Spain

The easiest country in Europe to travel alone. Cities you can walk end to end, trains that are fast and cheap, and dinner at ten at night where nobody blinks at a table for one.

Where to stay

Hotel Casa Palacio Don Ramón

Seville · Near Historical Cathedral

A rooftop pool with the Giralda right in front of you

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  • Tranquil elegance near Seville's heart

    Gorgeously decorated with arabesque designs, this serene retreat offers a tranquil escape near Seville's main attractions. Delight in the lovely courtyard restaurant, spacious rooms with balconies, and personalised touches like a signature Cava bottle and small cakes.

Parador de Granada

Granada · Inside the Alhambra

You sleep inside the Alhambra and feel like royalty

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  • A Nasrid palace before the Catholic Monarchs turned it into Granada's first Christian monastery, sitting within the Alhambra complex itself. Arab bath houses were uncovered here in 1949. The original palace patio is now a cloister, and a domed qubba looks out over the Generalife gardens. Guests get vehicle access into the monument grounds — so you can be inside the Alhambra before the day-trippers have finished breakfast.

    • Former Nasrid palace and royal monastery

    • Original Arabic room, qubba and 1949 bath house discovery

    • Views towards the Generalife gardens

    • Guest vehicle access to the monument grounds

Hotel Neri

Barcelona · Gothic Quarter

A 12th-century palace with a rooftop you won’t want to leave

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  • Twenty-two rooms inside a medieval palace on a quiet square in the Gothic Quarter, with the original courtyard and its sgraffito wall decoration still intact. It's Barcelona's only Relais & Châteaux hotel. The rooftop terrace — Roba Estesa — is the real reason to book: small, green, and a few minutes from Las Ramblas without any of the noise.

    • 12th-century medieval palace with original courtyard

    • 22 rooms and suites across six categories

    • Roba Estesa rooftop terrace

    • Barcelona's only Relais & Châteaux hotel

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    • Spain welcomed 96.8 million international visitors in 2025 — second only to France.

    • There are 50 UNESCO World Heritage sites here, from the Alhambra to whole old towns like Toledo and Salamanca.

    • Dinner starts late. Most kitchens don't get going until nine, and turning up at seven marks you out instantly.

    • The AVE high-speed train does Madrid to Seville in about two and a half hours.

    • The Camino de Santiago is a network of routes — walk a five-day section rather than committing to the full month.

  • Best time — April to June, then September into October. July and August in Andalucía regularly pass 40°C, and Seville in August is genuinely hard work.

    Getting around — The AVE network links Madrid, Seville, Barcelona, Valencia and Málaga. Book a few weeks out for the cheapest fares.

  • Spanish cities stay busy late, which most solo women find reassuring rather than unnerving. The main risk is pickpocketing rather than anything more serious — keep your bag in front of you on Las Ramblas and the Madrid metro and you'll be fine.

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