Barcelona
Rising 22m from a reflecting pool, Joan Miró's phallic Dona i Ocell (Woman and Bird) sculpture was installed in the early 1980s in the Parc de Joan Miró…
Must-see attractions in Spain
Jardins de Mossèn Cinto de Verdaguer
Barcelona
Just south of the Parc Montjuïc funicular/cable car station, these ornamental gardens are home to all kinds of aquatic plants and around 80,000 bulbs,…
La Rambla & Barri Gòtic
A rare late-15th-century gem, the Palau Centelles is set round a fine Gothic-Renaissance courtyard adorned with later flourishes from the 18th and 19th…
L'Eixample
The 1903-completed building that hosts Catalonia's regional tourist office also serves as an exhibition space, mostly for rotating Catalan-themed shows…
Spain
Disney World it ain’t but this movie theme park, 25km south of central Madrid, has much to catch the attention. Kids will love the chance to hang out with…
Barcelona
On the site of a former amusement park, just off Plaça de la Sardana, these charming landscaped gardens contain Mediterranean species from cypresses,…
Barcelona
This 1918 three-mast schooner, restored by the Museu Marítim, is moored along the palm-lined Moll de la Fusta promenade. You can see it perfectly well…
Valencia
This handsome 15th-century Gothic palace, much amended over the years, is the seat of government for the Valencia region. Its symmetry is recent: the…
Barcelona
Built in 1889 for the Order of St Teresa, this striking, fortress-like Gaudí creation has exposed-brick pillars and steep catenary arches, each of which…
Barcelona
Even if you don't visit the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, you should at least admire the view from the plaza out the front. There's a terrace cafe,…
Salamanca
Housed in the former residence of Queen Isabel's doctor, this museum is more interesting for the picture of tranquil Salamanca residential life in its…
Barcelona
Set in a handsome late-19th-century neo-Gothic mansion designed by Eduard Mercader i Sacancha, this cultural centre stages concerts, exhibitions and…
Madrid
The Plaza de la Puerta del Sol owes its present appearance in part to the Bourbon king Carlos III (r 1759–88), whose equestrian statue (complete with his…
Madrid
In 1992 the northwestern wing of the Antigua Estación de Atocha was given a stunning overhaul. The structure of this grand iron-and-glass relic from the…
La Latina & Lavapiés
The Capilla del Obispo is a hugely important site on the historical map of Madrid. It was here that San Isidro Labrador, patron saint of Madrid, was first…
Madrid
Look out for the statue of a bear nuzzling a madroño (strawberry tree) at the eastern end of the Plaza de la Puerta del Sol; this is the official symbol…
Barcelona
From these palm-studded sloping gardens opposite the Mirador cable car station, there are expansive views over the port of Barcelona.
Madrid
Empire may have become a dirty word but it defined how Spain saw itself for centuries. Spanish vessels crossed the Atlantic to the Spanish colonies in…
El Raval
The Antic Hospital de la Santa Creu's 15th-century former chapel is now an exhibition space, with frequent temporary exhibitions.
Barcelona
Designed by Alfredo Lanz in 2004, this steel sculpture depicts various graceful if abstract poses of swimmers taking to the sea.
Barcelona
At one edge of this plaza is a sculpture of people dancing the sardana (Catalonia’s national folk dance).
La Latina & Lavapiés
High above Calle de Segovia, Madrid's viaduct, which connects La Morería with the cathedral and royal palace, was built in the 19th century and replaced…
Castilla y León
The archaeological site of Atapuerca, around 15km west of Burgos, has long excited students of early human history. Archaeologists made their greatest…
Madrid
The 17th-century Casa de la Villa (old town hall), on the western side of the Plaza de la Villa, is a typical Habsburg edifice with Herrerian slate-tiled…
Castilla y León
This interpretation centre sits atop the site of an ancient Roman villa where stunning floor mosaics were found. The visit begins with a video…
Aragón
This one-time Cistercian monastery, 28km southwest of Calatayud, dates from the 13th century but was closed down by government order in the 1830s. New…
Madrid
This pleasant little triangle of open space is not without historical intrigue. Joseph Bonaparte ordered the destruction of the Iglesia de San Juanito to…
Ibiza Town
Occupying Dalt Vila's very highest ground, Ibiza's semiderelict castle is an assortment of historical buildings constructed over a 1000-year period,…
Aragón
The Santuario de la Misericordia, a 15th-century shrine near Borja, 23km southeast of Tarazona, attracted worldwide attention in 2012 after an 81-year-old…
Palma de Mallorca
The main claim to fame of the baroque Església de Santa Magdalena is as the resting place of Santa Catalina Thomàs of Valldemossa. Her clothed remains are…
Santiago de Compostela
Broad Praza da Quintana opens up outside the cathedral's eastern end. The cathedral's Puerta Santa here is opened only in holy years: it's flanked by 24…
Madrid
Behind the cathedral apse and down Cuesta de la Vega is a short stretch of the original ‘Arab Wall’, the city wall built by Madrid’s early-medieval Muslim…
Aragón
Thanks to an international art symposium held here annually from 1975 to 1984, Hecho is endowed with a large collection of contemporary sculpture and…
Galicia
The stout and sturdy keep of the medieval castle of the Counts of Lemos looms atop the Monte de San Vicente. Built in the 13th and 14th centuries, it's…
La Latina & Lavapiés
This fine old church is one of the few remaining windows on post-Muslim Madrid, most notably its clearly Mudéjar (a Moorish architectural style) brick…
North Coast Tenerife
Drago Park contains the pride of the town – a tree said to be the world’s largest and oldest drago (dragon) tree, allegedly here for more than 1000 years …
Salamanca
So extraordinary is the Palacio de Comunicaciones on Plaza de la Cibeles that many visitors fail to notice this fine 19th-century pleasure dome that…
Casa Natal de Santa Catalina Thomàs
Valldemossa
The Casa Natal de Santa Catalina Thomàs, birthplace of St Catherine Thomas, is tucked off to the side of the parish church, the Església de Sant Bartomeu,…
Palma de Mallorca
The big Balearic building society, Sa Nostra, runs this cultural foundation in Can Castelló, where it stages exhibitions, performances and talks. Keep an…
Iglesia de San Nicolás de los Servitas
Madrid
Tucked away up the hill from Calle Mayor, this intimate little church is Madrid’s oldest surviving building of worship; it may have been built on the site…
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