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Plaza de Jovellanos
Wrapped around the landward side of Cimadevilla is an enticing web of narrow lanes and small squares. Plaza de Jovellanos is dominated by the home of Gijóns most celebrated scion, the 18th-century Enlightenment politician Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos. It is now the Museo Casa Natal
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Plaza de Olavide
Plaza de Olavide hasn’t always had its current form. From 1934, the entire plaza was occupied by a covered, octagonal market. In November 1974, the market was demolished in a spectacular controlled explosion, opening up the plaza as one of Madrid’s most agreeable public spaces. To
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Església de Sant Rafel
Sant Rafels typically Ibizan church is perched on a hilltop some 300m or so east of the villages high street. Built in the late 18th century, its brilliantly whitewashed facade and walls make it a local landmark, particularly when the structure is floodlit at night. Theres a pretty
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Centre Cultural Andratx
The enormous Centre Cultural Andratx, in prime citrus country 1.2km northeast of Castell de Son Mas along the road to Es Capdellà, is a modern artistic space housed in an ochre building, a cross between what could be the spaceship Jupiter from Lost in Space and a supposedly Mallorc
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CentroCentro
One of Madrids more surprising and diverse cultural spaces, CentroCentro is housed in the grand Palacio de Comunicaciones. It has cutting-edge exhibitions covering 5000 sq metres over four floors (floors 1, 3, 4 and 5), as well as quiet reading rooms and some stunning architecture,
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Torre de Collserola
Sir Norman Foster designed the 288m-high Torre de Collserola telecommunications tower, which was completed in 1992. There is an external glass lift to the visitors’ observation area, 115m up, where there are some magnificent views - up to 70km on a clear day. All of Barcelona’s TV
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Monte de San Pedro
This hilltop park 2km northwest of the city centre provides exceptional views over the city and coast, and contains the Cúpula Atlántica , an observation dome with displays on A Coruña, as well as a maze, cafe, restaurant and two very large 1920s guns. Part of the fun is getting up
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Praza da Ferrería
Praza da Ferrería has the best selection of cafes (as opposed to bars) in town. Its overlooked by the 14th-century Igrexa de San Francisco , said to have been founded by St Francis of Assisi when on pilgrimage to Santiago. Just off the plaza, you cant miss the distinctive curved fa
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Casa Museo Antonio Padrón
Locals are justifiably proud of native son Antonio Padrón who, in the 1960s, was just starting to gain serious recognition in the European art world when he tragically died of an allergic reaction to penicillin at just 48 years old. His paintings are wonderfully colourful and disti
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Castillo de San Marcos
Heavily restored in the 20th century, El Puertos fine castle was constructed over an Islamic mosque by Alfonso X of Castilla after he took the town in 1260. The old mosque inside, now converted into a church, is the highlight. Tuesday tours require bookings; Thursday and Saturday t
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Torre Agbar
Barcelona’s very own cucumber-shaped tower, Jean Nouvel’s luminous Torre Agbar, is among the most daring additions to the skyline since the first towers of La Sagrada Família went up. Completed in 2005, it shimmers at night in shades of midnight blue and lipstick red. At the time o
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Templo de Diana
Inaccurately named, for its now known to have been dedicated to the Imperial cult, this 1st-century-BC temple stood in the municipal forum, where the city government was based. It was constructed on the site of an earlier Moorish building and parts were later incorporated into a 16
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Sa Talaiassa
Ibizas highest peak, Sa Talaiassa (475m), lords it over the south of the island. You can drive to the summit (its signposted from the road to Cala Vedella), or you can hike to the top in a little over an hour via a trail from Sant Josep village. The summit has amazing vistas over t
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Passeig de la Sirena
Most of the towns activity crowds alongside the Passeig de la Sirena and the harbour, where a small crowded beach provides the perfect place to observe the comings and goings of fishing boats and yachts in the marina.Alongside the beach you’ll find the modest Coves Blanques, a hand
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Playa de Barayo
West of Luarca, Playa de Barayo is part of a protected natural reserve, with a good sandy beach in a pretty bay at the mouth of a river winding through wetlands and dunes. Turn off the N634 11km from central Luarca onto the NV2 towards Puerto de Vega, then after 800m turn right to
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Laguna de Pitillas
The lakes and marshes that make up the Laguna de Pitillas are one of the top birding sites in Navarra. Now a protected Ramsar wetland site of international importance, the Laguna de Pitillas provides a home for around 160 permanent and migratory species, including marsh harriers, g
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Bodegas Ysios
Just a couple of kilometres to the north of Laguardia is the Bodegas Ysios. Designed by Santiago Calatrava as a ‘temple dedicated to wine’, it features an aluminium wave for a roof and a cedar exterior that blends into the mountainous backdrop. It looks its best at night when pools
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Catedral de Santa María de la Asunción
Corias primarily Gothic cathedral has intricate plateresque decoration around its main, north portal. It occupies a well-used sacred site: there was a Visigothic cathedral here, then the main mosque, then a Romanesque cathedral before this one was built, between the late 15th and 1
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Convento de las Mercedarias
Its not often that buying biscuits feels like going to confession, but step into the vestibule of this ancient convent (if you find it open), push a bell, and a concealed nun on the other side of a wooden partition will invite you to buy a bag of sweet treats (€3 to €7.50). Place y
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Palacio de Viana
A stunning Renaissance palace set around 12 beautiful patios, the Viana Palace is a particular delight to visit in spring. Occupied by the aristocratic Marqueses de Viana until 1980, the large building is packed with art and antiques. The whole-house charge covers a one-hour guided
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