Cheap Holidays Spain

Cheap Holidays Spain

Why not have a holiday in Spain? You may not have a alot of money so you may want a cheap vacation in the nation. You may still want quality though or you may want to go for the cheapest all the time. You may want to try it rough. You may want to rent, or buy a hotel room or a villa or cottage, or a cabin our house or flat in the nation. You may want to see the culture, the historic sites, the valleys, the mountains, the beaches, the large cities, the towns, the architecture of the nation. A Spanish vacation can be a super idea.

Summer Resorts and Beaches

This modality of Tourism was the first to be developed in Spain, and nowadays, is the one that more income grants to the Spanish economy. The mild climate during the whole year and the extensive sandy beaches of the Mediterranean and South Atlantic, as well as of its two archipelagoes (the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands respectively) have been attracting tourists from the cold territories of North Europe for decades. Summer resorts are popular between the Spaniards too.

The Spanish coasts suitable for summer vacations include:

The Costa Brava, the Costa Daurada and the Costa del Maresme, in the autonomous community of Catalonia, very popular between tourist from inland Spain and France, including famous resorts like Salou and the city of Barcelona, that also has the largest harbour of Spain.
The Costa del Azahar, Costa de Valencia, whose capital city is Valencia and the Costa Blanca, (one of the most developed coastal areas of Spain, extremely popular for tourists from the United Kingdom and Germany, with Benidorm as the leading summer city of Spain), all in the Valencian Community.
The Costa Calida in Region of Murcia, Mediterranean Coasts and the Mar Menor (Lesser Sea), a inner salt lake separated to the Mediterranean by a large sandy bank.
The Costa de Almería, the Costa Tropical, the Costa del Sol and the Costa de la Luz, all in Andalucía. Some of its summer towns are worldwide famous, like Marbella, a tourist destination of tourist with big purchasing power. Málaga is also one of the largest harbours in Spain.

Spain also has two archipelagoes, the volcanic Canary Islands, in the Atlantic, and the Balearic Islands, in the Mediterranean, both very popular between Spaniards and foreigners.

Parallel to the summer tourism, other modalities like cultural and monumental tourism congresses, sport or fun tourism have been developed in these areas, including such famous cities as Barcelona and Valencia, both the biggest harbours of the Spanish Mediterranean coast.

The Beach Tourism also has had to do in the development of the nightlife, present in all the coastal or island cities, as well as their excellent gastronomy.

Many coastal or island places also have great ecological and natural importance. Theme Parks like Port Aventura or diverse Water-fun parks are also popular between Spaniards and foreigners.

Cultural Tourism, Business Tourism

Spain is also a popular destination of cultural tourism because of its historical importance, including cities like Seville, Granada, Córdoba and Toledo. Thirteen Spanish cities have been declared World Heritage Cities by the UNESCO: Alcalá de Henares, Ávila, Cáceres, Córdoba, Cuenca, Ibiza, Salamanca, San Cristóbal de la Laguna, Santiago de Compostela, Segovia, Tarragona and Toledo. Cultural tourism contemplates too the two big metropolis of Spain: Madrid and Barcelona, both with great historical importance. In addition, there are more important cultural places in Spain, including several cities in North Spain, like A Coruña and Vigo, in Galicia, Santander in Cantabria, Oviedo and Gijón in Asturias, Bilbao and San Sebastián in the Basque Country. North Spain is usually called Green Spaindue to its lush green landscape, similar to the United Kingdom. It has a lot of importance in terms of folklore, nature, cuisine and even summer holidays, although beaches of the North are notably colder than the Mediterranean's.

Religion

Spain is also an important place for Christianity and Judaism. In fact, some of the holiest places are in Spain: city of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia (North West Spain), the third holiest place after the Vatican City in Rome and Jerusalem. It's also the end of the Way of Saint James or Camino de Santiago in Spanish. Santo Toribio de Liébana, Cantabria (also at the North) is the fourth, followed by the Sanctuary of Caravaca de la Cruz at the South-East, Region of Murcia (fifth holiest place). These places attract tourists from all the world.

Nightlife has a long tradition as one of the leading tourist resources of Spain. Madrid and Barcelona are leaders as nightlife capitals of Europe. The Balearic Islands, especially Ibiza and Majorca also have a lively nightlife. Almost all medium to big cities in Spain (especially University towns like Salamanca) and the coastal areas are suitable for nightlife. Discoteques are also very popular in coastal areas, including the former "Ruta del Bacalao" (which includes several hardcore clubs). In inner cities, pubs and bars lead the night fun. Spaniards like both club sounds and worldwide hits or heavy/rock. Spanish music is very diverse, and it can be heard in clubs and bars, just like international music. The large cities like Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville and Bilbao are the most visited place for nightlifes from which tourist could always have a fine accommodation with any hotel in Madrid, hotel in Barcelona, hotel in Valencia, hotel in Sevilla and hotel in Bilbao.

Spain enjoys a diverse landscape and is full of places with great ecologic value all over the Spanish territory, including the Ordesa Valley and Monte Perdido between the autonomous community of Aragon and France, in the Pyrenees. Spain is a very mountainous country, but also has plains. The largest plain is the Meseta Central, with a "Castilian" landscape, full of prairies. There are also several wetlands with ecologic value, including the Doñana National Park, the Albufera of Valencia, the Lago de Sanabria (one of the largest lakes of Spain), the Lagunas de Ruidera and the Tablas de Daimiel National Park. North Spain is usually called the Green Spain because of its lush landscape, due to wet and rainy weather. However, the Canary Islands have an exotic volcanic landscape (including the Teide volcano, that is also the highest peak of Spain). Spain has a lot of importance in terms of archeology and paleontology including Atapuerca and the cave of Altamira.

Spain, as the second most mountainous country of Europe, is full of high mountains and good ski resorts, with famous ski slopes all over Spain, including the Pyrenees, the Cordillera Central, The Sistema Ibérico and Sierra Nevada.

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