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Hotel Alfonso XIII
As much a monument as it is an accommodation option, and certainly more affordable if you come for a cup of coffee as opposed to a room, this striking only-in-Seville hotel – conceived as the most luxurious in Europe when it was built in 1928 – was constructed in tandem with the Pl
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Torre dels Enagistes
Just outside Manacor, on the Ma4015, this fortified rural spread dates from the 14th century. Its home to the Museu dHistòria de Manacor , a mingled collection of prehistoric, Bronze Age and early Christian artefacts. Among the displays are modest mosaics unearthed at the site of t
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Ermita del Rocío
A striking splash of white at the heart of the town, the Ermita del Rocío was built in its present form in 1964. This is the permanent home of the celebrated Nuestra Señora del Rocío (Our Lady of El Rocío), a small wooden image of the Virgin dressed in long, jewelled robes, which n
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Capilla de los Benavides
This partially restored chapel, part of the former Convento de San Francisco, was one of Andrés de Vandelvira’s masterpieces, built in the 1540s as the funerary chapel of the Benavides family. Devastated by an earthquake and later sacked by Napoleonic troops, it was semirestored in
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Plaza de España
It’s hard to know what to make of this curiously unprepossessing square. The squares centrepiece is a 1927 statue of Cervantes with, at the writer’s feet, a bronze statue of his immortal characters Don Quijote and Sancho Panza. The 1953 Edificio de España (Spain Building) on the no
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Església de Puig de Missa
This beautiful whitewashed structure dates from 1568. Its most impressive features are its defence tower (used as a shelter during pirate attacks) and wonderful entrance porch (complete with mighty supporting pillars). Inside, its interior is simple and whitewashed throughout, exce
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Vivanco
A must for wine lovers. Tour the winery before or after a visit to the excellent Museo de la Cultura del Vino (Museum of the Culture of Wine), where youll learn all about the history and culture of wine and the various processes that go into its production. All of this is done thro
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Galería Moriarty
During la movida madrileña in the 1980s, Galería Moriarty (then in Calle del Almirante) was one of Madrid’s most important meeting places of culture and counterculture, drawing the iconic Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, film-maker Pedro Almodóvar and photographer García-Alix, among others
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Museo Tifológico
One attraction specifically for visually impaired travellers and Spaniards is the Museo Tifológico. Run by the National Organisation for the Blind (ONCE), its exhibits (all of which may be touched) include paintings, sculptures and tapestries, as well as more than 40 scale models o
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Palacio Episcopal
In front of the cathedral spreads the sumptuous Plaza del Obispo, where the blood-red Bishop’s Palace, the Palacio Episcopal, forms an exhibition space, generally for sculpture and paintings. This square with its central fountains and aesthetically restored buildings is one of the
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El Soplao
This extensive cave system full of stalactites and stalagmites, and a lead and zinc mine before 1979, makes for a popular outing inland from San Vicente de la Barquera. The one-hour visit goes 400m into the cave in a mine train then continues on foot. Booking ahead is highly recomm
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Basílica de San Miguel
Hidden away off Calle de Segovia, this basilica is something of a surprise. Its convex, late-baroque facade sits in harmony with the surrounding buildings of old Madrid. Among its fine features are statues representing the four virtues, and the reliefs of Justo and Pastor, the sain
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Fort Marlborough
Great Britain occupied Menorca principally to gain possession of Maó’s deep natural harbour, captured by the Royal Navy in 1708. It built Fort Marlborough to defend the sound. A short video sets the historical background to a walk through the tunnels, enlivened by figurines, explos
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Museo de Artes Decorativas
Those who love sumptuous period furniture, ceramics, carpets, tapestries and the like will find themselves passing a worthwhile hour or two here. There’s plenty to catch your eye and the ceramics from around Spain are a definite feature, while the recreations of kitchens from sever
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Museu de Cultures del Món
The Palau Nadal and the Palau Marquès de Llió, which once housed the Museu Barbier-Mueller and the Museu Tèxtil respectively, are to reopen to the public as the site of a new museum, the Museum of World Cultures. This will hold exhibits from private and public collections, includin
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Convento de la Encarnación
Founded by Empress Margarita de Austria, this 17th-century mansion built in the Madrid baroque style (a pleasing amalgam of brick, exposed stone and wrought iron) is still inhabited by nuns of the Augustine order. The large art collection dates mostly from the 17th century and amon
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Centre d’Interpretació del Call
Once a 14th-century house of the Jewish weaver Jucef Bonhiac, this small visitors centre is dedicated to the history of Barcelona’s Jewish quarter, El Call. Glass sections in the ground floor allow you to inspect Mr Bonhiac’s former wells and storage space. The house, also known as
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Castle
It looks north across the plains to the mighty Sierra de Gredos.
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Plaza de España
It’s hard to know what to make of this curiously unprepossessing square. The squares centrepiece is a 1927 statue of Cervantes with, at the writer’s feet, a bronze statue of his immortal characters Don Quijote and Sancho Panza. The 1953 Edificio de España (Spain Building) on the no
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Casa Golferichs
This quirky mansion is an oddity of another era on one of the city’s busiest boulevards. Its owner, businessman Macari Golferichs, wanted a Modernista villa and he got one. Brick, ceramics and timber are the main building elements of the house, which displays a distinctly Gothic fl
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