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Where to Stay: Spain and Portugal, Area by Area

7 accommodation guides, each one naming the areas worth sleeping in, who every area suits, and which streets to refuse. No prices are quoted here — the comparison map shows them live from the booking sites.

Spain · 4 guides

  • Barcelona — Catalonia
  • Madrid — Community of Madrid
  • Seville — Andalusia
  • Mallorca — Balearic Islands

Portugal · 3 guides

  • Lisbon — Lisbon Region
  • Porto — Norte
  • Madeira — Madeira
Stone carving on the Carrer del Bisbe bridge, Barcelona

Where to Stay in Barcelona
Catalonia, Spain.

Illustration of a cobbled Lisbon street with tram tracks and laundry on a balcony

Where to Stay in Lisbon
Lisbon Region, Portugal.

Illustration of a traditional tiled tavern bar in Madrid

Where to Stay in Madrid
Community of Madrid, Spain.

Illustration of a station hall lined with blue and white tiles in Porto

Where to Stay in Porto
Norte, Portugal.

Illustration of a whitewashed lane with orange trees in Seville

Where to Stay in Seville
Andalusia, Spain.

Illustration of pines above a turquoise cove on Mallorca

Where to Stay in Mallorca
Balearic Islands, Spain.

Illustration of Funchal on the hillside above its harbour

Where to Stay in Madeira
Madeira, Portugal.