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Museo & Cueva de Altamira
Spains finest prehistoric art, in the Cueva de Altamira, 2km southwest of Santillana, was discovered in 1879 by Cantabrian historian and scientist Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola and his eight-year-old daughter María Justina. It took more than 20 years, after further discoveries of cave
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Fundació Sa Nostra
The big Balearics building society, Sa Nostra, has a cultural foundation in Can Castelló, where it stages exhibitions. It is worth popping by just to check out the fine 18th-century courtyard, which now hosts a hip cafe. The temporary exhibitions at the centre are always worth a lo
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Casa Vicens
The angular, turreted 1888 Casa Vicens was one of Gaudí’s first commissions. Tucked away west of Gràcia’s main drag, the richly detailed facade of this private house is awash with ceramic colour and shape. The house was up for sale at the time of writing, but rumour had it that an
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Museu dIdees i Invents de Barcelona
Although the price is a bit steep for such a small museum, the collection makes for an amusing browse over an hour or so. On display, youll find both brilliant and bizarre inventions: square egg makers, absorbent pillows for flatulent folks, a chair for inserting suppositories, as
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Platja des Trenc
Platja des Trenc, the largest undeveloped beach on Mallorca, runs 3km northwest from the southern edge of Colònia de Sant Jordi. With long stretches of frost-white sand, azure water and a restful setting among pine trees and rolling dunes, des Trenc proves just how pretty the Mallo
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Centre del Romànic de la Vall de Boí
The Vall de Boí, southwest of Parc Nacional d’Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici, is dotted with some of Catalonia’s loveliest Romanesque churches – unadorned stone structures sitting in the crisp alpine air. Together these 11th- to 14th-century constructions were declared a Une
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11 March 2004 Memorial
In the modern northeastern corner of the Antigua Estación de Atocha, this memorial is a moving monument to the victims of the 2004 terrorist attack at the station. Although partially visible from the Paseo de la Infanta Isabel, the memorial is best viewed from below. A glass panel
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Casa Natal de Santa Catalina Thomàs
The Casa Natal de Santa Catalina Thomàs, birthplace of St Catherine Thomas, is tucked off to the side of the parish church, the Església de Sant Bartomeu , at the east end of the town. It houses a simple chapel and a facsimile of Pope Pius VIs declaration beatifying the saint in 17
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Atlantis
A tiny rocky peninsula thats been nicknamed Atlantis for decades, this remarkable place is only accessible on foot (around a 30-minute descent) from the parking spot by Torre des Savinar . Its actually a former quarry, but its easy to see how hippies viewed the oblique cut-stone ou
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Museo Lara
The museum is the private collection of Juan Antonio Lara Jurado who has been a collector since the age of 10. Now in his 70s, he still lives above the museum, but his living space is set to shrink as he wants to expand still further. You name it, it is here: priceless, historic co
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Euskal Museoa
This is probably the most complete museum of Basque culture and history in all of Spain. The story begins in prehistory; from this murky period the displays bound rapidly up to the modern age, in the process explaining just how long the Basques have called this corner of the world
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Museu Egipci
Hotel magnate Jordi Clos has spent much of his life collecting ancient Egyptian artefacts, brought together in this private museum. It’s divided into different thematic areas (the Pharaoh, religion, funerary practices, mummification, crafts etc) and boasts an interesting variety of
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Catedral de Santo Domingo de la Calzada
The morose, monumental cathedral and its attached museum glitter with the gold that attests to the great wealth the Camino has bestowed on otherwise backwater towns. An audioguide to the cathedral and its treasures is €1. Guided tours, including a nighttime tour, are also available
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Parc de la Creueta del Coll
Not far from Park Güell, this refreshing public park has a pleasant, meandering, splashing pool. The pool, along with swings, showers and snack bar, makes a relaxing family stop on hot summer days and is strictly a local affair. The park area is open all year; only the lake-pool cl
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Universidad de Sancti Spiritus
Oñati’s number-one attraction is the Renaissance treasure of the Universidad de Sancti Spiritus. Built in the 16th century, it was the first university in the Basque Country and, until its closure in 1902, alumni here were schooled in philosophy, law and medicine. The Mudéjar court
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Mezquita del Cristo de la Luz
On the northern slopes of town youll find a modest, yet beautiful, mosque (the only one remaining of Toledos 10) where architectural traces of Toledos medieval Muslim conquerors are still in evidence. Built around AD 1000, it suffered the usual fate of being converted into a church
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Castillo de Vélez Blanco
The Disneyesque castle rising on a pinnacle high above Vélez Blancos tiled roofs confronts the great sphinx-like butte La Muela (The Molar Tooth) across the valley as if in a bizarre duel. From the outside, the 16th-century castle is pure Reconquista fortress. But the inside is pur
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Palau del Lloctinent
This converted 16th-century palace has a peaceful courtyard worth wandering through. Have a look upwards from the main staircase to admire the extraordinary timber artesonado, a sculpted ceiling made to seem like the upturned hull of a boat. Temporary exhibitions, usually related i
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Plaça de Sant Jaume
In the 2000 or so years since the Romans settled here, the area around this square (often remodelled), which started life as the forum, has been the focus of Barcelona’s civic life. This is still the central staging area for Barcelonas traditonal festivals. Facing each other across
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Oasys Mini Hollywood
This is the best-known and most expensive of the Wild West parks and provides some good family entertainment. The set itself is in decent condition, and the well-kept zoo has grown to a considerable size with some 800 animals at last count, including lions, giraffes, tigers and hip
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