Spain Travel Guide for Travelers Over 50: Culture, Food, Slow Travel
Plan a smarter trip to Spain with our guide to the best places to visit, when to go, food, culture, trains, packing, and slow travel ideas for travelers over 50.
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Top Articles
- Start Here – an intro to us and our best travel advice
- Our 50 Best Tips — Sixteen years of full-time travel distilled into 50 practical tips that will save you time, money, and headaches.
- Packing Light — Our complete packing system for travelers over 50 — everything you need for any trip, carry-on only.
- Travel Resources — The booking sites, apps, tools, and services we personally use.
- Foreign Exchange — Most travelers lose money on currency exchange without realizing it. Here's exactly how to currency traps.
- Travel Gear — The gadgets, organizers, and travel tools that actually earn their place in your bag — tested and updated annually.
- Mobile Apps — The apps we open on every trip — for navigation, translation, booking, currency, and staying connected.
- Get Global Entry — If you travel internationally even once a year, Global Entry pays for itself immediately.
- Best Tips for Solo Women Travelers — Practical, experience-based advice for women traveling alone.
- 10 Things I've Learned from Travel — Not logistics — life. After 16 years on the road, here's what travel has genuinely taught us.
- Travel Quotes — The lines about travel that have stuck with us — from writers, explorers, and fellow wanderers who said it so well.
- Traveling After 60 — How to keep going strong well into your 60s and beyond.
- House Sitting — One of our most popular articles. House sitting has allowed us to live in Spain, Chile, and beyond at little to no cost — here's how to get started.
- Travel Insurance — We break down what to look for, what to skip, and which policies work best for travelers over 50.
- 11 Tips to Make Your Travel Photos Better — These 11 tips — from two award-winning travel photographers — work with any camera.
- Make Flying More Comfortable — Long flights don't have to be miserable. Here are the tips for travelers over 50.
Our Latest Blog Posts
The Christian Churches of Granada, Spain
Granada is not only the Alhambra. There are several lovely Christian churches as well.
The Ultimate Carry-On Packing List for Travelers Over 50
This is our ultra light carry-on packing list for travelers over 50. It all fits easily into a 35 liter backpack.
The Ultimate Ultra Light Packing List for Men
This post was updated May 2026. I will cut straight to the bone – the bare bones of my super light travel packing list. This list should be more than…
Our Ultralight Packing List for Women
What to pack for your trip, what to pack in your carry-on, and how to make packing less stressful. Ultralight packing tips for international travel, short trips, and extended travel anywhere, especially for women.
The Complete Camino de Santiago Packing Guide: What You Actually Need—and What You Don’t
First-time pilgrim on the Camino de Santiago always carry too much. Let us share our experience from our Caminos with you. Packing right affects your comfort, your energy, and ultimately how much you enjoy the experience.
