The 8 best destinations for summer holidays in 2024 according to Spain’s best journalists and travel experts

“Nobody talks about it much and it has incredible beaches with far fewer people than, for example, the Costa Brava. It may not offer those photogenic bays, but it does, with its medieval castles. Offers beautiful beaches like Altafulla. However, apart from the sea, what makes this region so interesting is that it has great designations of origin of wines and wineries very close, from Tarragona. Less than an hour away, it also has the Ebro Delta, which is wonderful for enjoying the finest rice (although those in Valencia and Alicante don’t agree!), oysters, local mussels and, the spectacular beaches and historic beaches of Tarragona. center and not to mention one of my very favorite hotels from there: Le Meridien Ra, with one of the best spas in Spain, another fabulous beach and a highly recommended restaurant, it’s relaxing without any ‘pretend’ My ‘happy place’ to do and relax, which is what we need in Spain these days.

Andrew Forbes: Formentera, Menorca and Mallorca

The luxurious Playa des Arenals and Terança hotels in Formentera

How delightful the Balearic Islands are always, what a paradise we find less than an hour away by flight! Andrew Forbes, a renowned travel journalist specializing in luxury hotels, is clear: “I love the bohemian spirit of Formentera, which now offers a new way of staying on the island thanks to the arrival of the Terança Hotel or the new Las Duenas Hotel. The one I really want to try is the Nobu Beach Hotel, Menorca is always beautiful and the family hotel El Cotto is always elegant. “Discovered the spa, which is magical.”

If he has to venture on a long flight, Andrew says he makes an annual pilgrimage to Turkey’s Turquoise Coast, “sailing with friends on a scissoring yacht” and enjoying the country’s cuisine, which is his favorite. . “Summer in the Americas is also unforgettable. Visiting the Sacred Valley of Peru with a stay at the Tambo del Inca Hotel is like going to another world,” he concludes.

Alvaro Castro: a cruise you can’t imagine

A campaign you never imagined

But not just one. Álvaro Castro, a travel journalist who has been broadcasting experiences for two decades on the pages of publications such as Marie Claire and, more recently, Woman or Telva, dreamed of going to Antarctica aboard the Silversea and he made it happen. One of the world’s most luxurious cruise companies offers these high-end expeditions, of which he explains: “Silversea Expeditions maintains all the luxury, level of service and gastronomic offer despite being smaller,” he explains. are compared to normal cruises and, therefore, focus on cultural and natural environments that are not easy to access.

This summer, he recommends traveling with them from Northern Europe to Greenland, or to the United States and Canada, as it is the best time to travel to those latitudes. “The conversations and excursions with experts are very interesting,” he adds, “In everything the ‘Petite Committee’ always has that point of exploration that guarantees full immersion in the destination.”

Javier Martínez Mancilla: Buenos Aires

Mihanovich Tower (today the Casa Lucia Hotel) over Buenos Aires.

One of the most prolific Spanish colleagues on travel issues is Javier, who regularly writes from this house for magazines, such as Harper’s Bazaar, and in many other major media such as Cinco Dias or Forbes. Armed with his camera, he travels and photographs around the world and recently returned delighted with the Argentinian capital: “I feel like it’s a vibrant city that embodies the non-conformist and rebellious spirit of South America. Very well represented but a unique mix of trends, the gastronomic scene and also the cultural and natural sceneries, Palermo has it all! Where to stay? “Luxury Hotel Casa Lucia Now open at Recoleta, a great example of the fusion of classic to the most contemporary styles with fantastic gastro and cocktail options and impressive views. Every time you go, you discover something new in Buenos Aires,” he tells us.

Vicie Villechaise: excellent hotel in France

The first hotel that made sunbathing fashionable

Vicky Wilches, the name before which hoteliers half the world stand, is an encyclopedia when it comes to luxury stays. He shares his knowledge every year with his students at the University of Nebrija and his readers, as he has now been a prominent signature in media such as El Debate and Class Paper magazine.

He has no doubts: “The great hotel lady is the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc (Antibes, France). I choose it as a destination and for everything, and the only reason not to go, as he said about the Ritz. It doesn’t have money, it has a wonderful history, as it was the first hotel to open for sunbathing in the summer, and even if I went alone I would have enjoyed imagining that past I love the ‘grandeur’ of Paris on the beach, the mix between the ‘dolce vita’ of the Côte d’Azur and the ‘savoir faire’ of its creator, its tennis courts. which leads from the main building to the sea, its legendary swimming pool, its Christian Dior spa, its mix of experienced guests with young ones, its decadence, that atmosphere of an old spa where people talked and knew each other …Just passing through its revolving wooden doors is like going to heaven and believing yourself to be a little above the rest of the creatures!”.

Macarena Escriva: always ibiza

Los Olivos Restaurant at the renovated Petunia Ibiza

This travel writer, photographer and influencer loved the island so much that she even got married there. He has chronicled it many times, in Traveler, in Elle, and even in Esquire, like many other destinations. “I would choose it a thousand times, although in the summer, especially in August,” he explains, “it is an ordeal. This island has stolen my heart and for many years I go there whenever I get the chance, even When summer has started, I don’t want to, however, there is so much more life, restaurants, beach clubs are opening again… and I also like the essence of it. Makes the Queen of the Mediterranean, this summer I do not want to miss the many things to come, such as the Clap restaurant from Dubai, the reopening of the Pereira Theater with ‘dinner show’ or the new stage of the charming Petunia Hotel, which has been renovated And a new hotel opens under seal.” We are going to Maca with you, hopefully in one of the best hotels in Ibiza.

Noelia Ferreiro: Ionian Islands in Greece

Kalami,Corfu

Hello journalists! Viajes, La Vanguardia or El Mundo, to name just a few, lives on an airplane and can’t imagine doing anything else. When we ask him, he answers candidly: “I recommend the Ionian Islands because Greece is always a good idea and because at some point we all want to be the epic hero of antiquity. Here, Ulysses On the islands, summer is synonymous with bays with turquoise waters, ruins of lost civilizations and delicious moussaka on a checkered tablecloth in noisy port taverns, from leafy Cyprus to rugged Zante, passing through little sisters Paxos and Antipaxos and special Kefalonia. “It is a pleasure to touch anyone. Reach Homer’s Ithaca”. And much more!

Elena Taboada: destination hotel in Morocco

Royal Mansoor’s second property in the film Casablanca

Mason Rose is one of the leading communication and sales agencies in the luxury sector and Elena Taboada is its representative in Spain. Its clientele includes gems for planning your summer, such as the most exclusive Adriatic luxury hotel brand to discover in Dubrovnik or the 7 Pines Ibiza hotel, which is one of the best on the island. Their alternative, “because of how much Europe collapses in the summer,” is to move to Morocco.

“The combination of Marrakesh and Casablanca is ideal, I would definitely go to the two emblematic Royal Mansour, both one in Marrakesh and the one recently opened in Casablanca. They are destination hotels that one cannot miss and in which you feel is a true king – we attest – but they are, at the same time, in an ideal location to explore both cities. It is not in vain that the brand, behind which stands the country’s own emperor, is Capital letters are considered a planetary symbol of excellence and grand luxury hospitality.