Barcelona feels a bit surreal – appropriate, since Salvador Dali spent time here and Spanish Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí designed several of the city’s buildings. Stepping into Gaudí’s Church of the Sacred Family is a bit like falling through the looking glass - a journey that you can continue with a visit to Park Güell. Sip sangria at a sidewalk café in Las Ramblas while watching flamboyant street performers, then create your own moveable feast by floating from tapas bar to tapas bar.
Discover the best top things to do in Brunete, Spain including Finca El Pino, Parroquia de Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion, Granja Escuela Giraluna, Fuente Del Cano, Ermita De San Sebastian.
So many of Madrid’s buildings look like castles, you’ll think you’ve stumbled into a fairytale. Even City Hall is astounding, with its white pinnacles and neo-Gothic features. A self-guided architecture tour can begin by the great bear statue in the central Puerta del Sol. Wander by the fanciful Royal Palace before absorbing the natural beauty of Retiro Park, then visit one of the city’s many museums. You could happily cap off each day by nibbling on forkfuls of paella while sipping Spanish rioja.
Discover the best top things to do in Province of Alava, Spain including Basilica de San Prudencio de Armentia, Iglesia de Alaitza, Santa Eulalia de Boveda, Casa del Cordon, La Torre Abacial, Palacio de Urrutia.
Discover the best top things to do in San Cristobal de La Laguna, Spain including Iglesia de Santo Domingo de Guzman, Church and Convent Saint Agustin, Santuario del Cristo, Ermita de la Cruz del Carmen, Iglesia de San Juan Bautista, Ermita de San Cristobal, Ermita de San Miguel.
Ibiza: Old Spanish for "party 'til you drop." Perhaps not literally, but this is definitely one of Europe's favorite nightlife playgrounds. Ibiza boasts more than 100 miles of coastline with some 50 beaches, plus plenty of restaurants, bars, and water sports—and clubs, of course. Fit in a little culture and visit Ibiza's UNESCO-designated old town.
Valldemossa is a village and municipality on the island of Majorca, part of the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. It is famous for one landmark: the Royal Charterhouse of Valldemossa, built at the beginning of the 14th century, when the mystic and philosopher Ramon Llull lived in this area of Majorca.
Discover the best top things to do in Basque Country, Spain including Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Museum of Sacred Art (Museo de Arte Sacro), Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, Centro de Interpretacion y Degustacion del Queso Idiazabal, Azkuna Zentroa, San Telmo Museoa, Museo Diocesano de Arte Sacro, Museo de Bellas Artes, Museo de los Faroles, Artium Museum.
Discover the best top things to do in San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain including Sail Costa Calida, Costa Blanca Bike Hire, Kus Karaoke, El Molino de Quintin, Mirador De Aves, Sendero De Las Encanizadas, Las Charcas Mud Baths, Parque Regional Salinas, Museo Municipal Palacio Baron de Benifayo o La Casa de la Rusa, Centro de Visitantes las Salinas.
You’ll find plenty of orange trees here, but the fruit known as the "Valencia orange" was actually developed in California. Travelers interested in local food should focus on paella instead. While the city contains many monuments, Valencia’s modern crown jewel is the City of Arts and Sciences, a futuristic complex of museums, cinemas, theaters, and more.
Malaga is one of the oldest cities in the world, founded in the 8th century by the Phoenicians. Today, art is everywhere-- you can experience exhibits dedicated to glass and crystal, classic cars, contemporary installations, and, of course, the works of Picasso, who was born here. Wander past banana trees and beautiful fountains as you walk through Paseo del Parque, then hit the old city to quench your thirst at a Spanish tavern.
Castile-La Mancha, a Spanish land of craggy cliffs, golden fields and red soil, produces savory Manchego cheese, olives, saffron and more than its share of mystery. Chase the enduring legend of Don Quixote among the windmills of Campo de Criptana. Pass through the Bisagra Gate to experience the walled city of Toledo, a UNESCO World Heritage site that pays stylistic tribute to the Christian, Jewish and Islamic cultures. In Guadalajara, palaces and Baroque churches capture the imagination.
Lugo is a province of northwestern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Galicia. It is bordered by the provinces of Ourense, Pontevedra, and A Coruña, the principality of Asturias, the State of León, and in the north by the Cantabrian Sea (Bay of Biscay).
The sun-drenched Canary Islands lie close to North Africa and have an exotic flavor of their own. Hundreds of volcanoes, rolling sand dunes, rich forests and rugged cliffs dapple these seven Atlantic gems. Catch a ferry to Lanzarote. Ride a camel through volcanic Timanfaya National Park. Take on Tenerife, home of Mount Teide, Spain's tallest peak. Romp Grand Canary's beaches or hike La Gomera's Garajonay National Park. More adventures await on tiny El Hierro, verdant La Palma and peaceful Fuerteventura.
Discover the best top things to do in Valdes Municipality, Spain including Capilla de la Atalaya y faro, Casas de indianos, Cabo Busto, Ermita de la Regalina, Cementerio de Luarca, Faro de Busto, Puerto Pesquero, Ayuntamiento de Valdes, Palacio del Marques de Ferrera, Puente del Beso.
Aranjuez is the home of Palacio Real (Royal Palace), the spring residence of Spanish kings since the late 1880s. The beautiful gardens surrounding the palace are just as famous as the residence and are the inspiration for “Concierto de Aranjuez” by Joaquin Rodrigo, one of Spain’s most significant composers of the 20th century. During the summer, join the local tradition of eating dinner in the picnic area next to the Tagus River. UNESCO designated Aranjuez as a World Heritage landscape in 2001 and a very large casino was built in 2005.
Albacete (Spanish: Provincia de Albacete, pronounced [alβaˈθete]) is a province of central Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. As of 2012, Albacete had a population of 402,837 people. Its capital city, also called Albacete, is 262 kilometres (163 mi) by road southeast of Madrid.
Coordinates: 40°N 4°W / 40°N 4°W / 40; -4
Featuring limestone cliffs, cave systems (the largest of which—the Hundidero-Gato complex —has prehistoric origins), and deep gorges, it’s no wonder that Sierra de Grazalema is considered to be one of Spain’s most stunning ecological landscapes. Budding botanists can lose themselves in more than 1,300 different species of flora, while birders will delight in the prospect of seeing communities of Bonelli’s eagles and the endangered Egyptian vulture. More into mammals? The UNESCO Biosphere Reserve is also home to genets, mountain goats, and otters
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