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London (1 May 2025)
Why is Santiago’s cathedral adorned with carvings of scallop shells? Which bar does the best pintxos in San Sebastián? How did a neighbourhood in Barcelona come to be known as the ‘Catalan Hackney’? Find out in the June issue of National Geographic Traveller (UK), which invites readers to get to know Spain’s most outstanding cities on a local level.
According to government figures, over 90 million travellers arrived in Spain in 2024, with a recent report from Google and Deloitte estimating that the land of Gaudí, flamenco and the Alhambra will overtake France as the world’s most visited country by 2040. But while the islands remain perennial favourites, it’s the mainland’s diverse regions and provinces that present the best opportunities for travellers to get under...