Spain Family Adventures

"The best places for a family holiday to Spain are in the north, when it's cooler in summer. Brilliant activities, authentic food, dramatic mountain scenery and small villages with B&Bs rooted in local history and culture."

Spain is a great place to take the children, and we’re not talking Costas and all-inclusives here. We’re talking about brilliantly immersive activities you can all do together, laughing and giggling and getting your feet wet. We’re talking about picnics on a mountaintop, looking out over rolling pastures, the gentle clang of a cowbell drifting in and out of earshot. We’re talking about lovely family-run guesthouses and inns where you can practice a few words of Spanish with your hosts and try the local homecooked food on a terrace with a view.

If that sounds like your sort of trip, and it really is only the briefest of sketches, then we’d recommend taking a look at some of our trips. For us, the absolute best places for a family holiday are in the north – the Picos de Europa, the Pyrenees mountains and the Costa Brava in Catalonia.

That’s not to say that you couldn’t have a great time down on the Andalucían coast even in the height of summer, but for the balance of good weather, great activities and beautiful landscapes, the north is ideal.