Luxury Spanish Honeymoon
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Honeymoon trips to Spain
Palaces and courtyards, the sea and the vineyards, planned for the two of you.
By Ramin Jafari · Facts checked
For a honeymoon in Spain we would choose two or three places and give each time: Seville or Granada for palaces and courtyards, Barcelona for Gaudí and the sea, Mallorca for coves and a cliff-top hotel, San Sebastián for its tables, and La Rioja for the vineyards. Then come the evenings for two, a private flamenco performance, a sail at sunset, a dinner among the vines, and the hotels to suit. The same plan works for an anniversary or a birthday. Our fourteen-day honeymoon across Spain shows it day by day, and a honeymoon in Mallorca gives the island on its own.
At a glance
- Where to go
- Seville and Granada, Barcelona, Mallorca, San Sebastián, La Rioja
- Our itinerary
- Fourteen days from Barcelona to Granada, by way of La Rioja
- Hotels for two
- Cap Rocat, Alfonso XIII, Marqués de Riscal, the María Cristina
Where to go
Six places for two
Each with what we arrange there for a couple. Two or three of them make a honeymoon.
Andalusia
The Plaza de España Seville
The old town’s courtyards full of flowers and fountains, a horse-drawn carriage through it at dusk, and an evening of private flamenco in a historic house or palace, with dinner after it.
Catalonia
Barcelona and the Costa Brava
Gaudí’s buildings with a guide of your own, a sail along the coast at dusk on a private boat, and a glass on a terrace as the city lights up, with the beaches of the Costa Brava an hour up the coast. More in Catalonia.
Andalusia
Granada
The Alhambra’s own night visit to the Nasrid Palaces, the gardens of the Generalife, and the Alhambra seen across the valley from the Mirador de San Nicolás, in the Albaicín. For the nights, the Royal Suite at the top of Palacio Gran Vía, with its own terrace and the Alhambra in view.
The Balearic Islands
Mallorca
A day on a private boat among the coves, a suite set into the rock above the sea at Cap Rocat, and the olive terraces of Deià in the mountains. More on the Balearic Islands.
The Basque Country
San Sebastián
Three restaurants with three MICHELIN Stars, which we reserve as soon as your dates are fixed, the pintxo bars of the old town between them, and the bay of La Concha with its palace of 1893 and its seafront spa of 1912. Hotel Akelarre looks over the Bay of Biscay from Monte Igeldo.
Spain's wine country
La Rioja
A night in a hotel among the vines, Gehry’s at Marqués de Riscal among them, tastings at the bodegas that receive guests, and a long lunch among a bodega’s barrels. More on wine travel in Spain.
For the two of you
What we arrange for two
Each private, on request and subject to availability.
- A long lunch among the vines at a Rioja bodega, with its wines; see wine tasting in La Rioja.
- A food and wine journey from the seafood of the Catalan coast to a tasting menu in Madrid: our culinary and wine tours.
- A sail at sunset off Mallorca, on a private boat with a skipper: our honeymoon in Mallorca.
- Triana’s market with a chef in Seville, then a private flamenco evening in a historic house; see our Seville food guide.
- A hot-air balloon at sunrise over the cave country of Guadix, about 60 km from Granada, weather allowing, among the experiences in Andalusia.
- Architecture and art with a private guide, from Gaudí’s Barcelona to the palaces of the south: our architecture and cultural tours.
- The pintxo bars of San Sebastián with a guide who knows the wines; see our San Sebastián food guide.
Two honeymoons
Two honeymoons to start from
Fourteen days across Spain: Barcelona for a sail at sunset and Gaudí, San Sebastián for its pintxos, La Rioja for the wineries, Seville for a carriage at dusk, and Granada for the Alhambra and a balloon at dawn over the cave country of Guadix.
Five days in Mallorca, for the coves by boat, Palma’s old town, the Tramuntana villages, a spa and a table at sunset, staying at Cap Rocat or Belmond La Residencia: our honeymoon in Mallorca, day by day.
Where to stay
Four houses we would choose for two, one in each kind of place.
Cala Blava
Cap Rocat
A 19th-century fortress in a coastal nature reserve on the Bay of Palma, with a spa 12 metres below ground and two restaurants.
Santa Cruz
Hotel Alfonso XIII
Landmark grandeur: Seville's famous 1929 grand hotel, with a colonnaded courtyard restaurant and an outdoor pool.
Elciego
Hotel Marqués de Riscal
Sixty rooms in and beside Frank Gehry's ribboned building, in the grounds of the Marqués de Riscal winery at Elciego.
Centro
Hotel María Cristina
A five-star house on the Urumea at the edge of the Parte Vieja, a short walk from La Concha, with two restaurants, a cocktail bar and river-view suites.
Every hotel we recommend, by place: Mallorca, Seville, Granada, La Rioja, San Sebastián and Barcelona; and across the country, our luxury hotels in Spain.
Questions
Questions we are asked
When is the best time for a honeymoon in Spain?
Spring, from April to June, and early autumn, September and October, when it is warm but not too hot almost everywhere. In July and August the south is hot, Seville near 36°C, so a summer honeymoon belongs to the islands and the north. Our best time to visit Spain guide goes region by region.
How long should a honeymoon in Spain last?
Most couples find seven to fourteen nights right: time for two or three places at an easy pace.
Can we include surprise touches during our honeymoon?
Yes. Flowers in the room, a table on a terrace, a tasting among the vines or an evening one of you does not know about: tell us, and we arrange it quietly with the hotel or the host, on request.
Is Spain a good choice for an LGBTQ+ honeymoon?
Yes. Spain has recognised marriage between two people of the same sex since 2005, with the same requirements and effects as any other, and we plan every honeymoon the same way: around the two of you.
City guides
- Barcelona travel guide
When to go, where to stay, the food, the great buildings and three days in the city.
- Madrid travel guide
When to go, where to stay, the food, the great museums and the palace, and three days in the city.
- Mallorca travel guide
When to go, where to stay, the food, Palma's landmarks and three days on the island.
- Seville travel guide
When to go, where to stay, the food, the great sights and three days in the city.
- San Sebastián travel guide
When to go, where to stay, the food, the sights and three days in the city.
Also for two: Ronda, over its gorge; our article on a luxury honeymoon in Spain; and our luxury travel guide to Spain.
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