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Parc Guell Barcelona
429 Reviews Gaudi was employed by Guell, a wealthy businessman to design this park as part of a new garden suburb on the hill described as 'the treeless mountain.' And what a stunning creation. The park has...
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Plaza Mayor Madrid
173 Reviews we were in Plaza Mayor just at around 10 am when we noticed a small group milling around 2 young men and a woman. we found out that they were volunteer guides who do not charge a rate, but you may...
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Alcazar Sevilla
137 Reviews Surrounded by the cathedral, the Alcazar and the Royal Archives of India, this wide square is the main hub of all touristy movements in Seville. It has an image of the Virgin in the centre, but its...
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Beaches / Bays / Coastlines Palma de Mallorca
45 Reviews The most accessible from Palma of the many beaches, this is a wide and lively beach. If, for you, the night is so important as the day in the beach, then this may be your option - the other is...
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THE ALHAMBRA Granada
270 Reviews Tickets for the Alhambra were sold out for the entire month when we started queuing on 10 Apr 2011. A limited number of same day tickets was still available for the Generalife gardens. However,...
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Benidorm Benidorm
45 Reviews Did you know some 4 million visitors each year are testament to the resorts amazing organization and facilities here? With more restaurants, clubs, shops, pubs and bars than you could fit in a...
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BEACHES Ibiza
67 Reviews I've been twice in Balearic Island, both of them in Majorca, only quickly passing by Ibiza. In my second visit, I tried to reserve some time to Ibiza, but ended staying two weeks in different areas of...
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Alcazaba Málaga
41 Reviews The meaning of the name in Arabic is citadel. It was built in 11th century by Moors, from what was a large Roman fort beforehand. The castle gradually climbs the hill for about 300 feet, and connects...
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Soller & Puerto de Soller Majorca Island
25 Reviews No holiday to Mallorca would be complete without a trip to the beach, though it wasn't until our fourth and last day on the island that we managed a visit. We went to Port de Soller, a small beachside...
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Calle San Miguel Torremolinos
7 Reviews This year, I visited torremolinos again. I have gone from many years to torremolinos cause it´s got a lovely weather and it´s a small town so you can walk and see everything. In San miguel street,the...
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Old Town Marbella
63 Reviews Marbella's old town is very lovely with a lot of narrow streets with white houses, statues, fountains and churches. It contains a lot of small, interesting shops and I noticed how impeccable and...
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La Albufera Valencia
12 Reviews Lake Albufera is only 12k's south of the city. Lake Albufera is huge. It spans about 27sq kms and is very shallow - about 1.5m deep. It is a national park and surrounded by wetlands with about 250...
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Guggenheim Museum & Puppy Bilbao
95 Reviews “Because it had elevator towers and stair towers in it, I started building a metaphoric visionary city, à la Fritz Lang. The catwalks and things became like freeways in the sky.” — Frank O. Gehry, on...
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Beaches & Seafront Cadiz
21 Reviews By shortly after 1 PM we were aboard our ferry again and soon on our way back across Cadiz Bay. Although there was still quite a cool breeze out on the open water, we passed two or three small open...
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Aquapolis Water Park Salou
7 Reviews Go to bar Zeppelin and just gasp in amazement at the sight that is the bar beast from hell. They should make documentaries about this woman, if indeed it is a woman, is that a lump in your throat...
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Cathedral / Mosque Córdoba
121 Reviews The Great Mosque at Córdoba is one of the world's architectural wonders, the most striking example of Islamic art in the West and also one of lasting importance because of its technical and aesthetic...
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Cuevas - Caves Nerja
20 Reviews Wednesday, March 21, 2001 While in Nerja, a must see activity is to visit the CUEVA DE NERJA the Nerja Caves, a 3000 years old cave with colossal Stalactites. Hans and I thoroughly enjoyed going...
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Castillo de Santa Bárbara Alicante
15 Reviews Santa Barbara Castle is a medieval fortress on top of Mount Benacantil. It dominates the city and constitutes a landmark that is seen from far away. The castle offers the nicest views of Alicante's...
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Bodegas Jerez de la Frontera
38 Reviews If you like sherry or indeed like free tastings of alcohol then Jerez will float your boat. There are sherry bodegas all over the place from huge places to small shop like operations. It's fun just to...
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Sohail Castle Fuengirola
6 Reviews The castle El Castillo Sohail has got an interesting story. It is located on a hill at the outskirt of Fuengirola and is 38 meters above sea level. The Carthaginians and Romans occupied it...
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Beach Lloret de Mar
7 Reviews Visit the beach, of course... Lots of sunshine, soft drinks, food and sight seeing. Like the notice in the picture says: Now is the time! Lloret de Mar, the main beach looking south ; in the...
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Alcazaba Almería
12 Reviews The Alcazaba complex is entered through a watchtower that leads to the Puerta de la Justicia via some paved steps lined with a fine array of flora. Mauve bougainvillea, prickly pear, aloe vera,...
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El Cid Burgos
12 Reviews Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar was educated in the Castilian royal court, served the king Sancho II and fought against the Moorish stronghold of Zaragoza but also against the Aragonese Christians. After the...
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Las Ramblas Barcelona
290 Reviews Las Ramblas is a lovely tree lined pedestrian walkway that extends 1.2k's from the Placa de Catalunya down to the Christopher Columbus statue at the port. There's plenty to see along the way -...
