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This restored 18th-century mansion is beautiful and quite good value. You’ll find all the signature Sevillian features, including a fern-filled patio, antiques, and a definite sense of style and class. It’s right next to the cathedral, too. Not all rooms have en-suite facilities.

Seven elegant rooms are gathered around a central patio filled with greenery and light. The restaurant boasts a Michelin star.

Right in the heart of this Renaissance town, is this oasis of quiet beauty. It’s part of a chain, with all the conveniences, yet evokes timeless style.

With beautiful alpine decor and wonderful interior design this hotel is both spacious and luxurious. At the heart of this ski resort, the hotel has a chair lift service at its door.

This deluxe, Vegas-style establishment also has a casino. All the rooms have a balcony with sea views. Recreation options include a pool, sauna, gym and tennis court.

Founded by the Phoenicians, Huelva was at its peak under the Romans – the Museo Provincial conserves remarkable archaeological finds. The city’s other claim to fame is as the starting point of Columbus’s epic voyage (see Discovery of America). Huelva was the first port for New World trade, until Seville took over.

The provincial capital boasts its own El Corte Inglés department store on Plaza de España, while the area around it and just off Plaza 12 de Octobre constitutes the main shopping district. The Mercadillo (open-air market) is held every Friday on the Recinto Colombino.

This is the most sumptuous Rococo-style church in Seville.

It’s intriguing to find one of the masterpieces of Andalucían Rococo design in this industrial town – especially because Lucena was famous for having been a virtually independent Jewish enclave during Moorish rule. The gem of this 15th-century church is its 18th-century octagonal sacristy and the complex decoration of the chapel and its dome.