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Museo de Huelva
This excellent town museum is stuffed with history and art. The permanent ground-floor exhibition concentrates on the province’s impressive archaeological pedigree, with interesting items culled from its Roman and mining history; dont miss the blue-toned 16th-century azulejos (tile
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Plaza de España
With its fountains and minicanals, this was the most grandiose of the buildings built for the 1929 Exposición Iberoamericana, a brick-and-tile confection featuring Seville tile work at its gaudiest, with a map and historical scene for each Spanish province. You can hire row boats t
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Església de Santa Gertrudis
Overlooking the central square, this 18th-century church has an impressive facade, its small windows picked out with yellow paint. The largely sombre interior is embellished with a few decorative touches including oranges and figs, a nod to Santa Gertrudis status as Ibizas principa
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Església de Nostra Senyora Verge dels Dolors
The massive Església de Nostra Senyora Verge dels Dolors lords it impressively over the Manacor skyline. It was raised on the site of the towns former mosque and has a hybrid Gothic/neo-Gothic style, which reflects the fact that construction began in the 14th century and wasnt comp
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Iglesia de San Pedro & San Isidro
The fusion of 12th-century Romanesque-Mudéjar elements with later Gothic modifications makes this church worth seeking out. Dont miss the porticoes in the cloister. Discovered in 1994, the 12th-century reliefs of a Roman queen, Arab king and Catholic bishop reflect the various cult
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Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Mijas
This art museum houses an extraordinary exhibition of Picasso ceramics (the second-largest collection in the world), plus some exquisite Dalí bronze figurines, glassware and bas-relief. There are also temporary exhibitions. Note that, despite the name, this museum is not affiliated
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Centre dinterpretació Es Amunts
The densely forested Es Amunts mountains, which run in an ark between Cala Salada and Sant Carles, form the norths largest range, covering 15,000 hectares (a quarter of the island). You can learn about the regions culture and environment in this modern interpretation centre in the
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Catedral del Buen Pastor de San Sebastián
The dominant building of the new town is the city cathedral, proudly overlooking a busy plaza. The cathedral was consecrated in 1897 and has a 75m-high bell tower. Under the foundation stone of the cathedral is a lead box containing pictures of the Spanish royal family and the pope
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Cámara Santa
The Cámara Santa contains some key symbols of medieval Spanish Christianity. Alfonso II presented the Cruz de los Ángeles (Cross of the Angels) to Oviedo in 808, and its still the citys emblem. A century later Alfonso III donated the Cruz de la Victoria (Cross of Victory), which in
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Cala Mastella
This lovely little cove beach is set at the back of a deep inlet where pine trees reach down and almost kiss the bays emerald-green water. Outside high season you could have the beach totally to yourself. Scramble around the rocks at the northeastern end to reach the acclaimed El B
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Cala dAubarca
The giant bite-shaped bay of Cala d’Aubarca is around 3km across – its sheer scale cant fail to impress. Its 4km north of the village Sant Mateu, from where a rough dirt track leads up to wooded cliffs high above the bay. Theres no beach; youll have to park up and hike down to the
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Aquarium Cap Blanc
This small, open-air aquarium has an assortment of local sea life including groupers, wrasse, octopuses, lobsters, moray eels and lots of starfish. Occasionally injured turtles are allowed to recuperate here. There are boardwalks above the pools so you can get a close look. Its loc
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Mariposario de Benalmádena
Situated next to the Buddhist stupa, in a quasi Thai temple, this butterfly park is a delight with some 1500 fluttery creatures, including exotic subtropical species, moths and cocoons (in action). There are some impressive plants and water features, plus two resident iguanas, a wa
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La Porciúncula
In SArenal, the only sight, apart from the not always edifying sights on the beach, is La Porciúncula, a 1968 Franciscan church with a huge 6-sq-metre stained-glass window a few blocks inland from the beach. You can also visit the humble original church and a modest Mallorcan ethno
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Santa Agnès de Corona
Tiny Santa Agnès de Corona is centred around a rustic church, which dates from 1806, and boasts an excellent ethnographic museum, Es Pujol . The village is surrounded by thousands of almond trees, which blossom in late January and early February, filling the plain with pinky-white
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Puerta de Córdoba
The Roman gate that controlled access to the city from the east is in marvellous repair, framing the fertile countryside outside it like a precious, faded rug. Guided tours of the Puerta de Córdoba can be arranged through the Museo de la Ciudad, providing at least eight participant
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Plaza de Gipuzkoa
It might be called a plaza, but with its duck ponds, flower beds and many trees this square is as much a formal garden park as a city plaza. It was designed by French landscape gardner Pierre Ducasse and includes a large multi-coloured flower clock. Around Christmas time a giant na
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Plaza de María Pita
Start your explorations at stately Plaza de María Pita, rimmed with cafes and dominated by the early-20th-century Ayuntamiento and a monument to the eponymous heroine, and make your way through the labyrinth towards the Castillo de San Antón , the 16th-century fort proudly guarding
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Plaza del Solar
At the foot of the medieval centre, this cobbled square makes for a fine photo with its handsome 19th-century buildings and august monument to Victor de Chavarri, an important local industrialist. Nearby, an ornate bandstand provides the outdoor stage for regular Sunday performance
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Iglesia de San Miguel
This church stands out for its tall Gothic tower with a castle-like turret. San Miguels interior is unadorned and austerely beautiful. According to legend, El Cid was betrothed to his Doña Jimena here.
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