NOT many people have heard of Linares, Spain says RICHARD HIGGS

Long overshadowed by its famous winelands, the city has undergone a stunning renaissance, finds DUNCAN CRAIG

Holiday show presenter JASMINE HARMAN goes back to the Portuguese region, Algarve, where she once lived to sample the health benefits of a pioneering spa resort

With its pretty timber-framed houses and idyllic riverside location, ANNABELLE THORPE discovers the charms of the unspoilt Turkish resort of Akyaka

IF you see the world as one big revolving dance floor, a tiny rock in the Mediterranean could be your Mecca.

Ibiza will cure those blues say BOBBIE THURGOOD

BOBBIE THURGOOD follows party-loving A-listers and heads off for hedonism in Ibiza...

ANDY HOLLIS falls for the Atlantic archipelago with its rugged, unspoilt landscapes, welcoming population and array of dazzling birdlife

With the summer crowds leaving the Mediterranean behind, we reveal the delights that lie in wait for the autumn traveller at some of its best resorts

One of the messiest festivals takes place in Buñol, Spain but as NIGEL GRIFFITHS found, La Tomatina is also enormous fun