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Medieval Walls
Although largely rebuilt, Alcúdias city walls are impressive. Those on the north side are largely the medieval originals. Near the Porta Roja (Red Gate) are remnants of an 18th-century bridge. From the bridge, you can walk around 250m atop the walls, as far as Carrer del Progres, w
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Museo Nacional de Arte Romano
Even if you visit only a handful of Méridas sights, make sure one of them is this fabulous museum, which has a superb three-floor collection of statues, busts, mosaics, frescoes, coins, pottery and other Roman artefacts, all beautifully displayed alongside information panels in Spa
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Museu Episcopal
This museum holds a marvellous collection of Romanesque and Gothic art, second only to the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya collection in Barcelona. The Romanesque collection depicts some strikingly gory images – from saints being beheaded or tortured to the Archangel Michael spea
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Castillo de los Sotomayor
The top-heavy main tower of the massive and spooky Castillo de los Sotomayor rises a mighty 45m above its hilltop perch. The castle was built in the 15th century by Gutierre de Sotomayor, master of the Knights of Calatrava, a Reconquista crusading order that controlled a huge swath
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Museo del Foro de Caesaraugusta
The trapezoidal building on Plaza de la Seo is the entrance to an excellent reconstruction of part of Roman Caesaraugustas forum, now well below ground level. The remains of porticoes, shops, a great cloaca (sewer) system, and a limited collection of artefacts from the 1st century
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Colegiata de Santa María de la Asunción
This imposing Renaissance structure – two churches above a crypt – overlooks Osuna from the site of the ancient parish church. Its halls contain a wealth of fine art and treasure collected by the House of Osuna, including paintings by José de Ribera (El Españoleto) and sculpted wor
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Palacio de Vázquez de Molina
Lucky Úbeda functionaries – the building where they push their pens has to be the most beautiful ayuntamiento (town hall) in Spain. It was built by Vandelvira in about 1562 as a mansion for Juan Vázquez de Molina, whose coat of arms surmounts the doorway. The perfectly proportioned
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Iglesia de San Juan Bautista
The extraordinary, neo-Gothic church stands sullen watch over the bright white houses of Arucas in a striking display of disproportion. The church has a Sagrada Familia (Gaudí) look with elaborate pointed spires and was, fittingly, designed by a Catalan architect. Construction star
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Basilica San Juan de Díos
Bored of baroque churches? Seen every gilded altarpiece you want to see? Come to the Basilica of St John of God. If Seville cathedral is the worlds most voluminous church, this basilica is surely one of the most opulently decorated. Barely a square inch of the interior lacks embell
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Museo da Catedral
The Cathedral Museum spreads over four floors and includes the cathedrals large, 16th-century, Gothic/plateresque cloister. Youll see a sizeable section of Maestro Mateos original carved stone choir (destroyed in 1604 but recently pieced back together), an impressive collection of
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Melilla la Vieja
Perched over the Mediterranean, Melilla la Vieja is a prime example of the fortress strongholds that the Portuguese and (in this case) the Spaniards built along the Moroccan littoral during the 16th and 17th centuries. Much of it has been painstakingly restored in recent years. The
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Casa de Los Dragones
The Casa de los Dragones on Plaza de los Reyes is a fantastic dream that has entered the real world. Recently restored to perfection, this former home is an extraordinary example of eclectic architecture, with Moorish arches, polished brick facades, Mansard roofs, fabulous balconie
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Puente Romano
Dont miss the extraordinarily powerful spectacle of the Puente Romano spanning the Río Guadiana. At 792m in length with 60 granite arches, its one of the longest bridges built by the Romans. It was constructed in 25 BC when Emerita Augusta (modern-day Mérida) was founded, and then
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Royal Walls
The most impressive sight in Ceuta is the medieval Royal Walls, dating back to the 5th century. These extensive fortifications, of great strategic complexity, have been beautifully restored, with information boards in English. The beautifully designed Museo de los Muralles Reales ,
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Museo del Teatro Romano
This super museum was designed by top Spanish architect Rafael Moneo. The tour transports visitors from the initial museum on Plaza del Ayunatmiento via escalators and an underground passage beneath the ruined cathedral, to the magnificent, recently restored Roman theatre dating fr
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Museo del Teatro de Caesaraugusta
Discovered during the excavation of a building site in 1972, the ruins of Zaragozas Teatro Romano (Roman theatre) are the focus of this compelling museum. The theatre once seated 6000 spectators, and great efforts have been made to help visitors reconstruct the edifices former sple
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Castillo de Guzmán
Though built in 960 on the orders of Cordoban caliph Abd ar-Rahman III, this restored fortress is named after Reconquista hero Guzmán El Bueno. In 1294, when threatened with the death of his captured son unless he surrendered the castle to Merenid attackers from Morocco, El Bueno t
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Museo Elder de la Ciencia y la Tecnología
This 21st-century museum is full of things that whirr, clank and hum. In a revamped dockside warehouse in Parque Santa Catalina, its a great space to spend a few hours. You can pilot a supersonic fighter plane, see how rockets send satellites into orbit or ride the Robocoaster wher
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Parroquia de la Asunción
On the edge of the Barrio de La Villa, this church represents a high point in Andalucian baroque chiefly thanks to its wonderful Sagrario (Sacristy), where whirls of frothy white stuccowork surge upwards to two beautiful cupolas – all the work of local artist Francisco Javier Pedra
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Museo de Art Nouveau y Art Decó
Utterly unlike any other Salamanca museum, this stunning collection of sculpture, paintings and art deco and art nouveau pieces inhabits a beautiful, light-filled Modernista (Catalan art nouveau) house. Theres abundant stained glass and exhibits that include Lalique glass, toys by
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