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Jardines de Las Vistillas
West across Calle de Bailén from La Morería are the terrazas (open-air cafes) of Jardines de Las Vistillas, which offer one of the best vantage points in Madrid for a drink, with views towards the Sierra de Guadarrama. During the civil war, Las Vistillas was heavily bombarded by na
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Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles
The outstanding monument in the old part of town is the Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles, commissioned by Alfonso VIII in 1210. Although Gothic, it sports a pair of impressive Romanesque doorways. Inside, the eerily lifelike statue of 16th-century Inquisitor Antonio del Cor
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Centro de Interpretación Cuevas de Guadix
Re-creates cave life of years past, with an audiovisual presentation and displays of traditional housewares and furnishings, including ox yokes, clay water pots, woven esparto grass, and wooden furniture painted in bright primary colours. For more insight, peruse the Iglesia Nuestr
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Church of Sant Salvador
The walls of Santuari de Sant Salvador (a walled fortress) were built in the 14th century to encompass the town itself and protect it from pirates or invaders. Now you’ll find only walkways, a simple cafeteria and an unremarkable salmon-coloured church , which was built in 1832 aft
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Cala Comte
Just south of Cala Conta is a small bay known Cala Comte, where there are two beaches, one favoured by nudists; youll find a chiringuito for snacks here. Offshore is Illa des Bosc, Island of Woods, though its pines were cut down over a century ago. Strong swimmers can reach this is
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Baños Árabes
The Palacio de Villardompardo complex houses one of the most intriguing collections of artefacts and archaeological remains found under one roof in Andalucía. The 11th-century Baños Árabes, beneath the current ground level, are in a remarkably good state of preservation: of their t
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Universidad de Oviedo
This elegant 17th-century building, set around two superposed cloisters, was originally home to the University of Oviedos schools of Arts, Theology and Law. Nowadays its an administrative house, but well worth a wander. In the centre sits the majestic statue of Fernando de Valdés S
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Parc d’Atraccions
The reason most barcelonins come up to Tibidabo is for some thrills in this funfair, close to the top funicular station. Here youll find whirling high-speed rides and high-tech 4D cinema, as well as old-fashioned amusement, including an old steam train and the Museu d’Autòmats, wit
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Museu del Rei de la Magia
This museum is a timeless curio. It is the scene of magic shows, home to collections of material that hark back to the 19th-century origins of the associated magic shop at Carrer de la Princesa 11 (which holds everything from old posters and books for learning tricks to magic wands
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Torre den Valls
With majestic views over the Mediterranean from a patch of volcanic rock, the 17th-century Torre d’en Valls i s one of the islands best-preserved defence towers. Ibizas towers would have been manned night and day, and if pirates were sighted a horn was sounded or a fire lit, so isl
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Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Concepción
The church is a simple three-nave structure built in 1767 and crowned by a bell tower with a railed-off upper level that serves as a lookout. Inside, it has a magnificent wooden coffered and vaulted ceiling. The polychrome altar Purísima Concepción is the town’s most prized piece o
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Iglesia Prioral de Nuestra Señora del Mayor Dolor
Right beside Aracenas castle, dominating the town, is the Iglesia Prioral de Nuestra Señora del Mayor Dolor. Built about a century later after the castle, the church is a Gothic-Mudéjar hybrid that combines an interior of ribbed vaults with attractive brick tracery on the tower, no
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Ermita de la Mare de Déu dels Àngels
Follow signs from Plaza Mayor to this chapel perched on a rocky hillside, a 2.5km drive or somewhat shorter walk away. It was a monastery until the Spanish Civil War and preserves a cherub-infested baroque chapel. The views are great, and theres an excellent restaurant. The monaste
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Casa de Sefarad
In the heart of the Judería, and once connected by tunnel to the Sinagoga , the Casa de Sefarad is an interesting museum is devoted to the Sephardic (Iberian Peninsula Jewish) tradition. Different rooms cover food, domestic crafts, ritual, music, prominent Jews of Córdoba and the I
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Centro de Arte Contemporáneo
The contemporary art museum is housed in a skilfully converted 1930s wholesale market on the river estuary. The bizarre triangular floor plan of the building has been retained, with its cubist lines and shapes brilliantly displaying the modern art. Painted entirely white, windows a
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Cap de Barbària
The Balearics southernmost point is an extraordinary lunarlike landscape of parched rocky terrain that ultimately ends in a lighthouse. Gazing out to sea (next stop Africa!) and watching the waves crash against the cliffs below is captivating, especially at sunset. From the far (li
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Museo Marítimo Ría de Bilbao
This space-age maritime museum, appropriately sited down on the waterfront, uses bright and well-thought-out displays to bring the watery depths of Bilbao and Basque maritime history to life. There’s an outdoor section where children (and nautically inclined grown-ups) can clamber
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Platja de Ses Covetes
This sweep of long, silky sand and gin-clear water forms part of the Reserva Marina del Migjorn de Mallorca (a protected marine reserve), so no buildings mar its backdrop of dunes and pines. Its unspoilt but not uncrowded. Walking east along the shore, you’ll come upon Platja des T
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Casa Lercaro
This 16th-century mansion is widely considered to be the most representative building constructed in traditional Canary Island style. Particularly noteworthy is the finely carved baroque decoration on the woodwork, including the magnificent traditional balconies. Inside, the interi
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Centro de Interpretación de las Fortificaciones de Pamplona
If these walls could talk. This excellent interpretation center, located in the Fortín de San Bartolomé, explains the design and function of Pamplonas original fortifications, whose construction dates from the 16th century. Its still considered one of the best preserved bastions in
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