Huelva
This wide-ranging museum is stuffed with history and art. The permanent ground-floor exhibition concentrates on Huelva province’s impressive…
Must-see attractions in Spain
Andalucía
Broad Plaza 1º de Mayo was originally Úbeda's market square and bullring. It was also the grisly site of Inquisition burnings, which local bigwigs used to…
Bilbao
Bilbao's modern football stadium, home of local team Athletic Bilbao, overlooks the river to the west of the city centre. Opened in 2013, it has a…
Parque de la Naturaleza Cabárceno
Santander
This open-air zoo 18km south of Santander is a curious but successful experiment: a free-range home on the site of former open-cut mines for everything…
Galicia
Small, friendly, family-run Adega Vella, founded in 2005, is one of several Ribeira Sacra wineries producing vintages from autochthonous grape varieties…
Southern Mallorca
This 200m sweep of pale, silky sand and gin-clear water forms part of the Reserva Marina del Migjorn de Mallorca (a protected marine reserve), so no…
Castilla y León
Archaeology buffs with a passable knowledge of Spanish should enjoy this well-organised museum dedicated to finds from ancient sites across the province…
La Rambla & Barri Gòtic
On the edge of the old Roman city, on the spot where the entry gate from the port once stood, further ruins of the 4th-century Roman wall have been…
Granada
Get a rare (and free) glimpse of one of Granada's secret cármenes at the former home of 20th-century Belgium portrait painter and composer Max Léon Moreau…
Granada
Arguably Spain's greatest classical composer and an artistic friend of Lorca, Manuel de Falla (1876–1946) was born in Cádiz, but spent his key years in…
Iglesia de San Pedro & San Isidro
Castilla y León
The fusion of 12th-century Romanesque-Mudéjar elements with later Gothic modifications makes this church worth seeking out. Don't miss the porticoes in…
Aragón
Adjoining the Los Amantes mausoleum and usually visited in combination with it, the 14th-century Mudéjar Iglesia de San Pedro has colourful murals and a…
Santander
A 2km-long finger of sand jutting across the bay towards Santander, Playa del Puntal is idyllic on calm days (but beware the currents). A couple of…
Fuerteventura
The name is a catch-all for the series of truly stunning beaches that stretch along the east coast of the peninsula. For swimming, sunbathing and…
Southeast Cádiz Province & the Costa de la Luz
With its Renaissance door giving way to a hushed Gothic-Mudéjar cloister, this 16th-century Gothic-Renaissance beauty stands on the place of an old mosque…
West Ibiza
Just northwest of Cala Gració (1km north of Sant Antoni), and separated by a small rocky promontory, is the pretty, compact, white-sand beach of Cala…
Cádiz
About 250m northwest of the cathedral, this triangular plaza is one of Cádiz’ most intimate. Bright with flowers, it's usually talked about as Plaza de…
South Ibiza
The lofty, spectacularly located Torre des Savinar defence tower boasts sweeping views directly over the enigmatic islets of Es Vedrà and Es Vedranell,…
North & Interior Ibiza
A signposted turn-off as you enter Port de Sant Miquel from the south loops 1km northeast around a headland to these underground caverns, once a smugglers…
Centro de Interpretación Cuevas de Guadix
Andalucía
Last inhabited in the early 1980s, this intriguing museum occupies a sprawling, eight-room cave-house dating back 300 to 400 years. Cave life of years…
El Hierro
Baking in a near-ceaseless sun, Tacorón's stark yet tranquil volcanic coves abutting a sapphire sea are loved by swimmers, sun-soakers, kayakers and…
Andalucía
Columbus spent a night of vigil and prayer at this grand 14th-century monastery upon returning from his first voyage in March 1493. Highlights of the 45…
Museo de Prehistoria y Arqueología de Cantabria
Santander
The elegant prehistory and archaeology museum showcases Cantabria’s archaeological wealth, with the help of interactive multimedia displays. Many exhibits…
El Hierro
The most important sight in La Frontera, this 19th-century church is built on the site of a 17th-century chapel. The three-nave interior reveals two rows…
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Dating from 1844, this ornate historical building is a national monument. It was the island’s first theatre and retains an old-world display of faded…
South Ibiza
Cliff-flanked Cala Codolar is a tiny, sheltered sandy beach at the end of a fiddly (signposted) dirt track, southwest off the Platges de Comte road. The…
South Ibiza
Ibiza's highest peak, Sa Talaiassa (475m), lords it over the south of the island. You can drive to the summit (it's signposted from the Sant Josep–Cala…
Aragón
Jaca’s 11th-century cathedral is a formidable building, typical of the sturdy stone architecture of northern Aragón. It was once more gracefully French…
Iglesia de Santa María de la Asunción
Cantabria
The haughty Gothic jumble that is the Iglesia de Santa María de la Asunción stands out spectacularly above Castro Urdiales’ harbour. It was built in the…
Gran Canaria
This lovely botanical garden, located northwest of town on the road to Bañaderos, is owned by the Marquesa de Arucas (along with the Hacienda del Buen…
Museo Casa Natal Federico García Lorca
Granada
In Federico García Lorca's birthplace, the village of Fuente Vaqueros 17km west of Granada, this small but lovingly maintained museum displays photos,…
Valladolid
Cervantes was briefly imprisoned in Valladolid; his house is happily preserved behind a quiet little garden. The museum is a mix of period furnishings…
Cuenca
This huge modern-art gallery in the labyrinthine ex–Convento de las Carmelitas is a typical Cuenca synthesis of old and new. Stuffed with exhibits that…
North & Interior Ibiza
This divine little cove lies just 250m west of Port de Sant Miquel – follow the unsigned path west around the bay to reach a small sandy beach with…
Los Cristianos, Playa de las Américas & Costa Adeje
This resort area in Costa Adeje is located north of Playa del Duque and is anchored by several hotels, including the Sheraton La Caleta Resort and Spa…
Madrid
After a decade closed, this supremely ugly Madrid landmark just in front of Museo de América reopened in 2015. It looks out over the northern corner of…
Ibiza Town
This sheltered sandy bay, 3km east of Ibiza Town, is the best beach within walking distance of the capital. Tourism development hasn't been too unkind to…
Sevilla Province
One of Écija's finest church towers soars above the 18th-century Iglesia de Santa María, just off the central Plaza de España. Inspired by Seville's…
Palma de Mallorca
More of a fort than a castle, the Castell de Sant Carles is home to the Museu Històric Militar. Built between 1610 and 1612 on the site of an old…
Vigo
Directly south (uphill) from the old town, this verdant park is a magnificent place to be when the sun is dropping into the ocean behind the Illas Cíes…
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