Spain in the blog

We look at where the sea is still swimmable in November and where the trip becomes sightseeing instead. With water temperatures, flight times from Warsaw and indicative weekly prices in PLN.

In October the Mediterranean closes its season from north to south, while Egypt and the Canaries hit their peak and Dubai and the tropics open their winter sun. We break down where from Poland you can still definitely swim, where the water is best, and where it pays to wait — with prices, flight times, weather caveats and entry rules.

Spain's beach fines aren't a municipal whim - they trace back to a 1988 law that declared the coastline state property. We explain how that single principle grew into an entire system of penalties, from €100 for a speaker on the sand to €300,000 for an illegal structure, who actually issues the fines, how the appeals process works, and ten specific violations tourists get caught for most often this summer.

In August the Spanish themselves leave their own cities, and that's the best signal of where not to be this month. We break it down honestly: how hot it gets in Madrid, Seville and along the coasts, why the Canary Islands are cooler than the mainland in August, what's shut for the whole month, how much the Catalonia tourist taxes now cost, and who should move their trip.

From EUR 35 to 4,000: what gets you fined on beaches in Spain, Italy, Portugal and Croatia. Swimwear in town, speakers, early sunbeds and smoking - by country.

Spain is two seas and two seasons: a summer mainland from the Costa Brava to the Costa del Sol, the year-round Canary Islands out in the Atlantic, and the Balearics in between. We break the coasts and islands down by beaches, sea temperatures month by month, flights from Poland, weekly costs, the 2026 tourist taxes and the entry rules.

Autumn in the Canaries means three different holidays in almost identical weather: September with the warmest ocean and the last of summer, October as the sweet spot, November as the start of the winter-sun season. We compare the months on ocean temperature, prices, crowds and daylight, suggest which island suits each, and cover the 2026 entry rules and fees.