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Plaza de Santa Ana
Plaza Nueva extends northeast into Plaza de Santa Ana, where the Iglesia de Santa Ana incorporates a mosques minaret in its bell tower. Along narrow Carrera del Darro is a 11th-century Muslim bathhouse, the Baños Árabes El Bañuelo . Further along is the Museo Arqueológico , which w
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Palma Aquarium
This aquarium is one of the best in the Med and one of few good reasons for visiting Platja de Palma. Five million litres of salt water fill the 55 tanks, home to sea critters from the Mediterranean (rays, sea horses, coral and more) and far-away oceans. The central tank, which you
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Teatro Romano
On the seaward edge of the Barrio del Pópulo is Cádiz Roman theatre. Though the theatre itself is closed for renovation works, you can see parts of it at the adjacent, recently reopened Centro de Interpretación del Teatro Romano .
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Castillo
Crowning the villages high point and dominating its skyline for kilometres around, the castle has some interesting displays on local history, flora and fauna, a slide show about the culture and history of the village and a camera obscura . Kids will love the chance to try on the pi
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Monestir de Lluc
Entered via a cloistered garden, the monastery is a huge austere complex, dating mostly from the 17th to 18th centuries. Off the central courtyard is the late-Renaissance basilica, containing a fine altarpiece by Jaume Blanquer and the Virgin Mary statuette. The church was given an
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La Seo
Dominating the eastern end of Plaza del Pilar, the La Seo was built between the 12th and 17th centuries and displays a fabulous spread of architectural styles from Romanesque to baroque. The cathedral stands on the site of Islamic Zaragozas main mosque (which in turn stood upon the
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Casa Museo Arte Andalusí
This fascinating private museum comprises a 16th-century house that was inhabited by conversos (Jews who converted to Christianity) and a huge, diverse collection of antiques assembled by owner Paco Castro. The informal guided tours make it all come alive. The first hint that this
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Catedral de Santa María de Mediavilla
Teruels cathedral is a rich example of the Mudéjar imagination at work with its kaleidoscopic brickwork and colourful ceramic tiles. The superb 13th-century bell tower has hints of the Romanesque in its detail. Inside, the astounding (and neck craning) Mudéjar ceiling of the nave i
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Catedral de la Asunción
Santanders cathedral is composed of two Gothic churches, one above the other. The 14th-century upper church , off which is a 15th-century cloister, was extensively rebuilt after a 1941 fire. In the lower, 13th-century Iglesia del Santísimo Cristo , glass floors reveal excavated bit
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Museu Fundación Juan March
This 17th-century mansion gives an insightful overview of Spanish contemporary art. On permanent display are some 70 pieces held by the Fundación Juan March. Together they constitute a veritable who’s who of mostly 20th-century artists, including Miró, Juan Gris (of cubism fame), D
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Templo de Debod
Yes, that is an Egyptian temple in downtown Madrid. The temple was saved from the rising waters of Lake Nasser in southern Egypt when Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser built the Aswan High Dam. After 1968 it was sent block by block to Spain as a gesture of thanks to Spanish arc
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Casa
The Casa-Museo de Colón is a superb museum spread over four floors. It has interactive exhibits, and wonderful old maps take you on a journey through Christopher Columbus (Cristóbal Colón in Spanish) journeys to the Americas. The top floor describes Valladolid in the days of the gr
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Catedral de Santa María
At the summit of the old town and dominating its skyline is the medieval Catedral de Santa María. For a number of years the cathedral has been undergoing a lengthy restoration project. There are excellent guided tours that provide insight into the excitement of restoration and give
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Pol·lentia
The ruins of the Roman town of Pol·lentia lie just outside Alcúdias walls. Founded around 70 BC, it was Romes principal city in Mallorca and is the most important archaeological site on the island. Pol·lentia reached its apogee in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD and covered up to 20 h
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Can Prunera – Museu Modernista
One of Mallorcas standout galleries, Can Prunera occupies a landmark Modernista mansion. The list of luminaries here is astonishing – works by Joan Miró, along with single drawings by Toulouse-Lautrec, Picasso, Gauguin, Klimt, Kandinsky, Klee, Man Ray and Cezanne. Also part of the
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Reial Monestir de Santes Creus
An atmosphere of awe descends before entering the monastery, in broad Plaça de Sant Bernat Calbó: its mix of architectural styles spans six centuries, including retired monks quarters and an ornamental 18th-century fountain. Behind the monasterys Romanesque and Gothic facade lies a
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Capilla Real
Here they lie, Spain’s notorious Catholic Monarchs, entombed in a chapel adjoining Granada’s cathedral; far more peaceful in death than their tumultuous lives would have suggested. Isabella and Ferdinand commissioned the elaborate Isabelline-Gothic-style mausoleum that was to house
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Cuevas de Sorbas
These caves, 2km east of the town of Sorbas, are part of the vast network of underground galleries and tunnels of the Sorbas gypsum karst, a geologically unique area created by water eroding a layer of the soft mineral gypsum that was laid down as the sea retreated 5 million years
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Real Cartuja de Valldemossa
This grand old monastery and former royal residence has a chequered history, once home to kings, monks and a pair of 19th-century celebrities: composer Frédéric Chopin and George Sand. A series of cells now shows how the monks lived, bound by an oath of silence they could only brea
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Sacra Capilla de El Salvador
The purity of Renaissance lines is best expressed in this famous chapel, built between 1536 and 1559. The first of many works executed in Úbeda by Andrés de Vandelvira, it was commissioned by Francisco de los Cobos y Molina as his familys funerary chapel. Its main facade is a preem
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