This infamously glittery stretch of the southern Spanish coast is not just about extravagant luxury. The lesser-known Costa del Sol is full of unexpected and memorable experiences guaranteed to appeal to the more intrepid wine and food lover

Free-range history

Catalonia offers a dizzying array of habitats, and birds to match,

Not many successful breakaways involve almost 5,000m of climbing over 324km, but that’s exactly what Napoleon Bonaparte pulled off in just six days in the spring of 1815. After escaping from exile on

The golden era of Málaga wines was lost to history, but intrepid winemakers are exploring the region’s mountainous extremes anew

This week’s dream: a wild Canary Island’s creative ...