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PortAventura Park
PortAventura Park Situated in the coastal city of Salou, PortAventura Park is Barcelona’s go-to amusement park, and in fact one of the largest in Europe. Think big-kid roller coasters, children-friendly rides, and loads of adventure for folks of any age—all just minutes away from the shores of the
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Vegueta
Vegueta The entrancing old barrio at the heart of Las Palmas on Gran Canaria, UNESCO World Heritage site Vegueta has its origins back in the 15th century. It is centered around the Plaza Santa Ana, a cobbled piazza surrounded dominated by the twin-spired, heavily ornate Cathedral of Santa Ana; it
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Valldemossa and La Granja
Valldemossa and La Granja High in Tamuntana Mountains, filled with golden light and olive trees, is the old stone city of Valldemossa, built around a graceful monastery dating to the 1300s. It is a place of marvelous beauty and legendary inspiration, where Frederic Chopin composed some of his fine
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Torre de Bellesguard
Torre de Bellesguard Often referred to as Casa Figueres, Torre de Bellesguard is undeservedly the least known of a number of spectacular buildings in Barcelona designed by ingenious modernist architect Antoni Gaudí. It was completed in 1909 on the site of a former royal palace high above Barcelona
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Playa del Janubio
Playa del Janubio You can smell the salty air as the edges of white waves crash into the black sands of Playa del Janubio. Beside the beautiful beach, historic salt ponds sit that have been used to collect and extract salt from the seawater for centuries. Water evaporates in the shallow lagoons, l
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Paseo de la Castellana
Paseo de la Castellana Chances are that on your visit to Madrid you’ll cross over the Paseo de la Castellana — or an extension of it — at some point. That’s because it’s the city’s main north-south thoroughfare, and, along with its continuations Paseo de Recoletos and Paseo del Prado, it passes by
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Masca Valley
Masca Valley With its steep rocky cliffs, forested trails and trickling waterfalls, the wild landscape of the Masca Valley is among Tenerife’s most beautiful, and the remote gorge offers a thrilling backdrop for a hiking expedition. At the top of the valley, the aptly nicknamed ‘lost village’
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Lope de Vega House
Lope de Vega House This historic Madrid structure was once home to one of Spain’s most celebrated writers, Félix Lope de Vega Carpio, who spent the last 25 years of his life here. Lope de Vega is Spain’s most famous playwright, sometimes referred to as ‘the Shakespeare of Spanish literature.’ In h
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La Roca Village
La Roca Village Bargain-hunters and brand-name lovers have one more destination they should add to their list of must-dos while in Barcelona: La Roca Village. Situated just over 30 minutes northeast of the coastal metropolis, and on the way to Costa Brava, the village-like shopping center is home
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La Ribera
La Ribera One of the most popular districts in Barcelona’s Cuitat Vella, or Old City, La Ribera is a charming maze of streets at the forefront of the city’s design, entertainment and fashion trends, earning itself the nickname ‘Barcelona’s SoHo’. Located just east of the central Barri Gotic area a
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La Orotava Valley
La Orotava Valley Stretching out from the shadows of the Teide Volcano and framed by the rolling peaks of the eponymous mountains, La Orotava Valley is home to some of Tenerife’s most scenic landscapes. With its lush banana plantations and vineyards, steep cliffs and pine-clad mountains, this is p
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FC Barcelona Museum
FC Barcelona Museum Whether you’ve managed to snag tickets for a home game or booked on a behind-the-scenes tour of the legendary Camp Nou Stadium, a visit to the FC Barcelona Museum is a must for football fans. One of the city’s most popular museums, drawing an average of 1.2 million visitors eac
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Constitution Square (Plaza de la Constitucion)
Constitution Square (Plaza de la Constitucion) Constitution Square sits in the heart of San Sebastián’s old quarter. Since its construction in the early 1800s, it has served as the city’s main square, but perhaps most interestingly as a bullring. You can still see remnants of this today: look abov
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Illa Fantasia
Illa Fantasia A fun-packed family day out can be had at Illa Fantasia Water Park, half an hour north of Barcelona city center in the seaside town of Vilassar de Dalt. With more than 20 rides and several large swimming and wave pools, the park is one of Europe’s largest; for toddlers there are gent
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El Born Centre Cultural
El Born Centre Cultural The elegant Mercat de Born in La Ribera was a complex iron-and-glass structure built by Josep Fontserè in 1876 on top of the 18th-century ruins of Barcelona’s former district of Vilanova de Mar. Closed nearly 45 years ago, the market has now been granted new life as the El
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Botanical Garden of Barcelona
Botanical Garden of Barcelona Showcasing the plant life of six different Mediterranean climate areas and the Canary Island, the Botanical Garden of Barcelona allows for a trip around the world in one place. Vegetation from Australia, South Africa, Chile, and California over 14 hectares make this o
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Torre del Oro (Golden Tower)
Torre del Oro (Golden Tower) Just steps away from the Alcázar, and perched upon the Guadalquivir River, stands one of Sevilles most un-missable monuments from the past, the Torre del Oro, or Golden Tower.The 12-sided tower dates back to the Almohad Dynasty, when it was constructed in the 13th cent
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Cardona Castle
Cardona Castle Cardona Castle sits proudly on a hilltop opposite the mines of Salt Mountain. The stone fortress was built in Gothic and Romanesque style in 886 AD, and is perhaps the most important medieval structure in Catalonia. It was fortified and then partially destroyed in the 17th century b
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Salt Mountain Cultural Park
Salt Mountain Cultural Park Aptly named Salt Mountain is one of the largest and most important salt mines in the world. Visitors can tour a 280-foot-deep salt mine, in addition to learning about the history and production at the site’s museum. This area, also known as Mina Nieves de Cardona, is ri
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Playa Blanca
Playa Blanca If white-sanded beaches are your thing, then look no further than Playa Blanca (quite literally meaning “white beach”) in Lanzarote. This once-humble fishing village offers more than just a beach, though, but several beaches, as well as a lively restaurant and shopping scene. Though t
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