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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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Any visitor to Madrid should make a stop in it's world famous massage parlours or spas. Madrid massage parlours are known throughout Europe and one can find anything from Thai / Swedish / body to body, or anything in between.Nothing is better after a long day on the streets of Madrid than a relaxing visit to a world-class spa!
I was very curious about Cuenca, and needing to pass not far to spend a week in the south, I decided to make a detour and to stop there. Excellent idea, and Cuenca has now its page growing in my VT list.
For more than 50 years Albacete occupied a place in my imagination, as the location of a remarkable castle. Twenty two years ago I passed nearby, and... SAW the castle from distance, regretting not to have time to stop.This year I passed again in Albacete, WITH time to stop. I left Fernanda in a shopping and ran searching for the castle that... it was not there. I asked a local and he said that Albacete never had a castle. Unbelievable.I made a quick visit to the highlights of the city, but nothing could replace the missing castle.Back home I verified my books and discovered that the dreamed castle is located in Almansa, not far from Albacete, but... not there, indeed.
I've been several times in Torremolinos, always oriented to the beach. This time, I found a different city, several hundred meters from the beach, amd met a city that lives for... tourism in the beach. Much bigger than I thought, however!
The Alcázar of Seville was originally a Moorish fort built in the twelfth century during Moorish dominion over Spain. Later, the Almohads built a palace on the site of the old fort called the Al-Muwarak. Subsequent rulers added to the palace. Although today's Alcázar is a fine example of Moorish mudéjar architecture, it was actually built by a Spanish king after the Moors were expelled from Spain.The entire Alcázar was rebuilt between 1350 and 1369 by King Pedro I, the Cruel. At that time, all that remained from the original Al-Muwarak was a section of wall and some gardens. After it was completed, King Pedro I lived in, and ruled from, the Alcázar. King Pedro I followed the original plan for the Al-Muwarak to make the new palace as close to the original as possible. This included the palace itself, the gardens, and the Islamic-style decorative flourishes. Many of the workmen employed by...
The Ministerio Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación is not open to the public, but is nevertheless an impressive building dominating the Plaza Emperadór Carlos V at the southern end of the Paseo del Prado.
Begun in 785 A.D. and not completed for over 200 years, the Mezquita was the second-largest mosque in the Islamic world. Inside, 850 pillars support two tiers of candy-striped arches. When the Moors were expelled from Cordoba, the Mezquita was converted into the Church of the Virgin of the Assumption. Later additions in Gothic, Renaissance, Italian, and Baroque styles made the building an interesting mix of architectural styles.Pictured here is the 305-foot (93-meter) Torre del Alminar, which was built on the site of the original minaret.
The Centro de Arte Reina Sofía houses one of the world's largest collections of modern art, and features works by Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, and Joan Miró, to name but a few.The most famous painting in the Centro de Arte Reina Sofía is Pablo Picasso's Guernica, an allegory of the bombing of the town of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. I am not impressed by modern art, but it was worth it to visit the museum just to see this renowned painting.
The Museo del Prado houses one of the top three most impressive collections of art in the world, the other two being the Louvre in Paris, and the Hermitage in Saint Petersburg. The Museo del Prado was founded by King Fernando VII in 1819. The museum owns over 7,500 paintings, only one-sixth of which are on permanent display.The top floor is devoted to the Spanish masters, including Diego Velázquez (his Las Meninas is probably the most famous painting in the museum), El Greco, and Francisco de Goya.The Museo del Prado also has an important collection of Italian, Flemish, Dutch, and German masterpieces.
The Palacio Real, or Royal Palace, was commissioned by King Felipe V, designed by Italian master architects Sacchetti and Sabatini, and built in 1734. The palace was so opulent that Napoleon claimed the Spanish king had better lodgings than his own at the Tuileries in Paris. Nowadays, the Palacio Real is no longer the residence of the Spanish monarchs, but is instead a museum open to the public. Visitors can wander around the royal apartments, the Dining Room, the Throne Room, and the Gasparini Rooms. The Campo del Moro Garden (pictured here) are also open to the public.
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...
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