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Trip 7 · My most recent adventure

Spain

Sunshine in February, palm trees by the sea, and a town built on top of a giant cliff. Spain might be where my family lives one day.

4 – 13 Feb 2026

Age 6

10 days · whole family

Cities I visited

The Capital

Madrid

Big squares, royal palaces, and the world's oldest restaurant. We had churros for breakfast and walked through the giant Retiro Park.

Costa del Sol

Marbella

A seaside town on the south coast. Palm-lined promenade, white houses, blue Mediterranean Sea, and yachts in the harbour.

Andalusia · mountain

Ronda

A magic town built on top of a cliff, split in two by a 100-metre-deep gorge. A stone bridge crosses the gap.

Things I did

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Royal Palace, Madrid

The biggest royal palace in Western Europe — 3,418 rooms! The Spanish royal family doesn't actually live there.

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Retiro Park

A huge park in Madrid with a lake you can row a boat on, and a glass palace built like a giant greenhouse.

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Puente Nuevo, Ronda

"The New Bridge" (built in 1793!) crosses a 120-metre gorge. Looking down makes your tummy flip.

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Plaza de Toros, Ronda

The oldest bullring in Spain. We didn't see a bullfight, but we walked the sand of the empty arena.

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Marbella beach

Walked the long Paseo Marítimo (the seafront promenade) and put our feet in the Mediterranean.

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Chocolate con Churros

A breakfast tradition: long fried doughnuts dipped in a thick cup of melted chocolate. Yes please!

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Plaza Mayor, Madrid

A huge red-and-white square in the middle of Madrid. People have gathered here since 1620.

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Andalusian mountains

The drive from Marbella up to Ronda zig-zags through pine forests and white "pueblos blancos" villages.

Food I tried

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Paella

Saffron rice with seafood

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Tapas

Lots of tiny dishes to share

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Churros

With chocolate dip!

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Jamón

Famous cured Spanish ham

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Gazpacho

Cold tomato soup

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Tortilla Española

Potato omelette (not Mexican!)

Fun facts about Spain

Spain has more than 3,000 hours of sunshine a year — almost as sunny as Vietnam, but with cool nights.
Once a year in a town called Buñol, thousands of people throw tomatoes at each other for fun. It's called La Tomatina.
Flamenco — the famous fiery dance with stamping feet and clapping hands — comes from southern Spain.
Spaniards eat lunch at 2 pm and dinner at 9 or 10 pm. Many shops close in the afternoon for a "siesta" (nap).
Football (soccer) is the most loved sport. Real Madrid and Barcelona are two of the most famous clubs on Earth.
Spanish is the second-most-spoken language in the world after Mandarin Chinese — about 500 million people speak it.
Spain might one day be where our family has a second home — that's why we keep visiting.