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Self-Guided Walking Tour of Mahon (2026)

Mahon, or Maó, is the capital of Menorca and one of the island’s most distinctive towns, known for its huge natural harbour, historic centre, waterfront restaurants, and traces of British-period influence. The Balearic Islands tourism site describes Mahón’s historic centre as standing on a rocky outcrop above the harbour, with remains of medieval walls and houses with English-style interiors.

Exploring Roman Zaragoza

Roman Zaragoza was Caesaraugusta, the Roman colony founded under Emperor Augustus and one of the most important cities in the Ebro valley. Its Roman past is still unusually visible beneath the modern centre, especially around Plaza de la Seo and Plaza del Pilar, where the civic heart of the ancient city once stood.

Self-Guided Walking Tour of Zaragoza (2026)

Zaragoza is one of Spain’s most underrated historic cities, set on the Ebro and shaped by Roman, Islamic, Jewish, Christian, and Aragonese history. Spain’s official tourism site highlights the Basilica of Nuestra Señora del Pilar as the city’s symbol, while the Aljafería Palace reflects Zaragoza’s Islamic and royal Aragonese past.

Your Self-Guided Walking Tour of Valencia

Self-Guided Walking Tour of Valencia (2026)

Valencia is one of Spain’s most appealing Mediterranean cities, combining a historic centre, beaches, food culture, modern architecture, and green space created from the former Turia riverbed. Its great historic monument is La Lonja de la Seda, the Silk Exchange, which UNESCO describes as an exceptionally well-preserved late Gothic secular building and evidence of Valencia’s mercantile power in the 15th and 16th centuries.

Self-Guided Walking Tour of Madrid (2026)

Madrid is Spain’s capital and one of Europe’s great museum cities, with royal, political, artistic, and everyday urban life concentrated in a large but highly walkable centre. The Royal Palace, although no longer the royal family’s home, remains the official residence and is presented by Madrid’s tourism office as a route through the history of Spain from Charles III to Alfonso XIII.

Self-Guided Walking Tour of Tarragona (2026)

Tarragona is one of Spain’s best cities for Roman heritage, built over ancient Tarraco, once one of the major Roman centres of Hispania. UNESCO describes the Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco as preserving remains from the city’s Republican foundation in the 3rd century BCE through to the Early Christian era.

Self-Guided Walking Tour of La Coruna Old Town (2026)

La Coruña, or A Coruña, is a Galician Atlantic city known for its harbour, glass-fronted galleries, beaches, old town, seafood, and the Tower of Hercules. UNESCO describes the Tower of Hercules as a Roman lighthouse and landmark at the entrance to La Coruña harbour since the late 1st century AD, with Roman masonry still forming part of the structure.

Self-Guided Walking Tour of Seville (2026)

Seville is one of Spain’s great historic cities, shaped by Islamic, Christian, imperial, and Andalusian traditions. UNESCO lists the Cathedral, Alcázar, and Archivo de Indias as a remarkable monumental complex in the heart of the city, with the Giralda described as a masterpiece of Almohad architecture and the cathedral and Alcázar bearing witness to both Almohad and Christian Andalusian civilisation.

Self-Guided Walking Tour of Santiago de Compostela (2026)

Santiago de Compostela is one of Europe’s great pilgrimage cities, centred on the cathedral traditionally associated with the tomb of St James. UNESCO describes its Old Town as one of the world’s most beautiful urban areas, with Romanesque, Gothic, and Baroque buildings clustered around the cathedral and the Pórtico de la Gloria.

View overlooking La Spezia — Self-Guided Walking Tour of La Spezia

Self-Guided Walking Tour of La Spezia (2026)

La Spezia is a Ligurian port city best known as a gateway to the Cinque Terre, Portovenere, Lerici, and the Gulf of Poets. It also has its own maritime and military history: the city’s naval arsenal, inaugurated in the 19th century, helped transform La Spezia from a small town into a major naval and industrial centre.

Self-Guided Walking Tour of Catania (2026)

Catania is Sicily’s energetic eastern city, standing in the shadow of Mount Etna and shaped by lava stone, Baroque rebuilding, markets, churches, and a strong urban food culture. Mount Etna itself is UNESCO-listed, with UNESCO describing it as the highest Mediterranean island mountain and the most active stratovolcano in the world.

Self-Guided Walking Tour of Cagliari (2026)

Cagliari is Sardinia’s capital, a layered Mediterranean city with hilltop quarters, sea views, Roman remains, medieval streets, beaches, and a strong local food scene. One of its key ancient sites is the Roman Amphitheatre, which the city’s tourism office describes as the most important public building of Cagliari’s Roman period, set into a natural valley on the southern slopes of the Buon Cammino hill.