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La Seu Vella
Lleida’s ‘old cathedral’, enclosed within a later fortress complex, towers above the city from its commanding hilltop location. Work began on the cathedral in 1203, though today it is a masterpiece of the Transitional style, with bold Romanesque forms complemented by Gothic vaults
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Cercado Osero
About 5.5km south of Tuñón (or a 1.1km walk from the Área Recreativa Buyera), the Senda del Oso reaches the Cercado Osero, a 40,000-sq-metre hillside compound home to three female Cantabrian brown bears, Paca, Tola and Molinera. The two older bears, Paca and Tola, were orphaned as
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Museo de Altamira
The museums highlight is the Neocueva , a dazzling, full-sized re-creation of the real cave’s most interesting chamber, the Sala de Polícromos (Polychrome Hall). Other excellent displays, in English and Spanish, cover prehistoric humanity and cave art around the world, from Altamir
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Cueva de los Verdes
Cueva de los Verdes is a yawning, 1km-long chasm, which is the most spectacular segment of an almost 8km-long lava tube left behind by an eruption that occurred 5000 years ago. As the lava ploughed down towards the sea, the top layers cooled and formed a roof, beneath which the liq
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El Rastro
A Sunday morning at El Rastro is a Madrid institution. You could easily spend an entire morning inching your way down the hill and the maze of streets that hosts El Rastro flea market every Sunday morning. Cheap clothes, luggage, old flamenco records, even older photos of Madrid, f
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Jardins d’Alfàbia
The Jardins dAlfàbia reside in the shadow of the rugged Serra d’Alfàbia mountain range stretching east of Sóller. Here an endearingly faded finca with a baroque facade, which looks like it was stripped from a Florentine basilica, is surrounded by gardens, citrus groves, palm trees
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Santuari de la Mare de Déu
The sanctuary (1911) sits incongruously in the centre of a building (now a hotel) that emits an unfortunate boarding-school vibe. A pastel-painted passageway trimmed with gold leads visitors from the main church to the upper level, housing the Mare de Déu de Núria behind a glass sc
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Castillo de Santa Catalina
High above the city, atop cliff-girt Cerro de Santa Catalina, this fortress near-impregnable position is what made Jaén important during the Muslim and early Reconquista centuries. At the end of the ridge stands a large cross, on the spot where Fernando III had a cross planted afte
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Castell dAlaró
Perched at an improbable, almost comical angle on a gigantic fist of rock, Castell dAlaró is one of the most rewarding castle climbs on the island. The ruins are all that remain of the last redoubt of Christian warriors who could only be starved out by Muslim conquerors around 911,
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Alcazaba
Favoured by the Granada emirs of Islamic times, Antequera’s hilltop Moorish fortress has a fascinating history and covers a massive 62,000 sq metres. The main approach to the hilltop is from Plaza de San Sebastián, up the stepped Cuesta de San Judas and then through an impressive a
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Cueva Pintada Museum & Archaeological Park
Discovered by a local farmer in the late 19th-century, this is one of Gran Canarias most important pre-Hispanic sites: a cave adorned with geometric shapes, thought to relate to the lunar and solar calendars. It is also the most accessible of the islands archaeological sites, situa
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Catedral de Baeza
As was the case in much of Andalucía, the Reconquista destroyed Baezas mosque and in its place built a cathedral. This was the first step towards the town’s transformation into a Castilian gem. The cathedral is a stylistic melange, though the predominant style is 16th-century Renai
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Monasterio de Yuste
In a lovely shady setting 1.5km northwest of Cuacos de Yuste, this monastery is where Carlos I of Spain (Charles I; also known as Carlos V of Austria) came in 1557 to prepare for death after abdicating his emperorship over much of Western and Central Europe. Its a soulful, evocativ
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Museu Frederic Marès
One of the wildest collections of historical curios lies inside this vast medieval complex, once part of the royal palace of the counts of Barcelona. A rather worn coat of arms on the wall indicates that it was also, for a while, the seat of the Spanish Inquisition in Barcelona. Fr
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Es Baluard
Built with flair and innovation into the shell of the Renaissance-era seaward walls, this contemporary art gallery is one of the finest on the island. Its temporary exhibitions are worth viewing, but the permanent collection – works by Miró, Barceló and Picasso – give the gallery i
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Palau March
This house, palatial by any definition, was one of several residences of the phenomenally wealthy March family. Sculptures by 20th-century greats, such as Henry Moore, Auguste Rodin, Barbara Hepworth and Eduardo Chillida, grace the outdoor terrace. Within lie many more artistic tre
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Casa Robert Graves
Casa Robert Graves is a fascinating tribute to the writer who moved to Deià in 1929 and had his house built here three years later. Its a well-presented insight into his life; on show youll find period furnishings, audiovisual displays and various items and books that belonged to G
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Palacio Real
The Royal Palace started as one of Felipe II’s modest summer palaces but took on a life of its own as a succession of royals, inspired by the palace at Versailles in France, lavished money upon it. By the 18th century its 300-plus rooms had turned the palace into a sprawling, grace
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Aljafería
The Aljafería is Spains finest Islamic-era edifice outside Andalucía. Built as a pleasure palace for Zaragozas Islamic rulers in the 11th century, it underwent its first alterations in 1118 when the city passed into Christian hands. In the 1490s the Catholic Monarchs, Fernando and
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Santuario de la Virgen de las Nieves
For great views over Santa Cruz, take the relatively easy 2km hike north of town to La Palma’s main object of pilgrimage, the 17th-century Santuario de la Virgen de las Nieves with its fabulously ornate interior. The wooden Mudéjar-carved ceiling, sculptures galore and sparkling cr
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