Spain and Portugal sit right next to each other but feel genuinely different city to city. Here’s a real, currently-live pairing across the two.
A rough 6-10-day shape: Malaga + Alicante. Swap the day split to suit you, every leg below links to its own live fare and booking page.
Days 1-5
Malaga has a real Andalusian old town behind its beach-resort reputation, Picasso’s birthplace, a Moorish Alcazaba fortress, and a genuinely good tapas scene.
**Nearby and worth it:** the whitewashed hill town of Ronda and the Caminito del Rey gorge walk are both popular day trips from the Costa del Sol.
See the Malaga fare from London, £30 →
Days 6-10
Alicante mixes a hilltop castle (Santa Barbara, with sweeping Mediterranean views), a palm-lined old town, and a proper city beach right in the centre.
**Nearby and worth it:** Benidorm and the Costa Blanca’s beach towns are all within an hour, making Alicante a good base for the whole coast.
See the Alicante fare from London, £30 →
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Old-town culture, then a slower coastal finish.
Two islands (or an island and Athens), one trip.
Two or three Spanish stops, one loose itinerary.
Long-haul, warm year-round, real currently-live fares.
Two capitals, one long weekend or a full week.
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