Gran Canaria
The municipal gardens house the town’s main museum, which has a permanent exhibition by Canarian painters and sculptors, including the masterful Guillermo…
Must-see attractions in Spain
Castilla y León
If you take the N234 southeast of Burgos, a worthwhile stop some 35km out is the 7th-century Ermita de Santa María de Lara, close to Quintanilla de las…
Basque Country
A wonderful covered market that has all the fruits, vegetables, wines, breads, desserts and other ingredients for a memorable feast. If you're not self…
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
On the northern fringe of the city centre, this park is a delightful collection of Mediterranean and subtropical trees and flowers, interspersed with…
Castilla-La Mancha
Cuevas del Diablo is a vast cave complex with tunnels, a terrace overlooking the river, and a private collection of eccentric and historical artefacts and…
North & Interior Ibiza
From the tiny village of Sant Vicent de Sa Cala (6km east of Sant Joan), a steep, twisting road ascends a hillside before plunging to a delightfully…
Andalucía
Situated in the desert outside Tabernas, this popular Wild West theme park has a certain dusty charm with its movie sets – which are still used for…
Murcia
The cathedral museum displays religious artefacts but is most striking for the excavations on display: the remains of an 11th-century Moorish dwelling and…
Northern Mallorca
Much of the area between the coast and the Ma12 has been converted into the Finca Pública de Son Real. Its main entrance is just south of the Km 18…
Extremadura
A large, bronze equestrian statue of the conquistador Francisco Pizarro by American sculptor Charles Rumsey dominates the Plaza Mayor. But all is not as…
Catedral del Buen Pastor de San Sebastián
San Sebastián
The dominant building of the new town is the city cathedral, overlooking a busy plaza. Built from slate and sandstone quarried from Monte Igueldo, the…
Centro de Interpretación Collados del Asón
Cantabria
The Centro de Interpretación Collados del Asón, 20km southwest of Ramales de la Victoria, has info on hikes (guided and unguided) in the Parque Natural…
Menorca
Just above the port, the central Plaça d’Espanya is flanked by colourful houses and the neoclassical 18th-century Església del Carme. On the square itself…
Ibiza
Housed in a stunning old casa pagesa (farmhouse) in Puig de Missa, Santa Eulària's ethnography museum concentrates on Ibiza's rural heritage. In its porxo…
Castilla-La Mancha
Now that’s what you call a castle! Looking like a natural extension of the crag upon which it stands, Atienza’s romantically dishevelled castillo has…
Andalucía
A rocky outcrop crowned by a large crucifix, the Peñón del Santo commands sweeping views of the town's seafront. To the west, the Playa de San Cristóbal…
Castilla y León
In Baños de Cerrato, close to the singularly unattractive rail junction of Venta de Baños, lies Spain’s oldest church, the 7th-century Basílica de San…
Ibiza
Just 1km north of the resort of Es Canar (or 5km northeast of Santa Eulària), sandy, exposed, 250m-long Cala Nova sits pretty on a wide bay. The luxurious…
Asturias
A particularly attractive 350m-long beach 4.5km east of Llanes, hemmed in by green cliffs and with a rocky islet out front. It's signposted down a dirt…
El Hierro
Calm west-coast pools reached by a small web of trails and boardwalks buffer the crashing waves at gorgeous all-natural Los Sargos, 4km north of Tigaday…
Castilla y León
This 13th-century former convent has been stunningly restored, with glimpses of elaborate 13th-century frescos and 17th-century Mudéjar plasterwork (the…
South Ibiza
Just south of Ibiza's airport, the shimmering pools of the salines (salt pans) were the island's main source of wealth until the tourism boom. Approaching…
La Gomera
At the heart of Hermigua's original village, just off Plaza Victoriano Darias Montesinos, this 16th-century church and monastery contains an intricately…
L'Eixample
Over 100 years old, this imposing prison finally closed its doors to inmates in 2017, but has now reopened for tours and exhibitions. The entrance patio…
Granada
In the Alhambra, on the first floor of Palacio de Carlos V, this small fine arts museum merits a visit for its collection of 15th- to 20th-century…
Valencia
The 15th-century Almudín originally served as the city’s granary, storing wheat brought in from the surrounding countryside. Writing high up on the…
Galicia
The village of Samos grew up around this very fine Benedictine monastery, whose origins go back to the 6th century but whose main buildings date from the…
Asturias
The sands of beautiful Playa de Frejulfe stretch 750m along the ocean shore in front of thick eucalyptus woodlands, 17km west of Luarca and just a 2.5km…
Madrid
The focal point for so much of El Retiro’s life is the artificial estanque (lake), which is watched over by the massive ornamental structure of the…
Cáceres
Guarding the entrance to the Ciudad Monumental from the Plaza Mayor is the 18th-century Arco de la Estrella (made wide for carriage access); pass…
Mallorca
Rebuilt after a calamitous fire in 1505, this sombre Gothic church, with its detached campanile, is Sineu's most significant, and the heart of the town…
Mallorca
The last Dominican convent to be founded in Mallorca, Claustre de Sant Domingo is notable for its baroque architecture. Attached to the 17th-century…
Iglesia de Santa María de la Asunción
Hondarribia
Construction of the Iglesia de Santa María de la Asunción began in the 15th century, but works weren't completed until the 18th. This has left it with…
Albarracín
This well-designed museum explains Albarracín's fascinating history in absorbing detail in Spanish. Displays include archaeological finds from the castle,…
Andalucía
These are old copper and sulphur mines 3km north of Nerva (6km east of Minas de Riotinto). Here you see the source of the Río Tinto and a 65m-deep…
Menorca
This snow-white bay, 11km southeast of Ciutadella, is kissed by aquamarine waters and accessible only on foot, though that doesn't dampen its popularity…
Puerto de la Cruz
This small but well laid-out museum provides an insight into the Guanche way of life with its replicas of a typical cave dwelling, as well as a burial…
Basque Country
Located 2km north of Laguardia, the 2001-opened Bodegas Ysios was designed by Santiago Calatrava as a ‘temple dedicated to wine’. It features an aluminium…
Bilbao
The main square of the old town, Plaza Nueva is lined with pintxos bars tucked inside the arch-lined colonnades. The neoclassical square opened in 1851…
Menorca
A narrow country lane leads 7km northeast of Maó to this east-facing sweep of pale sand and translucent sea. It's a favourite among locals at weekends,…
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