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Dalt Vila
Ibiza Town, Spain
Ibiza's walled upper town, a hilltop of white lanes, a cathedral and Renaissance fortifications.
Southern Europe
Spain
Moorish palaces, Gaudi's fantasies, tapas bars until midnight, Atlantic and Mediterranean beaches, and volcanic islands: Spain packs several countries into one.
- Capital
- Madrid
- Languages
- Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Basque
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Best time to go
- April to June and September to October for pleasant weather; July and August are very hot inland, while the Canary Islands suit winter sun.
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- Church, mosque or temple 15
- Historic site 12
- Neighbourhood 11
- Beach 9
- Museum 8
- Market 7
- Viewpoint 7
- Park 6
- Castle 6
- Palace 5
- National park 5
- Ruins 5
- Monument 5
- Square 5
- Festival or event 4
- Mountain 3
- Bridge 3
- Island 3
- Theme park 2
- Lake 2
- Entertainment 2
- Garden 1
- Shopping 1
- Scenic route 1
- Cave 1
- Food and drink 1
- Tower 1
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Casa Batllo
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudi's flowing facade of skull-like balconies and shimmering tiles on Passeig de Gracia.
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Casa Mila (La Pedrera)
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudi's wavy stone apartment block, famous for its rooftop of warrior-like chimneys.
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La Lonja de la Seda
Valencia, Spain
A late-Gothic silk exchange with twisting columns, one of the finest civil buildings in Spain.
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University of Salamanca
Salamanca, Spain
One of Europe's oldest universities, with a facade where visitors hunt for a carved frog.
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Hanging Houses of Cuenca
Spain
Medieval houses that hang over a gorge, in a walled town in the hills east of Madrid.
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Hospital de Sant Pau
Barcelona, Spain
A Modernista hospital complex of tiled pavilions and gardens, now a cultural site.
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Las Medulas
Spain
Red cliffs and chestnut forests, a landscape carved by Roman gold mining.
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Plaza de Toros de Ronda
Ronda, Spain
One of Spain's oldest bullrings, now a museum, tied to the origins of modern bullfighting.
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Valldemossa Carthusian Monastery
Palma, Spain
A mountain-village monastery where Chopin and George Sand spent a winter.
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Casa de las Conchas
Salamanca, Spain
A fifteenth-century house with a facade covered in stone scallop shells.
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Hostal dos Reis Catolicos
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
A former pilgrim hospital, now a luxury parador, with Renaissance courtyards.
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