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Mezquita-Cathedral of Cordoba
Córdoba, Spain
A great mosque of red-and-white arches that later had a cathedral built into its centre.
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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Sagrada Familia
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudi's unfinished basilica, a forest of stone columns and light that has been under construction for generati...
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Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
The goal of the Camino pilgrimage, with a baroque facade and the tomb of St James.
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Cathedral of Santa Maria, Palma
Palma, Spain
La Seu, a huge Gothic cathedral on the seafront, with a rose window and a modern interior touch by Gaudi and B...
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Seville Cathedral and Giralda
Seville, Spain
One of the world's largest Gothic cathedrals, with a former minaret as its bell tower.
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Toledo Cathedral
Toledo, Spain
A Gothic cathedral with a lavish gilded interior and works by El Greco.
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Montserrat
Barcelona, Spain
A jagged mountain with a Benedictine monastery and the Black Madonna, an hour from Barcelona.
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Salamanca Cathedrals
Salamanca, Spain
A New and an Old Cathedral side by side, with a tower walk over the old town.
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Barcelona Cathedral
Barcelona, Spain
A Gothic cathedral with a cloister garden, and a flock of geese that live in it.
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Granada Cathedral and Royal Chapel
Granada, Spain
A Renaissance cathedral and the Royal Chapel where the Catholic Monarchs are buried.
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Santa Maria la Blanca Synagogue
Toledo, Spain
A medieval synagogue with a white interior of horseshoe arches, a reminder of Toledo's three cultures.
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Segovia Cathedral
Segovia, Spain
A late-Gothic cathedral nicknamed the Lady of Cathedrals, facing the Plaza Mayor.
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Valencia Cathedral
Valencia, Spain
A cathedral of many styles with a climbable bell tower, and a chalice claimed to be the Holy Grail.
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Almudena Cathedral
Madrid, Spain
Madrid's cathedral, finished only in the late twentieth century, standing across from the Royal Palace.
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Malaga Cathedral
Málaga, Spain
A Renaissance cathedral nicknamed La Manquita, the one-armed lady, for its unfinished tower.
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