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GREAT TRIP
BRENDAN
SAINSBURY,
AUTHOR
CALLE MONTES / GETTY IMAGES ©
Growing up, I always imagined
Spain’s southern coast to be full
of raucous resorts plying 18 to
30 holidays. When I eventually
visited, I found that, in between the
‘Benidorms’, there was as much
culture as after-hours cacophony.
Where else can you find a city more
innately Spanish than Málaga, a
coast more unsullied than Cabo
de Gata, or a Roman amphitheater
more thrillingly sited than
Tarragona’s?
Top: Outdoor dining in Málaga
Left: Tarragona’s Roman amphitheatre
Right: Cabo de Gata