It’s quite chilly in Madrid at this time of year and you may wonder where Sunny Spain went and hide itself?

The answer is on the Canary Isles. Head for Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Fuerteventura or Lanzarote at this time of year to get a great sunny vacation.

On our sister travel guide Gran Canaria Truth you’ll find plenty of information about all the resorts, typical prices, how to get a job, tourist traps, water parks, shopping and attractions.

Dirtcheapseville.com has everything you need to travel in Seville, Spain on a budget.  With information on where to shop, where to sleep, where to eat, and what to see and do in Seville cheaply, Dirtcheapseville.com is a guide to all things budget-friendly in the stunning Spanish city. There are of course extensive info on the prices and costs in the city.

The site answers such questions as, “Where can I get a drink in Seville on a budget?”, “Where can I find a cheap hostel in Seville?”, and “What is the cheapest way to travel in Seville?”, along with other practical information regarding safety in the city, language and local customs, public transportation, local airport information, and nightlife recommendations.

Dirt Cheap Malaga is our newest Dirt Cheap travel guide.

Malaga is a brilliant destination for travellers looking for fun in the sun without it costing a fortune. Although this resort has a reputation for being a party town for budget travellers, it is still very much possible to get stung by unexpected prices in the bars and restaurants.

Dirt Cheap Malaga offers budget travellers a fool proof way of finding the best budget accommodation, food, shopping and night life in the resort without being ripped off by unpleasant, cheap and nasty tourist traps. The guide is expertly put together by experienced travellers dedicated to finding the best deals, with sections on food, sightseeing, hotels, bars and clubs, and everything you need to have the best budget holiday in Malaga.

Budget travellers to Lisbon can relax: all the hard work of discovering the best deals and cheapest bargains has been done by the new website Dirt Cheap Lisbon. This latest addition to the Dirt Cheap travel network offers users an unrivalled mix of carefully researched information on the best budget accommodation, night life, and cheap eats in the city.

Dirt Cheap Lisbon is a brilliant resource for travellers on a budget with everything from a guide to the best sights in the city to hints and tips about where to go to hook up. The guide offers frank and unbiased facts about the city’s budget eats so travels can relax with the knowledge that they are experiencing the best the city has to offer. There’s also plenty of info about Lisbon prices and costs, and yes, Portugal is cheaper than Spain in general and Madrid in particular.

Anyone who can remember the bad old days of Torremolinos’s peak as a trash tourism destination will wonder how a website can offer to show people the best Torremolinos has to offer. However, the horrifying days of slum-like hotels and horrible bars are happily behind the town, and Torremolinos is once again becoming a destination of choice for travellers.

The website Torremolinos Truth reveals all the best there is to see of the newly recovered Torremolinos, whilst pointing out the parts travellers should still avoid. No holidaymaker visiting the resort should leave without checking out this fantastic guide to the best bars, pubs, clubs and restaurants in town, as well as the best accommodation.

 Many male macho tourists head to the Sunday bullfights when visiting Madrid. Their feminist girlfriends may not approve, but it’s no denying that a fight at the gigantic Las Ventas bullfighting arena is something you are likely to remember for the rest of your life. The blood, the fight, the spectacle!

Photo: A bloody spectacle.

From a budget point of view you really get bang for your buck when heading to a bullfight in Spain. Most fights last for nearly 3 hours and more, and the cheapest tickets are available from around 20 euros.

While there’s no doubt that it’s a far cry from watching a Knicks game or cheering on Manchester United, that is precisely why you should head to a bullfight when you’re in Spain. Once you get past that whole cruelty-to-animals thing, you really have to look at bullfighting as the art that it is.

Aside from the fact that the bullring, known as La Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas, is amazing from an architectural point of view, an impressive red brick and ceramic tile múdejar-style structure exploding out of the ground in a residential neighborhood, it’s true that bullfighting is a rich culture in itself that is deeply embedded in Spain’s history.

When & where?
Las Ventas is located at they eponymous metro stop (Ventas, L2). You literally can’t miss it. Keep in mind that bullfights take place from March to October, every Sunday at 7 pm. During the annual San Isidrio festival there’s bullfights every day.

Enjoy the fight!

On Saturday 8th of November, Real Madrid welcomes Malaga for a La Liga match home at Santiago Bernabeau. It is not expected to be a sell out. You can buy tickets at stadium.