See our article on a little known wine-producing place, deep in southern Spain, on JancisRobinson.com.

Celebrating with friends and family is what I love best about the holidays. To enhance these celebrations, I think of wines, in this case Spanish wines, that are special and pair well with holiday menus from seafood to lamb, beef to wild game, as well as plates of Iberian jamón or goat´s-milk cheeses.

Every year we organize trips for travelers looking to spend the holidays in Spain or Portugal. Of course it’s a fantastic time to travel with family or friends, whether you choose to visit a city–Barcelona, Madrid, Sevilla, Lisbon, Porto–or have a relaxing countryside or village vacation.

Deep in southern Spain, in the province of Cádiz, spring arrives slowly, timidly, sometime after the drums of Semana Santa die down and before the flamenco and horses and sherry ferias begin. Spring: languid lunches in beachside chiringuitos, walks on the region’s pristine beaches, horse and wine and spring festivals seemingly every week, and almadraba season.

Posters advertising Holy Week (Semana Santa) processions line shop windows and tapas bar walls in southern Spain.

The ensaimada may be the best known pastry from Mallorca. It’s a deceptively simple, sweet but not too sweet, bread found in bakeries throughout Mallorca and in mainland Spain.

The 2019 Bib Gourmand restaurants in Andalucía from the Michelin Guide. Bib Gourmand points to restaurants where you can eat well for reasonable prices, not to exceed 35€ per person.

The new Michelin stars in Spain and Portugal

Spain, like many Western European countries, has an extensive high-speed rail network, as well as short, medium, and long-distance conventional trains.

Spain and Portugal make many people think of wine, but one of the most common drinks in the Iberian Peninsula is coffee. Not just any coffee, though.

How Spain ranks on the World's 50 Best Restaurants 2017.

Spain is attractive for living short or long term because it is relatively inexpensive, the food and wine are amazingly good, and the country, the people and the lifestyle are seductive.

Here's a warming Spanish recipe for white beans with clams from Foods & Wines from Spain. Perfect any time of year and especially now that the weather is cooler.

Barcelona's plan to win back the streets from traffic and make the city more livable by adding green space, increasing traffic-free zones and lowering the noise and air pollution levels is based on superblocks, or 3-by-3 Eixample block areas re-conquered for neighbors to live, play, interact and breathe.

Spain isn't always thought of as a country of quality traditional artisans and artisan products. A little sleuthing and it turns out there are plenty of producers of traditional crafts albeit not always in plain sight.

Barcelona is still one of the best places to eat in Spain. Modern fine dining in Barcelona today.

Xavier Pellicer, the veteran of Àbac in Barcelona and El Racó de Can Fabes in Sant Celoni, is making culinary magic in an all-organic restaurant Céleri

Málaga's getting hot as a food destination. We were just down south (in Málaga, Marbella, Sevilla, Jerez…) and we have added some stunning 5-star hotels–including one in a private home in the country–, new tapas bars and Michelin-star restaurants, amazing markets (with eateries right inside the markets), winery visits, cooking classes (our favorite is with a professional restaurant chef), a private visit to the rooftop of the Sevilla Cathedral, private art tours, and more. And the art in Málaga…to die for. Picasso Museum, Pompidou Center, Thyssen Museum, and a branch of the Russian Museum.