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Jardí Botànic & Museu Balear de Ciències Naturals
A pleasant stroll 600m west from Sóllers town centre brings you to the peaceful Jardí Botànic, with collections of flowers and other plants native to the Balearic Islands – from holm oaks to magnolias, myrtle to the endangered caraway pine – alongside other Mediterranean samples. T
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Corral de Comedias
Opening onto the plaza is the oldest theatre in Spain. The 17th-century Corral de Comedias is an evocative tribute to the golden age of Spanish theatre, with rows of wooden balconies facing the original stage, complete with dressing rooms. At various intervals visits become theatri
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Benirràs
Reached by a spectacular serpentine road, the virtually untouched sandy bay of Benirràs has high, forested cliffs and a trio of bar-restaurants. Its a spectacular location for sunset, one Ibizas boho tribe have favoured for decades. If you visit on a Sunday theres always an assembl
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Bodegas Teneguía
Fuencaliente is famous for the wines made in its volcanic soil. The largest and oldest winery on the island is Bodegas Teneguía, with white, red and the famous Malvía sweet wines that are sold all over the island and beyond. Note that the restaurant here is exclusively for tour gro
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Museu de Ceràmica
Museu de Ceràmica , in the Palau Reial de Pedralbes, has a good collection of Spanish ceramics from the 10th to 19th centuries, including work by Picasso and Miró. Spain inherited from the Muslims, and then further refined, a strong tradition in ceramics – here you can compare some
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Monasterio de la Encarnación
North of the city walls, this unadorned Renaissance monastery is where Santa Teresa fully took on the monastic life and lived for 27 years. One of the three main rooms open to the public is where the saint is said to have had a vision of the baby Jesus. Also on display are relics l
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Palmetum
Opened in 2013 on a former landfill area, this 12-hectare botanical garden has the most diverse collection of palm trees in Europe, imported from all over the world. A detailed mapped leaflet helps in identifying the trees, as well as signage. Its a peaceful place for a wander, wit
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Ciudadela
The walls and bulwarks of the grand fortified citadel, the star-shaped Ciudadela, were built between 1571 and 1645 under the direction of King Felipe II. Its considered one of the best examples of military architecture from the Spanish Renaissance. The former moats and bastions now
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Jardín Botánico La Concepción
Four kilometres north of the city centre is this large botanical garden. Dating from the mid-19th century, it is the brainchild of a local aristocratic couple, British-born Amalia Heredia Livermore and her Spanish husband, Jorge Loring Oyarzabal. They decided to recreate a tropical
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Museu del Suro
This surprisingly large and modern museum within an old factory has audiovisual displays detailing Catalonias cork industry. Cork cutting and branding machinery, cork transport, and other mysteries are unveiled, while coats of arms made entirely of cork number among the more peculi
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Museu d’Història de Girona
This museum’s setting within 18th-century cloisters lends an appropriately antique feel to your journey from Roman Girona to the present day. Standout displays include an exhibition illuminating the 3rd- to 4th-century Can Pau Birol mosaic, which depicts a lively circus scene with
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Palau Episcopal
Across Carrer del Bisbe is the 17th-century Palau Episcopal (Palau del Bisbat; Bishop’s Palace). Virtually nothing remains of the original 13th-century structure. The Roman city’s northwest gate stood here and you can see the lower segments of the Roman towers that stood on either
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Plaza de Neptuno
Officially known as Plaza de Cánovas del Castillo, the next roundabout south of Cibeles is something of a crossroads of Spanish nobility. The Ritz and the Palace, two of Madrid’s most exclusive hotels, glower at each other across the plaza with self-righteous grandeur, while the Mu
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Peña de Arias Montano
High above Alájar, this rocky spur provides magical views over the village. The site takes its name from remarkable 16th-century polymath and humanist Benito Arias Montano, who repeatedly visited this spot for retreat and meditation. The peña ’s 16th-century chapel, the Ermita de N
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Gruta de las Maravillas
Beneath the towns castle hill is a web of caves and tunnels carved from the karstic topography. An extraordinary 1km route takes you through 12 chambers and past six underground lakes, all beautifully illuminated and filled with weird and wonderful rock formations, which provided a
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Paseo de las Grandes Villas
The Paseo is the unofficial name given to Getxos seafront – made up of Muelle de las Arenas Areeta and Paseo Marques e Arriluce. The Villas part of the name is a reference to the extravagant mansions that pepper the route, many of which date to the towns heyday in the early 20th ce
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Iglesia de Santiago
Coming up from the Plaza Mayor, you pass through the Puerta de Santiago . To its right is the Iglesia de Santiago, the oldest church in Trujillo, founded in the 13th century by the Knights of Santiago (look for their scallop-shell emblem). The nave is studded with coats of arms and
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Monasterio de San Salvador de Leyre
Totally swamped with visitors on public holidays, the Monasterio de San Salvador de Leyre is in an attractive setting in the shadow of the Sierra de Leyre, about 4km from Yesa on the N240. The early Romanesque crypt has a three-nave structure with a low roof and the 12th-century ma
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Micromundi
Prepare to squint with increasing intensity as you enter this peculiar museum opposite Monestir de Sant Pere. Peer through a magnifying glass at jewellery, figurines and tiny dioramas from around the world, including ants wielding parasols, Lilliputian re-creations of the siege of
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Parque Marítimo del Mediterráneo
This creative maritime park is one of several versions developed by the brilliant artist and architect César Manrique of the Canary Islands. He borrowed the city-walls theme to construct a huge pool deck on the sea, including a grand lagoon and two other saltwater pools, surrounded
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