Spain Mailbag #3

Beach breaks, moving to Madrid, documentary recommendations, and where to eat in Vigo/Pontevedra.

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Thanks to everyone for reading and sharing my recent pieces on Spain’s blackout and the mass tourism machine heading north.

Now, let’s dive into the latest batch of questions from La Comunidad subscribers:

Q: Do you have any article on holiday destination recommendations for the summer (within Spain)?

No, but I did reach out to two Spanish friends this week for this question.

Here are their recommendations for places that are favourites among Spaniards:

• Conil de la Frontera (Cádiz)

• Zahara de los Atunes (Cádiz)

• Roquetas de Mar (Almería)

• La Herradura/Almuñecar (Granada) - the only one that both recommended!

• Altea (Alicante)

• Cadaqués (Girona)

• Comillas (Cantabria)

• Llanes (Asturias)

• Lekeitio (Basque Country)

Q: I’m planning a trip to Porto, then on to Vigo and Pontevedra in September. I’ll spend the first and last nights in Porto to be c…