Centro de Interpretación de la Muralla
Galicia
The Centro de Interpretación de la Muralla, a block north of Lugo's cathedral, gives interesting background on the Roman walls, with videos and free…
Must-see attractions in Spain
Gran Canaria
Based in one of Tejeda's most charming buildings, this museum gives a good overview of local life, starting with the Guanche era and covering the Spanish…
Convento de los Carmelitas Descalzos
Segovia
This is where San Juan de la Cruz is buried. The convent is still occupied by an order of nuns known as the Barefoot Carmelites. The area immediately…
Menorca
The resort of Son Bou, 9km southwest of Alaior, boasts the island’s longest beach and most depressing development. Just beyond the beach’s eastern limit…
Lanzarote
If you fancy bathing (or even shopping!) in the buff, the naturist resort of Charco del Palo is bordered by pleasant sandy beaches and glimmering rocky…
Picos de Europa
Moved from Fuente Dé to downtown Potes in 2016, the Casa del Oso has interactive exhibits and documentaries on endangered Cantabrian brown bears. It's run…
Centro Temático del Vino Villa Lucía
Basque Country
Just outside Laguardia, 700m to the southeast, is this impressive wine museum and shop selling high-quality bottles from small local producers. Museum…
Sevilla Province
This 14th-century church, said to stand atop a former mosque, boasts a soaring Mudéjar tower and a grand Gothic portal in its plain white facade. It's…
Galicia
As Burgas springs, a short walk southwest of Praza Maior, gush out 67°C waters with reputed therapeutic properties and have been used since Roman times…
Andalucía
The strange and piercing squawks you sometimes hear around Plaza Abderrahmane are coming from this tropical bird aviary full of parrots, peacocks, macaws,…
A Coruña
Part of the fun of visiting the Monte de San Pedro is getting up there in the Ascensor Panorámico, a large glass ball that slowly ascends the steep…
Albarracín
Albarracín's toy museum is a fascinating journey through the historical world of toys from the 1880s to the 1970s – the kids will love it. It's 300m east…
Museo Diocesano y Catedralicio
Valladolid
Attached to the cathedral, this museum of religious art and sacred objects includes a processional monstrance by Juan de Arfe; visit as part of a guided…
Centro de Interpretación de la Ciudad Medieval
Extremadura
The best-preserved defensive tower of the old city wall, located at the top of the old town, tells the history of medieval Plasencia through video, models…
Santiago de Compostela
'Silversmiths' Square' is centred on an elegant 1825 fountain, the Fuente de los Caballos, a popular photo op, with the cathedral's Romanesque south…
Asturias
Playa de La Franca, 19km east of Llanes towards Cantabria, is a pretty, honey-toned beach, set between rocky walls and eucalyptus trees, with a couple of…
Santiago de Compostela
On the cathedral's north side, this is where most pilgrims arriving in Santiago first set eyes on the cathedral. Opposite looms the huge, austerely…
Madrid
The eye-catching Edificio Carrión, on the corner of Gran Vía and Calle de Jacometrezo, was Madrid’s first pre-WWI tower-block apartment hotel. It is now…
Cádiz
Tucked into the bulky walls of the Puerta de Tierra, this museum contains a German-origin collection of lithographic machinery, limestone and prints from…
Andalucía
The eastern side of Plaza del Pópulo is occupied by the Antigua Carnicería, from 1547, which must rank as one of the world's most elegant butcheries. It's…
Cuenca
Among the usual profusion of religious relics and pious paintings reside some metaphorical rays of light, including faded Flemish tapestries, a couple of…
The Catalan Pyrenees
In the same building as and accessed via La Seu's tourist office, the town museum has multilingual displays on local history, including the 12th-centuy…
Aragón
Uncastillo's castle, rising unmistakably above the rest of the village, dates back to the 11th century and contains remains of a 14th-century Gothic…
Monasterio de Santa María de Mave
Castilla y León
This Benedictine monastery has an interesting 13th-century Romanesque church, the only part of the complex that's open to visitors. Ask at the cafe next…
Zaragoza
Within the wonderfully restored 17th-century Palacio Argillo is a representative display of sculptures by Pablo Gargallo (1881–1934), a friend of Picasso…
Galicia
On the approach road to the Castillo de Monterrei, Terra do Gargalo is a modern winery producing good reds and whites. It's run by noted Galician fashion…
Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Álava
Basque Country
Inside this natural-history museum is a dazzling collection of minerals. You can also marvel at a mantis caught in amber, get an eyeful of some beautiful…
Southeast Cádiz Province & the Costa de la Luz
Crowning Medina Sidonia, this ruined castle sits on the most elevated point for miles around, on the site of a Roman military fortress turned 11th-century…
La Gomera
The elegant neo-Gothic Iglesia de San Marcos dominates Agulo's centre; built in 1912 on the site of a 17th-century chapel, it’s a simple grey-and-white…
Alicante Province
Call by the Museo de Saleros y Pimenteros for its sheer quirkiness. Its cabinets cascade with more than 20,000 salt and pepper pots of every imaginable…
Menorca
Two kilometres east of the busy resort of Cala en Bosc are the popular white sands of Son Xoriguer, with frequent Autocares Torres buses to/from…
Castilla-La Mancha
This modest museum is located in a Gothic-Mudéjar mansion and is best visited for its guitar-making exhibition with a mock-up guitar workshop and cache of…
Ciutadella
Looming at the centre of Ciutadella's majestic main square, this obelisk monument honours the townsfolk who died trying to ward off the Turks on 9 July…
Palafrugell & Around
Tucked into the northwest corner of Pals' walled medieval quarter, this attractive church is believed to have existed since the late 10th century, though…
Castellón Province
Underneath what was once the town hall, these two thick-walled medieval dungeons are atmospheric and backed up by an exhibition of farm tools and other…
Basque Country
Founded in 1510, this monastery contains a beautiful baroque altarpiece. As a still-functioning cloistered convent for the Poor Clares, it's rarely open…
A Coruña
The expanse of classic late-19th-century Galician galerías (glassed-in balconies) fronting Avenidas de Montoto and Marina is an emblematic A Coruña sight…
Gran Canaria
Cactualdea claims to be the largest cactus park in Europe, with over 1200 species of the prickly plant, plus a replica Guanche cave. Find it south of the…
Costa del Sol
This quaint folk museum was created and is run by Carmen Escalona, who specialises in crafting folk-themed models that, together with other artefacts,…
Puerto de la Cruz
This square with lovely views is where Agatha Christie was supposedly inspired to write The Mysterious Mr Quin. This is also a good spot to stride out to…
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