Festivals
Spain has a lot of local festivals that are worth going to.
-Málaga's Semana Santa (Easter) - worth to see. From Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday. Lots of processions occur within that week.
-Córdoba en Mayo (Cordoba in May) - great month to visit the Southern city
-Las Cruces (1st week in May) - big flower-made crosses embellishing public squares in the city center, where you will also find at night music and drinking and lot of people having fun!
-Festival de Patios - one of the most interesting cultural exhibitions, 2 weeks when some people open doors of their houses to show their old Patios full of flowers
-Cata del Vino Montilla-Moriles - great wine tasting in a big tent in the city center during one week in May
-Dia de Sant Jordi - The Catalan must, in April 23th Barcelona is embellished with roses everywhere and book-selling stands can be found in the Rambla. There are also book signings, concerts and diverse animations.
-Fallas - Valencia's festival in March - burning the "fallas" is a must
-Málaga's August Fair - flamenco dancing, drinking sherry, bullfights
-San Fermines - July in Pamplona, Navarra.
-Fiesta de San Isidro - May 15 in Madrid - a celebration of Madrid's patron saint.
-Holy week - best in Seville and the rest of Andalusia; also interesting in Valladolid
-Carnival - best in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Cádiz
-Cabalgata de los Reyes Magos (Three wise men parade) - on the eve of epiphany, 5th of January, the night before Spanish kids get their Christmas presents, it rains sweets and toys in every single town and city
-San Sebastian International Film Festival - held annually in San Sebastian, a gorgeous city in the Basque Country, towards the end of September
-La Tomatina - a giant tomato fight in Buñol
-Moros y Cristianos (Moors and Christians, mostly found in Southeastern Spain during spring time) - parades and "battles" remembering the fights of medieval ages
-85 festivals in Galicia throughout the year from wine to wild horses.

Holidays
New Year eve: There's a tradition in Spain to eat grapes as the clock counts down the New Year, one grape for each of the last twelve seconds before midnight. For this, even small packs of grapes (exactly 12 grapes per pack) are sold in supermarkets before New Year.

Outdoor activities
-Canyoning: see Spain section in the Canyoning article
-Climbing in: Los Mallos (Aragon) and Siurana (near Barcelona)
-Whitewater sports in: Campo, Murillo de Gallego (Aragon)
-Hiking in Galicia
-Downhill skiing There are a lot of downhill skiing resorts in Spain.
Skiing in the northen region of Spain

Scuba Diving
For a treat, try Costa Brava and the world renowned Canary Islands.

Itinerary
Via de la Plata Route Historic 800km route from Gijón to Sevilla.
Way of St. James