off season.
The Costa Del Sol would be my recommendation for the best of both worlds in February.
I'd second HH's recommendation of Tossa de Mar. It's a pretty resort with lots of character set in a background of pine(?) forests, but temperatures can be a bit low this far off season.
The Costa Del Sol would be my recommendation for the best of both worlds in February.
Volcanic region - agreed!
Pine indeed, the GR92 is accessible via the road past the castle (I mostly walk in Spain).
I'd have to defer to @nara regarding the Costa del Sol as it's been a while - Torremolinos, Benalmedina, Fuengirola. Maybe Estepona (visit Marbella on a day out when your wallet is full lol).
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The Costa Del Sol would be my recommendation bin 10 times
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In that case why not Barcelona, big city shopping, plenty of bars, plenty of sights to see and you can experience either the tourist side of Spain or the Spanish side of Spain depending what part of the city you decide to visit each day. Plus there are some fabulous eating experiences to be had there as well and the nightlife can be experienced without the need for it to be drink biased .
True! Enjoy the beach and the old part of the city, beware of pickpockets but enjoy the mime artists. Close to the airport so relatively cheap taxi ride. Good restaurants
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The Galicia Region that leads on down to Portugal is lovely and not as commercialised as the Mediterranean Coast although there are loads of areas on the Med side that are not commecialised either, but because the Mediterranean Sea is much calmer and warmer than the Atlantic Ocean which the Galicia Coastal Region is on.
The Spanish interior is also fantastic with wonderful cities like Zaragoza and Castile, but I think the OP is after an area that is easy to get to with fairly modern facilities and that Brits will find a bit easier to communicate with the indigeonous population.
