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Moll dEspanya
The heart of the redeveloped harbour is Moll dEspanya, a former wharf linked to Moll de la Fusta by a wave-shaped footbridge, Rambla de Mar , which rotates to let boats enter the marina behind it. At the end of Moll dEspanya is the glossy Maremàgnum shopping and eating complex, but
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Illa de Sa Dragonera
Part of the marine reserve is dominated by the 4km-long Illa de Sa Dragonera , a ripple of an island that stretches out like a slumbering dragon to the west. Constituted as a natural park, it can be reached by ferry. The ferry lands at a protected natural harbour on the east side o
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Kursaal
Designed by Rafael Moneo, the Kursaal is one of the citys most beloved, and noteworthy buildings. Consisting of two cubes made of translucent glass, the structure, which serves as San Sebastiáns cultural and conference centre, was designed to represent two beached rocks. A lively
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Sanctuario de la Misericordia
The Sanctuario de la Misericordia near Borja, 45km southeast of Tarazona, attracted worldwide media attention in August 2012 after an 81-year-old amateur artist botched the restoration of a 20th-century religious painting called Ecce Homo in the local church. The result (subsequent
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Puente Colgante
Designed by Alberto Palacio, a disciple of Gustave Eiffel, the Unesco World Heritage–listed Puente Colgante (also known as the Vizcaya or Bizkaia Bridge) was the worlds first transporter bridge, opening in 1883. The bridge, which links the towns of Getxo and Portugalete (part of gr
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Església de la Puríssima Concepció I Assumpció de Nostra Senyora
One hardly expects to run into a medieval church on the grid-pattern streets of the late-19th-century city extension, yet that is just what this is. Transferred stone by stone from the old centre in 1871–88, this 14th-century church has a pretty 16th-century cloister with a peacefu
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Ars Natura
This impressive environmental museum has several vast galleries with interactive exhibits on local flora and fauna, climate change, local geology and environmental impact studies as well as basket-weaving video demonstrations. All information is in Spanish, but theres enough here t
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Aigües Blanques
Facing east, the exposed beach of Aigües Blanques gets its name from the surf, which can whip up here when there are strong winds. Most of the year things are actually very tranquil, and the scenery is stunning, with several sandy bays divided by crumbling cliffs. This is an offici
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Temple Romà d’August
Opposite the southeast end of La Catedral, narrow Carrer del Paradis leads towards Plaça de Sant Jaume. Inside No 10, itself an intriguing building with Gothic and baroque touches, are four columns and the architrave of Barcelona’s main Roman temple, dedicated to Caesar Augustus an
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Cala Salada
Its just 5km north of Sant Antoni, but the lovely cove of Cala Salada feels a continent away. The coastal environment is spectacular here, with cliffs and soaring pine-clad hills sheltering the small sandy beach and its seafood restaurant. Clamber over the row of fisher’s huts and
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Oceanogràfic
This indoor-outdoor aquarium is located in Valencia’s City of Arts & Sciences. There are polar zones, a Red Sea aquarium, a Mediterranean seascape and a couple of underwater tunnels, one 70m long. Note the aquarium also keeps captive dolphins. This may seem harmless but the pra
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Torre del Conde
Set in a lush subtropical park, Torre del Conde is considered the Canary Islands’ most important example of military architecture and today is home to a historical exhibition that includes La Gomera maps dating from 1492. It was here where Beatriz de Bobadilla, who was the wife of
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Palacio de los Olvidados
Lest we forget, Jews played a vital role in the glorious Nasrid Emirate of Granada that reigned from the 1200s to 1492, built on peaceful Christian, Muslim and Jewish coexistence. The aptly named palace of the forgotten, which opened in 2014 in the Albayzín, revisits this oft-ignor
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Coves de Gènova
About 1km roughly north of the Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró, in the satellite settlement of Gènova, you can poke about the stalactites and stalagmites of the Coves de Gènova. Discovered in 1906, the caves are not as interesting as the Coves del Drac in the east of the island, but are
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Casa Natal de Goya
This humble birthplace of Goya stayed in his family until the early 20th century, when it was purchased by the Basque painter, Ignacio Zuloaga. Destroyed during the civil war, the house was subsequently restored with furniture and exhibits relating to Goyas life and times. Inside,
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Basílica de Sant Feliu
Just downhill from the cathedral is Girona’s second great church, with its landmark truncated bell tower. The nave is majestic with Gothic ribbed vaulting, while St Narcissus, the patron of the city, is venerated in an enormous marble-and-jasper, late-Baroque side chapel. Underneat
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Castell dels Tres Dragons
The Passeig de Picasso side of Parc de la Ciutadella is lined by several buildings constructed for, or just before, the Universal Exhibition of 1888. The medieval-looking caprice at the top end is the most engaging. Known as the Castell dels Tres Dragons (Castle of the Three Dragon
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Centro de Interpretación de Cetáceos
The waters off Tarifa are one of the best places in Europe to see whales and dolphins as they swim between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean from April to October. In addition to striped and bottlenose dolphins, long-finned pilot whales, orcas (killer whales) and sperm whales, you
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Monasterio de Suso
Built above the caves where San Millán once lived, the Monasterio de Suso was consecrated in the 10th century. It’s believed that in the 13th century a monk named Gonzalo de Berceo wrote the first Castilian words here. It can only be visited on a guided tour. Tickets must be bought
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Numancias Roman Ruins
The mainly Roman ruins of Numancia , 8km north of Soria, have a lonely, windswept aspect with little to suggest the long history of a settlement inhabited as early as the Bronze Age. Numancia proved one of the most resistant cities to Roman rule. Finally Scipio, who had crushed Car
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