Over forty-five million tourists visit spain each year, making it one of the three most visited countries in the world. to travel to spain is to experience sun, superb food, hospitality and joie de vivre, and yet it is also to discover the country’s rich heritage of monuments and sights, the imprint of the different civilisations that once made it their home, or to journey through its singular and breathtaking countryside and delight in the stunning, starkly contrasting scenery, study the customs of its peoples and towns, and share in their local fiestas and traditions. To travel to Spain is to opt for diversity, to be the central character in what is sure to be a truly unforget- table trip. this is what makes spain such a prized destination worldwide, and why the vast majority of those who visit it once, return...in order to share in the enjoyment of a climate, countryside and culture which embody a rather special way of life.