Spain
432 places in Spain, sorted into the categories that matter when you are planning: what each place is, when it is worth going, how long to allow and how to reach it.
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Nature & outdoors (120) Landmarks & history (170) Museums & culture (69) Attractions & fun (34) Food & drink (39)
UNESCO heritage World Heritage Sites and living traditions on the UNESCO lists
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Albaicin
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Alcala de Henares
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Alcazar of Segovia
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Alquezar
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Altamira Cave and Museum
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Antequera Dolmens
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Aranjuez Royal Site
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Astorga Episcopal Palace
UNESCO · Intangible heritage
Asturian Cider Country
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Atapuerca
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Avila's Medieval Walls
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Burgos Cathedral
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Caceres Old Town
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Casa Batllo and La Pedrera
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Casa Botines
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Casa Vicens
UNESCO · Intangible heritage 
Castells - Catalonia's Human Towers
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Cordoba Roman Bridge
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Cuenca and the Hanging Houses
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Dalt Vila, Ibiza Town
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Donana National Park
UNESCO · World Heritage 
El Escorial Monastery and Palace
UNESCO · World Heritage 
El Retiro
UNESCO · World Heritage 
El Torcal de Antequera
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Elche Palm Grove
UNESCO · Intangible heritage 
Flamenco
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Garajonay National Park
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Guadalupe Monastery
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Hospital de Sant Pau
UNESCO · World Heritage 
La Lonja de la Seda
UNESCO · Intangible heritage 
Las Fallas of Valencia
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Las Medulas
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Leon Cathedral
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Medina Azahara
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Mezquita of Cordoba
UNESCO · Intangible heritage 
Misteri d'Elx
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Mount Teide
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Mudejar Towers of Teruel
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Naveta des Tudons
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Oviedo Cathedral
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Palau de la Musica Catalana
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Park Guell
UNESCO · Intangible heritage 
Patum de Berga
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Poblet Monastery
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Roman Merida
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Roman Tarragona
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Royal Alcazar of Seville
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Sagrada Familia
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Salamanca Old Town
UNESCO · World Heritage 
San Cristobal de La Laguna
UNESCO · World Heritage 
San Juan de la Pena
UNESCO · World Heritage 
San Martin de Fromista
UNESCO · World Heritage 
San Millan Yuso and Suso
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Santa Maria del Naranco
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Santiago de Compostela
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Santo Domingo de la Calzada
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Santo Toribio de Liebana
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Segovia Aqueduct
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Serra de Tramuntana
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Seville Cathedral and Giralda
UNESCO · Intangible heritage 
Silbo Gomero, the Whistled Language
UNESCO · Intangible heritage 
Talavera Ceramics
UNESCO · World Heritage 
The Alhambra
UNESCO · World Heritage 
The Aljaferia Palace
UNESCO · Intangible heritage 
The Patios of Cordoba
UNESCO · World Heritage 
