DESTINATIONS

There are many clichés associated with Spain and Portugal - the sun-drenched beaches, the passion of flamenco, the spectacle of the bullfight, the mournful intensity of the “fado” – and whilst these images are true the Iberian Peninsular offers so much more!  

The two countries are both spectacular and diverse, intensely regionalist yet fiercely held together by a passion for drama, contrast and a noisy, live-for-today hedonism. Both countries have a tremendous history, reflected in everything from prehistoric cave paintings, Roman ruins, Moorish palaces, imposing mediaeval castles, Gothic cathedrals and Renaissance masterpieces. This rich heritage is proudly embraced and combines with an infectious, go-ahead dynamism. Spain and Portugal’s contemporary avant-garde chefs, designers and architects have unleashed a formidable wave of uninhibited innovation to make them, without doubt, amongst the most exciting countries in Europe.