Great places to visit in Spain
Spain
Spain is a vibrant country located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. It's a land of rich culture, stunning natural beauty, and a deep-rooted history. From the snow-capped peaks of the Pyrenees to the sun-drenched beaches of the Mediterranean, Spain offers something for everyone.
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Places to visit in Spain
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A Corunya
Port city on a promontory in Galicia known for its Roman lighthouse, the Tower of Hercules
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Alcazar de San Juan
City in Don Quixote country with a series of old windmills and ultra modern solar troughs.
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Algeciras
The historic and forever functional Gibraltar is quite unique and a fitting endpoint for any journey from Blighty.
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Almeria
City in southeast Spain with the Alcazaba, an imposing Moorish fortress, overlooking the city.
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Astorga
Crossroads of the Camino de Santiago pilgrims’ route and the Roman Silver Road, and known for its medieval, walled Old Town.
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Barcelona
Barcelona is on the popular side...But it's with good reason. It's a sophisticated beach-side party town with world class architecture.
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Benicarlo-Penyiscola
Coastal town in eastern Spain. It's known for beaches like Pebret and Norte, and its historic old town.
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Benicassim
Municipality and beach resort located in the province of Castelló, on the Costa del Azahar
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Bilbao
De facto capital of Basque Country, with a skyscraper-filled downtown. It’s famed for the Frank Gehry–designed Guggenheim Museum
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Burgos
Provincial capital in Spain’s autonomous community of Castile and León, is marked by its intact medieval architecture.
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Cordoba
Córdoba's Mezquita (Great Mosque) with it's nested cathedral is reason enough to come here on its own, but there's plenty else to see and do in this ancient Andalusian city.
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Figueres
Home of Salvador Dalí's Theatre Museum - the one he made himself. It's also the capital of At Emporta with one of Europe's largest forts.
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Gandia
city on the east coast of Spain. Its old town is home to the 15th-century Los Borja Ducal Palace
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Girona
Catalonian city and the smart choice for those who have found Barcelona just a bit too much...
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Granada
Best known for grand examples of medieval architecture dating to the Moorish occupation, especially the Alhambra.
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Guadix
City in the heart of Hoya of Guadix, a high plain at the northern foothills of the Sierra Nevada.
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Irun
Border town with its twin Hendaye on the French side. Also joins to resort of Hondarribia.
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Leon
City on the Bernesga River and home to many churches and cathedrals noted for their architecture and art.
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Lleida
Ancient city in Spain's northeastern Catalonia region. La Seu Vella, a Gothic-Romanesque cathedral in a ruined hilltop fortress, towers over the city.
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Loja
Situated at the western limit of Granada and is surrounded by the Sierra de Loja, the town is reputed to have healing waters
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Madrid
Madrid has accumulated a wealth of art and architecture that should tickle even the most jaded of travellers.
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Malaga
One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Western Europe with plenty to see, do and eat.
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Moreda
Morea is a place to get away from the heat and with altitude 300 m above sea level it can get a bit nippy in winter.
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Murcia
Capital of a region also named Murcia. Plaza Cardenal Belluga is the city’s architectural showpiece
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Ourense
City in northwestern Spain known for its hot springs, such as the Burga de Abajo, a neoclassical fountain with thermal waters
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Oviedo
Town best known for its medieval old town, the site of the Gothic Oviedo Cathedral with its 9th-century Holy Chamber
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Palencia
City with Cristo del Otero, a huge post-cubist statue of Christ by Victorio Macho, who is buried in the chapel below
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Pamplona
Pamplona, Iruña in Basque, is the historic capital of the Kingdom of Navarre which straddled Spain and France.
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Pontevedra
Town best known for its well-preserved old town and Gothic Santa María la Mayor Basilica.
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Puerto de Santa Maria
Lying between Jerez and Cadiz, it's best known for its beaches, pine woods and whitewashed houses
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Puigcerda
A getaway for Barcelonans who want to get away from it all and breath the fresh cooling air of the Pyrenees
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Ronda
Mountaintop city in Spain’s Malaga province that’s set dramatically above a deep gorge
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Sagunt/sagunto
Town by the sea best known for the remains of the ancient Iberian and Roman city of Saguntum
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San Sebastian
Where better to top up your tan, fill up your tummy and empty your wallet in this seductively urbane resort.
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Santander
Capital city of the Cantabria region on Spain’s north coast. The Palacio de la Magdalena, once the royal summer residence, lies at the mouth of the Bay of Santander on the rocky La Magdalena Peninsula.
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Santiago de Compostela
the culmination of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route, and the alleged burial site of the Biblical apostle St. James
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Segovia Guiomar
Historic city with iconic ancient Roman aqueduct has more than 160 arches, most in the original mortarless granite, and stands above Plaza Azoguejo in the heart of the city.
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Talavera de La Reina
City in central Spain known for its ceramics, with ornate glazed tilework decorating churches
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Teruel
High-altitude town in the mountainous Aragon, known for classic Mudéjar architecture.
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Valencia
Large port city on the east coast of Spain famed for its paella and futuristic City of Arts and Sciences.
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Valladolid
Known for medieval religious sites like the Spanish Gothic San Pablo Church, with a history dating from the 1400s
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Vic
Capital of the comarca of Osona, in the province of Barcelona and best known for its fuet sausages
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Vigo Guixar
City on Spain’s northwest coast. The mouth of the nearby Vigo Estuary is sheltered by the Cíes Islands, which form part of the Atlantic Islands National Park
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Vitoria-Gasteiz
Capital of the Basque Autonomous Community. In the medieval quarter, the Gothic-style Santa María Cathedral features a sculpted facade and towering columns.
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Xativa
Xàtiva is on the margin of a fertile plain, and on the northern slopes of the Monte Vernissa, a hill with two peaks crowned by Xativa Castle
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Zamora
Known for the Zamora Cathedral, encompassing a Byzantine dome, Romanesque tower and neoclassical cloister
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Zaragoza
The capital of Aragon has plenty to see in do thanks to two thousand years of history and two ornate cathedrals.
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