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La Mina
This Islamic stairway comprises more than 300 steps which are cut into the rock all the way down to the river at the bottom of the gorge. These steps enabled Ronda to maintain water supplies when it was under attack.
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Museo de Historia de Balmaseda
This small museum inside the San Juan church showcases the towns past, and during the renowned Semana Santa festivities a Passion of Christ theatre performance takes place in the towns streets using locals as the actors.
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Museo de Artesanía Textil
Grazalemas delicate wool shawls and blankets rose to fame in the 18th and 19th centuries. At this artisan textile factory, 350m northwest of Plaza de España, you can still witness the traditional weaving methods.
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Museo de las Tradiciones
Based in one of the towns most charming buildings, this museum gives a good overview of local life, starting with the Guanche era and covering the conquest, plus some interesting exhibits on agriculture in the mountains.
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Mirador de la Paz
This square with great views is where Agatha Christie was supposedly inspired to write the novel The Mysterious Mr Quin . This is also a good spot to stride out from and discover the towns magnificent parks and gardens.
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Cueva de Covalanas
The Cueva de Covalanas, 3km up the N629 south from Ramales, then 650m up a footpath, is World Heritage–listed for its numerous excellent animal paintings from around 18,000 BC, done in an unusual dot-painting technique.
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Capella Macba
The renovated 400-year-old Convent dels Àngels houses the Capella Macba, where the Macba regularly rotates selections from its permanent collection. The Gothic framework of the one-time convent-church remains intact.
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Arco de Villalar
Joined to the Puerta de Jaén on Plaza del Pópulo s west side, the Arco de Villalar was erected by Carlos I in 1526 to commemorate the crushing of a serious insurrection in Castilla that had threatened to overthrow him.
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Acuario
On Playa de Poniente, 1.5km west from Cimadevilla, this singular aquarium houses 4000 specimens, from otters to sharks and penguins, in 12 separate underwater environments, including tropical oceans and an Asturian river.
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Sant Pere de Begur
Presiding over lively Plaça de la Vila is this stocky sandstone church. Much of the building dates to the 17th century, though a church stood on this spot for 500 years prior to that. Opening hours vary seasonally.
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Iglesia de San Pedro
One of the citys later churches, its light, sandstone exterior is a pleasant complement to the granite austerity that reigns inside the city walls.
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Iglesia de San Justo
The church lies southeast of the centre. From the Plaza del Azoguejo (home of the Centro de Recepción de Visitantes), head south down Calle de Teodosio El Grande and take your first left towards Plaza de San Justo.
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Cala Banyalbufar
A steep 1km walk downhill past terraced slopes from Banyalbufar brings you to this rugged shingle cove, where you can swim or sip a cold one at the beach shack on the rocks; there’s also a lovely waterfall nearby.
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Culis Monumentalibus
Wandering around central Oviedo, youll run into a growing array of grand open-air sculptures, such as Fernando Boteros Culis Monumentalibus on Calle Pelayo and a statue of Woody Allen on Calle de las Milicias Nacionales.
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Cuevas de Santimamiñe
The walls of this cave system, a short way northeast of Guernica, are decorated with around fifty different Neolithic paintings depicting bison, horses, rhinos and the like. Only reproductions are on display, however.
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Palacio de los Cepeda
One of Osunas most impressive mansions is the late-18th-century Palacio de los Cepeda, just behind the town hall, with rows of Churrigueresque columns topped by stone halberdiers holding the Cepeda family coat of arms.
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Monasterio de la Oliva
The 11th-century Monasterio de la Oliva, 2km from Carcastillo, which is southeast of Olite, was founded by Cistercian monks and is still functioning as a community. Its austere church gives onto a peaceful Gothic cloister.
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Museo de Salamanca
Housed in the former residence of Queen Isabels doctor, this museum is more interesting for the picture of tranquil Salamanca residential life in its attractive patios than for the paintings and sculptures within.
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Museo do Pobo Galego
A short walk northeast of the Old Town, this former convent houses large and interesting exhibits on Galician life and arts ranging from fishing boats and bagpipes to traditional costumes and antique printing presses.
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Patio de la Infanta
This exhibition space houses the Ibercaja banks collection of paintings, including Goyas, which are displayed in a lovely plateresque (15th- and 16th-century Spanish baroque) courtyard. Its 600m south of Plaza de España.
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