Michael travels to the northern Basque region, home to two of Spain's most exciting cities, Bilbao and San Sebastian. Starting in Bilbao, Michael celebrates the Guggenheim Museum, before joining locals Irene and Olaia in search of pintxos, the local finger food. He then heads along the coast towards San Sebastián, stopping at a regional sporting contest, the Basque rural games, where feats of sporting skill and endurance based on past times like farming and fishing are tested.

Michael travels to Mallorca, starting in the capital Palma, where he heads to the top of its cathedral. Later he goes to the north, once almost cut off from the rest of Mallorca by the towering Tramontana mountains. With the help of a new road tunnel, Michael reveals how the beautiful town of Soller made its fortune from selling citrus fruit to the French during the 19th and 20th centuries.