World Begins with Every Kiss Mural
La Rambla & Barri Gòtic
Created by Barcelona photographer Joan Fontcuberta for the 300th Diada Nacional de Catalunya (2014), this seductive mural depicts a kiss between two…
Must-see attractions in Spain
Costa del Sol
Next to the Buddhist stupa, in a quasi-Thai temple in Benalmádena (get off the train at Torremuelle station), this butterfly park is a delight. There are…
Lanzarote
In the shade of a towering eucalyptus, Rubicón occupies part of a former 17th-century cortijo (farmhouse), which now also includes a good Canarian…
Formentera
Protected by the Parc Natural de Ses Salines, Formentera’s salt pans haven't been used for salt production since 1984, though salt crystals still form in…
Burgos
Located in peaceful woodlands 4km east of the city centre, this monastery contains a trio of 15th-century masterworks by Gil de Siloé, the man responsible…
Granada
The house where the great poet and playwright Federico García Lorca spent summers and wrote some of his best-known works retains the evocative aura of an…
La Gomera
High above little Agulo, enjoying sprawling panoramas across the ocean to Tenerife, this Fred-Olsen-owned lookout point revolves around a spine-tingling…
La Palma
The black-sand beach at Puerto Naos is the longest on the island, measuring around 1km. Backed by towering palm trees, the excellent facilities here…
Santa Cruz de la Palma
Children will love Maroparque, a small zoo and animal rescue centre where marmosets, meerkats, toucans, Siamese fighting fish, African porcupines, pythons…
West Ibiza
Scramble across the rocks and past the fishers' huts at the north end of Cala Salada (5km north of Sant Antoni) to uncover this charming sandy cove,…
Western Mallorca
Sant Elm’s main town beach is a pleasant sandy strand that faces the gently lapping Mediterranean to the south. Within swimming distance for the…
Monestir de Sant Joan les Fonts
The Catalan Pyrenees
Dating to the 12th century, this broad Romanesque riverside monastery is squirrelled away at the northern end of Sant Joan les Fonts, 6km northeast of…
Lanzarote
Set in an 18th-century bodega (one of the first in the San Bartolomé area), this rambling private ethnographic collection covers just about every aspect…
Almería
Almería's excellent archaeology museum focuses on two local prehistoric cultures – Los Millares (3200–2250 BC), probably the Iberian Peninsula's first…
Cádiz
A fairly dry collection of portraits and maps focusing especially on the revolutionary Cádiz Parliament of 1812, which took place in the baroque Oratorio…
Mallorca
One of Mallorca's largest and most celebrated wineries, José Luis Ferrer, was launched in 1931. To get a better insight into the wine making process, hook…
Segovia
This engaging little private museum takes you through the wonderful world of Spanish foods, with a focus on those from the Segovia region. There are…
Northern Mallorca
A curtain of pines rises behind Platja s'Illot, a pretty cove beloved of locals where crystal-clear water and an islet makes it great for a spot of…
El Hierro
From the 800m-high Mirador de Isora, perched on the Risco de los Herreños cliffs, the mountain falls away at your feet to reveal the smooth volcanic coast…
Granada
In the Alhambra, at the eastern end of the Patio de los Leones, is the Sala de los Reyes (Hall of the Kings), with a leather-lined ceiling painted by 14th…
North & Interior Ibiza
Between Calas Xuclar and Xarraca, just a few metres north of the main coastal road, you'll find the teeny-tiny cove of S'Illot des Renclí. An inviting…
Menorca
Punta Prima is a small holiday resort with a pleasant 200m-long beach, 9km south of Maó. Although it’s protected by the low expanse of offshore Illa de l…
Zaragoza
Zaragoza's museum devoted to the art of folding paper has six galleries of exhibits of a staggeringly high standard. Even if you're not very familiar with…
Prioral de Santa María de la Asunción
Sevilla Province
This splendid church was built mainly in the 15th and 16th centuries on the site of Carmona's former mosque. The Patio de los Naranjos, through which you…
Sevilla Province
A short, but in places steep, walk from the Puerta de Córdoba leads through the tough, sun-hardened plains to the Cueva de la Batida. This haunting spot,…
Formentera
The northen tip of Formentera, Es Pas (The Crossing) is a magical place where the beaches of Llevant and Illetes combine and form a (submerged) 300m-long…
South Ibiza
The beautiful bay of Cala Tarida boasts two gold-sand beaches and is surrounded by villas, family-friendly low-rise hotels and the swanky Cotton Beach…
Gran Canaria
This vast church, with its dome of 12 large windows (symbolising the 12 apostles) and rounded arches, is considered one of the best examples of Canarian…
Costa del Sol
Torremolinos' westernmost beach, stretching from a small rocky outcrop (La Punta) to Benalmádena, La Carihuela,is a former fishing district and one of the…
A Coruña
Pablo Picasso lived in this large apartment from the age of nine to 13 (1891–95), while his father taught art at a nearby school. The apartment is kitted…
Mallorca
With 20 hectares of biological plantings, architect-designed buildings and sincere commitments to sustainability, Tianna Negre is at the bleeding edge of…
Extremadura
High in the upper old town (and signposted from the Puerta de Santiago), this small museum occupies a 15th-century home believed to have belonged to the…
Aínsa
The castle precinct off Plaza Mayor mostly dates from the 16th and 17th centuries; there are good views from the walls. The two surviving towers house…
Zaragoza
Slick multimedia exhibits set an arty tone as you follow a skilfully laid-out trajectory through the older elements of the building (a former royal and…
North & Interior Ibiza
This protected beach lies at the bottom of a steep, fiddly dirt track, 2km southwest of Portinatx. Once you reach the shore, its turquoise waters,…
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la O
Sanlúcar de Barrameda
Fronting Calle Caballeros, this medieval church stands out among Sanlúcar’s many others for its elaborate 1360s Gothic-Mudéjar portal and its rich…
Centro de Arte Rupestre Tito Bustillo
Asturias
Some of Spain’s best cave art, including superb horse paintings probably done around 15,000 to 10,000 BCE, lie inside the World Heritage–listed Cueva de…
Sevilla Province
Carmona's history, from its origins as a Copper-Age settlement to the modern era, is charted at the city museum, housed in the aristocratic Palacio del…
Extremadura
Around 6km south of Guadalupe, close to the Puerta Llano, this well-regarded winery produces whites, reds and cavas (sparkling wine), and occupies a…
Cuenca
A mole hill of tunnels lies under Cuenca's old town. Over time they have served multiple purposes as aqueducts, crypts and, most recently, air-raid…
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