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Fort Bravo
This place has a certain dusty charm. It stages daily Wild West and can-can shows, and has a summer pool and a saloon where David Beckham and other football stars once shot a Pepsi ad. Buggy rides, horse treks and overnight stays in log cabins are also available. Fort Bravo is 1km
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Fortaleza de Monterreal
You can’t miss the pine-covered promontory Monte Boi , dominated by the Fortaleza de Monterreal . The fortress, erected between the 11th and 17th centuries, is protected by an impenetrable 3km circle of walls. An enticing 40-minute walking trail loops the promontory’s rocky shoreli
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Artlandya Doll Museum
A collection of dolls and teddy bears may not sound that captivating to anyone over the age of three, but Austrian owner Georg, is an enthralling character who brings the doll-making process to life as he shows you around his superb 300-plus collection. The museum is set in beautif
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Castillo de San Cristóbal
Located underneath Plaza España are the still-standing fragments of the former castle that once sat majestically here. These can be accessed by an entrance on the seaward side of the plaza (which some people apparently mistake as steps down to the public toilets!). There is also a
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Cala Conta
Occupying a low-lying headland, the sublime beach of Cala Conta has very shallow offshore waters which are fabulously clear. The beach faces directly west, so its a very popular spot late in the afternoon when hundreds gather to watch the sun sink into the ocean, either from the co
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Puerta de Jaén
The Puerta de Jaén on Plaza del Pópulo s west side was originally one of the city gates of Muslim Baeza, though its present form dates from a 1526 reconstruction. Joined to it is the Arco de Villalar , erected by Carlos I in 1526 to commemorate the crushing of a serious insurrectio
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Platja Llevant
Through the steep sand dunes on the eastern side of the Trucador Peninsula, Platja Llevant is a remarkable, undeveloped beach. The powdery sand is so white here that it dazzles your eyes, and the water is incredibly clear. Its also very shallow, so safe for children, and the sea wa
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Museo Marítimo del Cantábrico
If seafaring is your thing, visit the maritime museum 800m east of the Puerto Chico marina. The four floors cover all facets of Cantabrias relationship with the sea, and include an aquarium. With its fine ship models, the maritime history section is perhaps the most interesting. Th
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Espai Santa Caterina
The Mercat de Santa Caterina’s 1848 predecessor had been built over the remains of the demolished 15th-century Gothic Monestir de Santa Caterina, a powerful Dominican monastery. A small section of the church foundations is glassed over in one corner as an archaeological reminder (w
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Iglesia de Santa María de los Reyes
The impressive Iglesia de Santa María de los Reyes has a breathtaking late-14th-century Gothic doorway, adorned with beautiful sculptures of the disciples and other motifs. If the church doors are locked, pop down to the tourist office where you can get a key. Otherwise, guided tou
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Iglesia de San Francisco
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Toni Gelabert
The family-run winery of Toni Gelabert does superb whites. Visitors are welcome to pop by to see the bodega and sample the wine. Organised tastings, including three red/white wines and appetisers, cost €15 per person and must be booked in advance. Take the Ma14 south out of Manacor
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Museo de la Paz de Gernika
Guernica’s seminal experience is a visit to the peace museum, where audiovisual displays calmly reveal the horror of war and hatred, both in the Basque Country and around the world. Displays are in Basque, but guided tours in other languages are available: log onto the website and
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Torre de El Salvador
The most impressive of Teruels Mudéjar towers is the Torre de El Salvador, an early-14th-century extravaganza of brick and ceramics built around an older Islamic minaret. You climb the narrow stairways and passageways, and along the way youll find exhibits on Mudéjar art and archit
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Palacio de Santa Cruz
Just off the southeastern corner of Plaza Mayor and dominating Plaza de Santa Cruz is this baroque edifice, which houses the Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and hence can only be admired from the outside. A landmark with its grey slate spires, it was
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Playa del Puntal
A finger of sand jutting out across the bay toward Santander, roughly opposite the Península de la Magdalena, El Puntal is idyllic on calm days (but beware the currents). Weather permitting, passenger ferries (€3.80 return) sail there about every 30 minutes from 10.30am to 7.30pm,
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Gabinete Literario
Dating from 1844, this ornate historical building is a national monument. It was the island’s first theatre and retains an old-world display of faded elegance, with a gracious internal patio and rooms lined with bookcases. The place now functions as a private club, although the fan
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Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
The Estadi Olímpic was the main stadium of Barcelonas Olympic Games. If you saw the Olympics on TV, the 65,000-capacity stadium may seem surprisingly small. So might the Olympic flame holder into which an archer spectacularly fired a flaming arrow during the opening ceremony. The s
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Es Cavallet
On the eastern side of a narrow peninsula, the wonderful sandy beach of Es Cavallet is one of the islands finest. It was designated Ibiza’s first naturist beach in 1978, and today its the islands main gay beach. The northern section around La Escollera restaurant is more family gea
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Església de Sant Llorenç
The quiet hamlet of Sant Llorenç has a brilliant-white 18th-century fortress-church, built at a time when attacks by Moorish pirates were the scourge of the island. The church boasts a broad entrance porch, while its nave has an attractive barrel-vaulted roof. Do check out the exce
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