to think you'd struggle to find a more beautiful country than Spain?

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(obviously I'm not talking about Benidorm)
I've been all around the world, Lisa Stansfield style. to the South Pacific, Asia, the Americas, all over Europe...but they are no more beautiful than Spain which is only a 2 hour flight away. I would move there tomorrow if we could feasibly make a living there.. sigh..

Where is nice in Spain? I fancy the short flight but have no idea where the naice places are.

Eliza, I'm sorry you think Dubai is a perfect example of an ugly place - I think there are some beautiful parts - the dune-y bits of desert, the starkness of the Hajar mountains/ the wadis (OK, they are not in Dubai as such but very close), the flamingos on the creek, actually all of the creek -and aLl over town there is some fantastic architecture. I'm from beautiful Perthshire and I still find mysef stopping before I drive home from work to look at the skyline against the sunset and think 'wow'. It's not Scotland, but it definitely has a beauty of its own.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

YABU. Scotland or Greece for me

Scotland - the North Coast or Loch Lomond, Berwick, Italian coastline near Grosetto, the rainforests in NZ (or the glaciers)...

I agree. Lived there for 8 years, covered pretty much all of it. Some parts are dreadful, like anywhere, but give me the rugged Galician Coast, the mountains and lakes south of San Sebastián, Toledo, Ronda and the surrounding campo, and the cities of Sevilla, Barcelona and Cordoba and it's Heaven. And the food is amazing, the Ribero del Duero wines, so much. Yep Heaven.

You know I've never really seen anywhere truly beautiful in France. I should probably go back and look in different places!

The most beautiful scene I have seen was in Scotland.

Granada is one of the most beautiful places in the world. Apart from the bus station.

I do love Spain though OP. :)
Seville is a beautiful city.

I love Spain. But to me, Scotland is far more beautiful.
My Dad is Spanish and he would come back and live in England, but his wife wants to stay in Spain.

The Highlands
The Namib Dessert
Monte Carlo
All beautiful, all different. The Earth is a beautiful and diverse place.

The most beautiful place for me is the Alps. Beautiful. On top of this beautiful world.

I used to go to Spain a lot, mostly the Catalan area, and have lots of happy memories. But to me there is so much more to life than the scenery of a place, is there something else about Spain you like?

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and there are gorgeous places all over the world. I went on a tour of Catalonia and I thought it was lovely, but I preferred Provence and Tuscany.

"There is a patch on the Herefordshire/Shropshire landscape that reduces me to tears"
Hear hear! It's a stunning part of the country.

YABU... you can't live on scenery. Spain is bankrupt.

Scotland is indeed stunning.

It took me years to "get" Australia, but now I do; a weird, worn-down nubbins of a place, and wonderful.

Spain!!! No way. Switzerland everytime.

I love Spain parts I have see are beautiful but personally think Italy is more beautiful.

There are so many places that I have seen that are beautiful. I think walking over Waterloo bridge at night is one of the most amazing sites but so are the amazing blue sky in Sydney and the coastline of california and the
Sahara desert seeing the moon set and the sun rise it just amazing

YABU. I personally think Spain is very overrated both in terms of its landscape, architecture and people. For me it is far from beautiful.

However, you are entitled to your opinion but I disagree.

I do think the Alhambra is one of the most beautiful places I've ever been to. But I also love Northumberland, the Altai mountains in Mongolia, the west coast of Scotland and and the Tibetan steppe... could never pick just one!

I love the Catalan region and had a very happy 6 months living there, very beautiful. But I have to agree with the pp who said that South Africa is the most beautiful place. Stunning scenery wherever you go and amazing diversity. Cape Town is an amazing city and totally different to the rugged isolation of Drakensberg or vast emptiness of the karoo. Truly amazing country.

The amazon region of Brazil is also stunning and like nowhere on earth.

It depends on what you consider beautiful. I live on the North Devon coast, which to me has the most gorgeous scenery and I can't imagine living anywhere else (except for New Zealand perhaps). I've only been to Costa Blanca in Spain, which to me is a bit barren and full of new housing developments and furniture stores. Would love to explore of Spain though ~ what areas would you suggest?

Sorry, Meant more of Spain!!

Upon Westminster Bridge.