Pilgrim's progress

A new project highlighting significant stops on Spain’s cultural routes serves up some little-heard histories and fewer crowds

Our first exploration of the northern coast of Spain had left us longing to see more, so we were soon sailing back into Santander’s impressive harbour to explore further. Our destination on our first

Brilliant tarmac, great food and endless warmth, these are a great basis for a stunning biking holiday… and you can download the routes from www.ride.co.uk

A multicultural bastion of Modernisme architecture, loomed over by an imposing medieval citadel, this tiny slice of Spanish flair on the North African coast deserves far more of a spotlight, writes Eddi Fiegel

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In the closing years of the last millennium, Vuelta a España director Enrique Franco was searching for a spectacle to help his race compete with its more famous French and Italian rivals. He believed