The Roman Walls of Lugo
UNESCO · World Heritage 
The Vizcaya Transporter Bridge
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Toledo Old Town
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Tower of Hercules
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Ubeda and Baeza
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Vall de Boi Churches
Nature & outdoors Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.
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Aiguamolls de l'Emporda
national park 
Aiguestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici
natural park 
Alto Tajo Natural Park
laurel forest 
Anaga Rural Park
mountain valley 
Aneto and Benasque Valley
canyon 
Arribes del Duero
badlands 
Bardenas Reales
ravine 
Barranco de Guayadeque
valley 
Baztan Valley
beach and dune 
Bolonia Beach and Dune
blowhole 
Bufones de Pria
national park 
Cabaneros National Park
natural park 
Cabo de Gata
cape 
Cabo Fisterra
cape 
Cabo Penas
national park 
Cabrera Archipelago
beach coves 
Cala Macarella
beach 
Calblanque
national park 
Caldera de Taburiente National Park
trail 
Caminito del Rey
canyon 
Canon del Rio Lobos
national park 
Cap de Creus
cape 
Cap de Formentor
botanical garden 
Cap Roig Gardens
gorge trail 
Cares Gorge Trail
show cave 
Caves of Drach
orchard bloom
Cieza Blossom Season
karst formations 
Ciudad Encantada
beach 
Cofete Beach
canyon 
Congost de Mont-rebei
dune park 
Corralejo Dunes
coastline 
Costa Quebrada
river cave 
Coves de Sant Josep
lava tube 
Cueva de los Verdes
national park
Donana National Park
park
El Retiro
juniper grove 
El Sabinar
cave 
El Soplao Cave
trail
El Torcal de Antequera
palm grove
Elche Palm Grove
beach 
Es Trenc
islet 
Es Vedra
waterfall 
Ezaro Waterfall
gorge 
Foz de Lumbier
atlantic forest 
Fragas do Eume
lagoon 
Fuente de Piedra Lagoon
waterfall 
Fuentes del Algar
forest
Garajonay National Park
gorge 
Garganta de los Infiernos
show cave 
Gruta de las Maravillas
canyon 
Hoces del Duraton
canyon reserve 
Hoces del Rio Riaza
beach 
Ibiza and Formentera Beaches
marine reserve 
Illes Medes
forest 
Irati Forest
valley 
Jerte Valley
lake 
La Albufera
bay 
La Concha Bay
volcanic park 
La Garrotxa Volcanic Zone
island 
La Graciosa
granite massif 
La Pedriza
glacial lake 
Lago de Sanabria
glacial lake 
Laguna Negra
lake chain 
Lagunas de Ruidera
glacial lake 
Lakes of Covadonga
ancient mine landscape
Las Medulas
granite landscape 
Los Barruecos
sea cliffs 
Los Gigantes Cliffs
laurel forest 
Los Tilos
rock formation 
Mallos de Riglos
lagoon 
Mar Menor
tidal marshes 
Marismas del Odiel
gorge 
Masca Gorge
dune field 
Maspalomas Dunes
park and monastery 
Monasterio de Piedra
national park 
Monfrague National Park
massif 
Montseny
mountain 
Montserrat
mountain
Mount Teide
river source 
Nacedero del Urederra
river source 
Nacimiento del Rio Cuervo
show cave 
Nerja Caves
cave system 
Ojo Guarena
island 
Ons Island
national park
Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park
sea rock 
Penon de Ifach
mountain 
Picos de Europa
inland beach 
Playa de Gulpiyuri
beach 
Playa de las Catedrales
beach 
Playa del Silencio
canyon 
Ribeira Sacra
volcanic monolith 
Roque Nublo
cove and canyon 
Sa Calobra and Torrent de Pareis
salt lagoon 
Salinas de San Pedro del Pinatar
island 
San Juan de Gaztelugatxe
sea cliffs 
Serra da Capelada
mountain
Serra de Tramuntana
natural park 
Sierra de Cazorla
natural park 
Sierra de Cebollera
natural park 
Sierra de Grazalema
mountain 
Sierra de Gredos
national park 
Sierra de Guadarrama
canyoning region 
Sierra de Guara
national park 
Sierra de las Nieves
regional park 
Sierra Espuna
mountain 
Sierra Nevada and Mulhacen
national park 
Somiedo Natural Park
island 
Tabarca Island
desert 
Tabernas Desert
national park 
Tablas de Daimiel
nature park 
Tajo International Nature Park
island 
The Cies Islands
national park 
The Ebro Delta
national park 
Timanfaya National Park
park 
Turia Gardens
estuary reserve 
Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve
valley 
Val d'Aran
mountain valley 
Vall de Nuria
show cave 
Valporquero Cave
rock formation 
Zumaia Flysch
Landmarks & history Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.
Open the full Landmarks & history page medieval town 
Ainsa
walled village 
Alarcon
medieval town 
Albarracin
university town
Alcala de Henares
village 
Alcala del Jucar
roman bridge 
Alcantara Roman Bridge
moorish fortress 
Alcazaba of Almeria
moorish fortress 
Alcazaba of Malaga
castle
Alcazar of Segovia
walled town 
Alcudia Old Town
town 
Allariz
cathedral 
Almudena Cathedral
village
Alquezar
hill town 
Altea Old Town
megalithic site
Antequera Dolmens
royal palace
Aranjuez Royal Site
town 
Arcos de la Frontera