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Prado Museum Madrid
191 Reviews One of Madrid's and Spain's biggest attraction is the Prado .... one of the best in the world no questions asked .... on par with the Lourve in Paris with some of the most beautiful art works in the...
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Another very nice place to see if you are travelling on Catalunya or Pyrenees areas is this nice valley:VALL DE BOÍ Allmost all little village on that valley has a beautiful Romanesque Church,all of them are also designed by UNESCO as World Heritage.The best and most beautiful ones are located on the small towns of Boí and Taull,and they are more than 1,000 years old,because they were built on XI century.This picture was taken at Taull.
This is a "must" experience! My recommendation is to visit San Sebastian, find a nice room in a pensionne and hit the tappas bars in the old section. You walk in, order a beverage and start picking away at all the food lined up on the bar. The bartender will keep track and when your done cash out and head to the next bar. The bigger cities like Barcelona, will have "chain" Tappas Bars, avoid them if first impression has an affect on you. San Sebastian is one of the coolest places in Spain, it's paradise. The Tappas Bars can be daunting, just stroll in and watch the locals do thier thing, after a couple minutes you see a rhyme to the madness. Hint: the dirtier the floor (sawdust, toothpicks and napkins), the better the Bar!!!!!!
This is not a real town but instead and area of interesting rock formations that are incredible to see. It you have a vivid imagionation too many of the rocks are said to resemble animals or human constructions. For example keep and eye out for the seal (La Foca), the Roman Bridge (Puente Romana), the dog (El Perro) and much more.Don't worry if you don't think the rocks look enchanted because it's just a great experience to see these wonderful eroded rocks which have been left in wierd shapes whether you think they look like things or not!It costs 3 euros to enter and there is a gift shop at the enterence and also a hotel if you fancy spending ther night.You can see more photos of Cuidad Encantada on my Castilla-La Mancha page:Take me to Castilla-La Mancha and Cuidad Encantada
The province of Almeria is the driest in Spain; in fact it is practically desert. It is hard to grow anything here so you'll find that much of the countryside is covered in plastic! The plastic is in fact large greenhouses!This is where all those spaghetti Westerns were filmed. You can even visit the 'Mini Hollywood' set near Benahadux in the north of Almeria where Clint Eastwood and Raquel Welch made films such as The Good the Bad and the Ugly. It is open from 10-9pm in summer and to 7pm the rest of the year. You need a car to get there. Call 0034 950 365236.El Cabo de Gata has some of the most stunning coastline in Spain (see photo). It is just wonderful to walk along the coast and sit on tiny almost private beaches. It is a great place to go rock climbing! I had great fun! Try to avoid July and August when it's packed with Spanish tourists escaping the city heat!Almeria City does not...
Valencia is Spain’s 3rd largest city located down coast from Barcelona. It is in the Province of Valencia below Catalunya. Like Catalunya it has it's own dialect which is basically catalan. Valencia city has a population of 800,000 people. It is the home to many interesting fetivals including Las Fallas de San José in mid march where they built giant bonfires and fireworks, large papier mâché figures and dance all night to music. Another party not t be missed is the Feria if you are visiting in July (see my feria tip for more info).From a gastronomic viewpoint Valencia shines as the home to Paella the famous Spanish dish. The paella is better and more authentic here than anywhere else. If you come to Valencia it would be a crime not to try some!Valencia was founded by the Romans in 138BC calling it ‘Valentia’ since then it has changed hands many times mainly between the Muslims and the...
Teruel is a small regional capital in Aragon and is also the home to the wonderful Mudejar arcitecture which is basically a mix between Muslim/ islamic and Christian design.The mudejar towers which are scattered all over the town really make Teruel special, though the large blue seminary building already makes up your mind that you are gonna love Teruel when approach the town. It hangs out over the city and looks remarkable lit up or night or protruding proudly by day.You can also visit the amantes (lovers) who were are Spain version romeo and juliet. Diego and Isabel were in love then he went off to fight because Isabels parents said he was too poor for their daughter. THey gave him five years to be worthy. He retured on Isabel's wedding day! To clarify lets just say it was her wedding day not his! Of course he was heartbroken. He asked her for one last kiss and she turned him down; he...
Please never forget that Spain is a Kingdom, many people forget about that, and a kingdom is a prestigious title for a type of government which has it roots through a glorious past, Madrid as a Capital has its Royal Palace where the King and Queen of Spain lives, a very important place to visit in Madrid
Almudena Cathedral is absolutely I'd say in the first place to be the most important must see activity in beautiful Madrid, it is a gorgeous, glorious, great wonder of architecting, and the super location of it face to face with the Royal Palace of Madrid is making the place simply charmirng!
San Antonio de la Florida-Goya is for sure the most special and wonderful church in Madrid, I liked it and it was attractive and inviting you to entre right after looking at the amazing beauty of it outside, well the decoration inside and the ceilling are fabulous!
Everything is charming in Andalucia,I kept the most wonderful memories about this region, and it is the first time of all my trips when I had the feeling, there were lots of things to see yet, left for another visit in the future! that's for sure!
Jazz Barcelona
6 Reviews and 1597 Opinions So it costs a fair bit...but the location is perfect, right in between Eixample and Las Ramblas,...
Hotel Atlantico Madrid
7 Reviews and 1990 Opinions With most four-star hotels in Madrid (and throughout Western Europe) charging US$400 or more, the...
San Augustin Beach Club Canary Islands
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