
Asturias
Green mountains, cider houses and sandy coves on Spain's cool, rainy northern coast.
BEST TIMEJUN–SEP
Beaches, islands, food and city breaks a short flight away. Here's where to go on holiday in Spain, and the best time to visit each.

Green mountains, cider houses and sandy coves on Spain's cool, rainy northern coast.
BEST TIMEJUN–SEP

Gaudí's fairy-tale buildings, a city beach and tapas for dinner.
BEST TIMEMAY–JUN, SEP

Calm turquoise coves, pine woods and pretty harbour towns on the quieter Balearic island.
BEST TIMEJUN, SEP

A white town split by a deep gorge and joined by a towering stone bridge.
BEST TIMEAPR–MAY, SEP–OCT

Winter sun, a volcano with a cable car and some of Europe's best water parks.
BEST TIMEOCT–MAR

City beaches, a giant Gulliver to climb and the home of paella.
BEST TIMEAPR–JUN, SEP–OCT
Where's at its best in each month of the year.
Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, stays mild all year and is at its best from October to March.
Asturias, on the green north coast, is cooler than the south in July and August. Menorca is lovely in June and September.
Barcelona and Valencia both have a beach as well as plenty to see, and work well in three to five nights.
Put it on standby with the rest of your family's ideas. Everyone spreads their points in secret, gets one veto, and the draw picks where you go.