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You know when you arrive somewhere for the first time, and you just think, ‘Aaahh – that’s better.’  Instant wind-down, when a view and an atmosphere are your holiday remedy for stress and worries, a sort of Spain Holiday chill pill! Tarifa is just like that.  Stand and survey the wide stretch of sandy beach and feel the tension ease with the ebb and flow of the tide. Travel to Tarifa this Summer, and just chill!

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A holiday in Spain will leave you with all sorts of lingering, beautiful memories.  Uploading your photographs when you get back home is all part of the pleasure, remembering each sun filled day out, that great Paella, the gorgeous beach you chose when you booked that perfect holiday home.  Spain will fill all of your senses, and leave you relaxed and rejuvenated.  What are your special memories of your best Spanish holiday?

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Spain is jam packed full of statues. You must have noticed them when you go walkabout on your holiday in the country. You cannot walk far in a city or town without passing several statues. While they get sat upon (and something else upon) by birds; surely they must represent points of interest to all of us. 

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So the sea is the sea. Is that correct? After all, the sea is blue. You can swim in it, sail on it, fly over the top of it. Ideally the waves arrive on a sandy beach in Spain. That would be the Mediterranean then, would it? Well, yes. And no. It depends where you are. You may be marvelling at the Med. Or you may be admiring the Atlantic. But which is it?

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When Spanish families go to the beach they tend to take the entire contents of their house with them. Everything except the kitchen sink. That is because they go there in the comfort of their air conditioned car. But what if you want to see Spain by bus? As i sometimes do. Well you can take plenty of stuff with you on a Spanish bus. Though taking a fold out dining table for twelve people may be stretching your luck. Here are the coastlines I have seen by bus.

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Below Barcelona, you might well want to spend a little time exploring the Costa Daurada – the Gold Coast of Spain.  Fishing villages, golden beaches, long coastal walks – from Sitges to Salou any wishes you may have for perfect beach life will be granted by the genie that is Spain-holiday.com! But what about inland Tarragona – there´s more to this province than meets the eye…let´s discover medieval villages, monasteries and moreish wine, champagne too! Let´s toast Tarragona!

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Before the outbreak of the Civil War, Laurie Lee made his way from northern Spain to the south. He stayed in Zamora and Toro on his way to Valladolid. Heading south, en route to Almuñécar (see part 1 feature), he spent time in Cadiz and Malaga. But it was in Seville that he first experienced the true character of Andalusia. Judging from what he writes, both places have improved greatly in the intervening years. 

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As some of you might know, Tarifa, located on the Costa de la Luz in southern Spain has become the most visited beach in all of Europe for both kitesurfers and windsurfers.  Tarifa is the perfect place to try one of these sports and there are many professional kite and windsurfing schools around for thoose you would like to learn. One thing I can guarantee, is that after a day on the beach riding the waves with the strong breeze, hunger will strike, and therefore here you will find a list to some of the best places to eat out in Tarifa.

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