Unspoilt Spain

Having explored the majority of Spain’s southern coastline, I keep returning to one particular region, where the beaches are quiet most of the year, the food is affordable and a place that is more locally focused than targeted toward tourists.

It’s home to one of Europe’s oldest cities, although it has been claimed to be the oldest. It’s a place where you can go sand boarding, kite surfing and wind surfing. You can drink incredible locally produced wine that you’ll rarely see in the UK, eat home cooked Tapas with fresh ingredients and freshly caught tuna amongst many other fish options. You can explore legendary sites where frontiers began, were fought over, and fell as well as visiting picturesque cliff top villages that offer impressive views across the landscape and out to sea. The festivals here come alive from April and run until October with each town or city hosting its own fair. In May, the region’s most famous Horse show is held whereas in August, you can hear the horses thunder along the beach once the tide has receded. You can also here thunder of a different kind as this area is home to the Spanish MotoGP.

It is also home to some of the countries rarest bird life in the 10,000-acre national park, you can sometimes see dolphins and whales just off the coast and you can experience nearly 3,000 hours of sunshine per year, making it one of Europe’s sunniest destinations.

Where is this magical and diverse place that I speak of?

If I told you, the Spanish would never allow me back into the country. I was once told, this coast is for Spanish people so my lips are sealed but if you want to discuss a holiday there, then give me a call and I might share my secret destination with you.

PS. The photos might give you a clue!