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Banys Àrabs
These modest Arab baths are the single most important remaining monument to the Muslim domination of the island, although all that survives are two small underground chambers, one with a domed ceiling supported by a dozen columns, some of whose capitals were recycled from demolishe
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Villa Romana La Olmeda
Villa Romana La Olmeda contains some of the most beautiful remnants of a Roman villa anywhere on the Iberian Peninsula. The villa was built around the 1st or 2nd centuriy AD, but was completely overhauled in the middle of the 4th century. It was then that the simply extraordinary m
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Bellesguard
This Gaudí masterpiece was recently rescued from obscurity, and opened to the public in 2013. Built between 1900 and 1909, this private residence (still owned by the original Guilera family) has a castle-like appearance with crenellated walls of stone and brick, narrow stained-glas
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Museo Sorolla
The Valencian artist Joaquín Sorolla immortalised the clear Mediterranean light of the Valencian coast. His Madrid house, a quiet mansion surrounded by lush gardens that he designed himself, was inspired by what he had seen in Andalucía and now contains the most complete collection
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Iglesia de San Pedro El Viejo
The church of San Pedro is 12th-century Romanesque, its cloister is adorned with 38 beautifully carved Romanesque capitals.
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Parque Ecológico de Belmaco
The first ancient petroglyphs (rock carvings) found on the archipelago were discovered at this site in 1752. A 300m trail that winds around various cave dwellings (complete with sound effects!) once inhabited by Benahoare tribespeople is the heart of this ‘ecological park’, but the
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Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Buen Consejo
Towering above the northern end of bustling Calle de Toledo, and visible through the arches from Plaza Mayor, this imposing church long served as the city’s de facto cathedral until the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Almudena was completed in 1992. Still known to locals as the Ca
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Passeig d’es Born
One of Palmas most appealing boulevards, Passeig d’es Born is capped by Plaça del Rei Joan Carles I (named after the present king and formerly after Pope Pius XII), a traffic roundabout locally known as Plaça de les Tortugues, because of the obelisk placed on four bronze turtles.
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Pico Viejo
Calling this mountain ‘Old Peak’ is something of a misnomer considering it was actually the last of Tenerife’s volcanoes to have erupted on a grand scale. In 1798 its southwestern flank tore open, leaving a 700m gash. Today you can clearly see where fragments of magma shot over 1km
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Casa de la Villa
The 17th-century Casa de la Villa (old town hall), on the western side of the square, is a typical Habsburg edifice with Herrerian slate-tiled spires. First planned as a prison in 1644 by Juan Gómez de Mora, who also designed the Convento de la Encarnación, its granite and brick fa
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Muralla Árabe
Behind the cathedral apse and down Cuesta de la Vega is a short stretch of the original ‘Arab Wall’, the city wall built by Madrid’s early-medieval Muslim rulers. Some of it dates as far back as the 9th century, when the initial Muslim fort was raised. Other sections date from the
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Museu del Disseny de Barcelona
Barcelonas design museum lies inside a new monolithic building with geometric facades and a rather brutalist appearance – unkindly nicknamed la grapadora (the stapler) by locals. The museum, expected to open by early 2015, will house a dazzling collection of ceramics, decorative ar
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Real Jardín Botánico
Although not as expansive or as popular as the Parque del Buen Retiro, Madrid’s botanical gardens are another leafy oasis in the centre of town. With some 30,000 species crammed into a relatively small 8-hectare area, it’s more a place to wander at leisure than laze under a tree, a
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Atapuerca
The archeological site of Atapuerca , around 15km west of Burgos, has long excited students of early human history. But archeologists made their greatest discovery here in July 2007 when they uncovered a jawbone and teeth of what is believed to be the oldest-known European: 1.2 mil
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PortAventura
A massive, blockbuster amusement park, PortAventura lies 7km west of Tarragona. Divided into themed sections, the park has plenty of exhilarating rides and numerous shows to keep all ages happy. The park complex boasts Shambhala, Europes highest rollercoaster, as well as Costa Cari
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Plaza de Ramales
This pleasant little triangle of open space is not without historical intrigue. Joseph Bonaparte ordered the destruction of the Iglesia de San Juanito to open up a pocket of fresh air in the then-crowded streets. It is believed Velázquez was buried in the church; a small monument a
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Born Centre Cultural
Launched to great fanfare in 2013, as part of the events held for the tercentenary of the Catalan defeat in the War of the Spanish Succession, this shiny new cultural space is housed in the former Mercat del Born, a handsome 19th-century structure of slatted iron and brick. Excavat
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Iglesia de San Ginés
Due north of Plaza Mayor, San Ginés is one of Madrid’s oldest churches: it has been here in one form or another since at least the 14th century. What you see today was built in 1645 but largely reconstructed after a fire in 1824. The church houses some fine paintings, including El
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Parc de Collserola
Barcelonins needing an escape from the city without heading too far into the countryside seek out this extensive, 8000-hectare park in the hills. It is a great place to hike and bike and bristles with eateries and snack bars. Pick up a map from the Centre d’Informació . The princip
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Els Calderers
On a pretty country back road between Montuïri and Manacor, this stout rural mansion has been converted into a period museum. Els Calderers was built around 1750, although the estate has been occupied since 1285. The mansion may lack the grandeur and elegant decay of other such Mal
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