
Long-form travel writing from the BugBitten community.

Three days in Granada — the Alhambra and Generalife, the white-washed Albaicín quarter, the free-tapas tradition, and the snow-capped Sierra Nevada in the distance.

Three days in Seville — the Real Alcázar, the cathedral and Giralda, the Plaza de España, and a flamenco evening that will rewire something in you.

Three days in Madrid — Plaza Mayor, the Prado and Reina Sofía, the Retiro park, the Royal Palace, and the long Sunday lunch crawl in La Latina.

Five days in Barcelona — Sagrada Família, Park Güell, the Gothic Quarter alleyways, the beach, and the slow rhythm of a city that does lunch better than anywhere.

Five days on Corsica — Bonifacio at the southern tip, the white beaches of the south coast, and a drive up the western side to the red cliffs of the Calanques de Piana.

Three days in Marseille — bouillabaisse on the Vieux-Port, a hike up to Notre-Dame de la Garde, and a boat trip into the Calanques National Park just outside the city.

A three-day Burgundy itinerary — the medieval city of Beaune and its tile-roofed Hospices, the Côte d’Or vineyards, and the long lunches that the region is built around.

A five-day Brittany itinerary — the granite walls of Saint-Malo, a ferry to Belle-Île, the prehistoric standing stones at Carnac, and the salt-aired villages in between.

Five days in Chamonix — the Aiguille du Midi cable car to 3,842m, the Mer de Glace glacier, alpine valley walks, and the village under Mont Blanc.

Three days in Lyon — Vieux Lyon’s Renaissance streets and traboules, the Fourvière hill with Roman ruins and a basilica, and the city’s legendary bouchon dinners.

Four days in Alsace — Strasbourg’s Petite France quarter, the painted half-timbered streets of Colmar, the Wine Route villages, and the warming food of the borderlands.

Two days in Champagne — Reims and its Gothic cathedral, the great houses (Veuve Clicquot, Taittinger, Pommery) in their underground cellars, and the vineyard drive to Épernay.