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Es Pas
The northerly tip of Formentera, Es Pas (The Crossing) is a magical place where the beaches of Llevant and Illetes combine and form a (submerged) 300m sandbar that stretches across to the island of Espalmador. Theres usually a number of people making their way over, holding their b
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Cova de Sant Martí
Cova de Sant Martí is an otherworldly religious shrine and grotto in a 20m-deep hollow, which dates back to the 13th century. A pilgrimage leads to the cave on the Sunday after Easter. Find it at the foot of Puig de Sant Martí crag (behind the BelleVue Club hotel). Port dAlcúdia to
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Cala Molí
Cala Molí is a sheltered cove beach with a sand-and-pebble shoreline and cobalt offshore waters. Theres no bus service here so it rarely gets too busy (except in July and August). If you swim to the south side of the bay theres a small cave. The only structure here is a beach club
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Vinseum
Set down your cava glass for a moment and school yourself on the history and cultural significance of wine in Penedès. This 17,000-item collection pores over ancient vine-cultivation techniques, and offers interesting detail on the evolution of wine-making in the area. Outside summ
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Puerta del Triunfo
The 900m of walls circling the upper town date from Muslim times. Here, the newly settled noble families built their mansions and churches after the Reconquista. The western end is marked by the Puerta del Triunfo, through which it is said conquering Christian troops marched in 123
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Sierra de Irta
To escape the summer crowds, seek solitude in the Sierra de Irta. Running south from Peñíscola, it’s both nature park and protected marine reserve, best explored on foot or by mountain bike. You can attack the full 26km of the circular PR V-194 trail or slip in one or more shorter
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Parque de Alderdi de Eider
One of the most attractive and enjoyable parks in San Sebastián, the Parque de Alderdi de Eider is actually more of an elongated plaza shaded by trees, dotted with benches and busy with children and families enjoying the old-fashioned carousel and numerous street artists. The park
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Parc dEspanya Industrial
This playfully postmodern park with ponds, little waterfalls, green spaces, trees, children’s swings, bar, and the odd towers that look for all the world like sci-fi prison-camp searchlight towers, it is a strange park indeed. Its transformed when illuminated at night and worth a l
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Palacio de Mondragón
Palacio de Mondragón , now an engaging museum was built for Abomelic, the ruler of Ronda in 1314. Of its three courtyards, the Patio Mudéjar still preserves an Islamic character. A horseshoe arch leads into a small clifftop garden. Various displays draw you into prehistoric caves,
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Palacio del Partal
At the end of the Palacios Nazaríes itinerary, you emerge into an area of terraced gardens created in the early 20th century. The famous reflecting pool in front of the small Palacio del Partal with the Albayzin glimmering in the background is the oldest surviving palace in the Alh
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Jardín Micológico La Trufa
In Zagrilla Alta village, 11km northwest of Priego, this botanical garden/museum complex gives perhaps the most comprehensive overview in Europe of the mysterious mushroom. Andalucía is probably the continents most fungi-rich area. A stroll around the gardens takes you through eigh
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Casa Iriarte
This mid-18th-century mansion, once the home of intellectual Tomás de Iriarte, and the site of clandestine political meetings, has seen better days. There used to be a modest naval museum upstairs which was closed at research time (probably to repair the gaping holes in the floorbo
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Convento de San Marcos
You will have to check into the Hostal de San Marcos parador to appreciate most of this palatial former monastery, although the historic chapter house and magnificent cloister can be viewed. The platetersque exterior is also superb, sectioned off by slender columns and decorated wi
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Cala des Moltons
This little cala is just 250m from the resort of Port de Sant Miquel; simply follow the path to the west around the bay. Cala des Moltons has a tiny sandy beach, wonderfully sheltered swimming, and the superb Chiringuito Utopía . Continue along the same trail for another kilometre
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Barriada de las Cuevas
Up in the hills on the south side of town is Guadix’s largest cave district, some 2000 whitewashed dwellings nestled among rolling hills, with spindly chimneys, satellite dishes and full connections to the town’s power and water lines. You can walk or drive a route past some rather
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Fortalesa de la Mola
In the 19th century Queen Isabel II ordered the construction of a new fortress. The extensive Fortalesa de la Mola , built between 1848 and 1875, sprawls over the promontory of the same name on the northern shore of the bay. It’s about a 12km drive from Maó. You will go rambling th
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Casa Museo Hermandad de San Gil
The box-shaped museum, next to the church of San Gil, is a showcase for the brotherhood of San Gil. On display are the pasos , weighty platforms for bearing icons of Christ and the Virgin Mary. These baroque-style decorated floats are borne by as many as 40 men during Écijas Easte
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Palacio de Liria
This 18th-century mansion, rebuilt after a fire in 1936, nestles amid the modern architecture just north of Plaza de España as a reminder of the days when Madrids streets were lined with mansions like these. It holds an impressive collection of art, period furniture and objets d’ar
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Museu Fra Juníper Serra
The Museu Fra Juníper Serra contains mementos of Juníper Serras missionary life. Next door at No 4 is the house in which he was born. Walk to Carrer des Barracar Baix 2 and ring the bell. If you get lucky, youll get admission to the house and museum. All over the streets in this pa
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Iglesia de San Mateo
Crowning the highest spot of the Ciudad Monumental (458m) and built on the site of the towns mosque, the Iglesia de San Mateo was traditionally the church of the land-owning nobility. If you’re lucky enough to find it open, the soaring wooden altarpiece is an impressive sight at th
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