Rick Steves writes European guidebooks and hosts travel shows on public TV and radio. Contact him at rick@ricksteves.com . His column runs on alternating weeks in the Travel section.

Perched on a high ridge, the impossibly quaint hobbit hamlet of O Cebreiro welcomes visitors to Galicia – a hilly, damp, green region in northwest Spain that feels vaguely Irish. O Cebreiro i… ...

When travel pro, Rick Steves, yearns to explore Spain, his preferred destination is often Andalucía, which he describes as being "steeped in the soul of Spain." He particularly enjoys la Ruta de ...

Steves says visitors to the region face, "concrete, pollution, ridiculous prices, and traffic jams," and that it's not going to give you any sense of the real culture of southern Spain.

Whenever I’m in Santiago de Compostela, in the northwest corner of Spain, I have a three-part agenda: See pilgrims reach their goal in front of the cathedral, explore the market, and buy some ...

Toledo, Spain, is a beautiful city as well as a popular tourist destination, and travel guru Rick Steves has a pertinent tip for making the most of your visit. advertisement. Explore.

Spain’s former capital crowds 2,500 years of tangled history onto a high, ... This article is used with the permission of Rick Steves’ Europe (www.ricksteves.com).

This famous plaza in Madrid is described by Rick Steves as the "Times Square of Spain." While there might not be skyscrapers, this is a buzzing cultural center.