modernist building
Astorga Episcopal Palace
fortress
Avila's Medieval Walls
moorish citadel 
Badajoz Alcazaba
roman ruins 
Baelo Claudia
viewpoint 
Balcon de Europa
old town 
Barcelona Gothic Quarter and Las Ramblas
basilica 
Basilica del Pilar
castle 
Bellver Castle
castle 
Belmonte Castle
medieval village 
Besalu
historic quarter 
Bilbao Casco Viejo
walled village 
Buitrago del Lozoya
church
Burgos Cathedral
old town
Caceres Old Town
fishing village 
Cadaques
historic city 
Cadiz Old Town
railway station 
Canfranc Station
castle and salt mine 
Cardona Castle and Salt Mountain
town 
Carmona
roman theatre 
Cartagena Roman Theatre
monument
Casa Batllo and La Pedrera
modernist building
Casa Botines
palace 
Casa de Pilatos
modernist house
Casa Vicens
castle 
Castillo de la Mota
village 
Chinchon
architectural complex 
City of Arts and Sciences
walled town 
Ciudad Rodrigo
historic town 
Ciutadella de Menorca
fishing village 
Combarro
windmill 
Consuegra Windmills
bridge
Cordoba Roman Bridge
fishing village 
Cudillero
old town
Cuenca and the Hanging Houses
fortress
Dalt Vila, Ibiza Town
mountain village 
Deia
castle 
Denia Castle
town 
El Burgo de Osma
modernist villa 
El Capricho de Comillas
palace
El Escorial Monastery and Palace
archaeological site 
Empuries
historic quarter 
Estepona Old Town
fortified town 
Fortaleza de la Mota
town 
Frias
village 
Frigiliana
town 
Garachico
castle 
Gibralfaro Castle
historic city 
Girona Old Town
fortress 
Gormaz Castle
avenue 
Gran Via
cathedral 
Granada Cathedral and Royal Chapel
village 
Guadalest
cave dwellings 
Guadix Cave Houses
border town 
Hondarribia
modernist complex
Hospital de Sant Pau
roman city 
Italica
fortress 
Jaca Citadel
cathedral 
Jaen Cathedral
castle 
Javier Castle
mountain village 
La Alberca
royal palace 
La Granja de San Ildefonso
monument
La Lonja de la Seda
walled village 
Laguardia
mountain village 
Las Alpujarras
cathedral
Leon Cathedral
castle 
Loarre Castle
fortress 
Lorca Castle
palace 
Madrid Royal Palace
palace 
Magdalena Palace
castle 
Manzanares el Real Castle
historic quarter 
Marbella Old Town
archaeological site
Medina Azahara
architectural quarter
Melilla Modernist Ensemble
modern structure 
Metropol Parasol
church
Mezquita of Cordoba
village 
Mijas Pueblo
viewpoint 
Mirador del Rio
village 
Mojacar
castle 
Molina de Aragon Castle
hillfort 
Monte Santa Trega
summit sanctuary 
Monte Toro
hill 
Montjuic
walled town 
Morella
mudejar architecture
Mudejar Towers of Teruel
cathedral 
Murcia Cathedral
prehistoric tomb
Naveta des Tudons
mountain village 
Ochagavia
town 
Osuna
cathedral
Oviedo Cathedral
cathedral 
Palma Cathedral
historic quarter 
Pamplona Old Town
monument
Park Guell
walled village 
Pedraza
sculpture 
Peine del Viento
castle 
Penafiel Castle
coastal town 
Peniscola
medieval village 
Peratallada
square 
Plaza de Cibeles
monument 
Plaza de Espana, Seville
bullring 
Plaza de Toros de la Maestranza
square 
Plaza Mayor
castle 
Ponferrada Templar Castle
historic quarter 
Pontevedra Old Town
mountain town 
Potes
town 
Priego de Cordoba
square 
Puerta del Sol
harbour village 
Puerto de Mogan
ruins
Roman Merida
archaeological site
Roman Tarragona
old town 
Ronda
palace
Royal Alcazar of Seville
fortification 
Royal Walls of Ceuta
stone village 
Rupit
church
Sagrada Familia
old town
Salamanca Old Town
old town
San Cristobal de La Laguna
coastal town 
San Vicente de la Barquera
castle 
Santa Barbara Castle
pre-romanesque building
Santa Maria del Naranco
old town
Santiago de Compostela
medieval village 
Santillana del Mar
camino town
Santo Domingo de la Calzada
monument
Segovia Aqueduct
village 
Setenil de las Bodegas
cathedral 
Seu Vella of Lleida
church
Seville Cathedral and Giralda
town 
Siguenza
coastal town 
Sitges
village 
Siurana
historic town 
Tarifa Old Town
egyptian temple 
Temple of Debod
town 
Teror
palace
The Alhambra
palace
The Aljaferia Palace
fortress
The Roman Walls of Lugo
castle 
The Royal Palace of Olite
bridge
The Vizcaya Transporter Bridge
old town
Toledo Old Town
coastal town 
Tossa de Mar
lighthouse
Tower of Hercules
town 
Trujillo
renaissance town
Ubeda and Baeza
medieval town 
Valderrobres
cathedral 
Valencia Cathedral
mountain village 
Valldemossa
historic quarter 
Vegueta
town 
Vejer de la Frontera
historic quarter 
Vitoria-Gasteiz Old Town
castle 
Xativa Castle
town 
Zafra
village 
Zahara de la Sierra
historic city 
Zamora Old Town
village 
Zuheros
Museums & culture Museums, galleries, open-air heritage sites and the collections worth planning a day around.
Open the full Museums & culture page historic quarter
Albaicin
town 
Almagro
museum
Altamira Cave and Museum
archaeological site
Atapuerca
sport 
Basque Pelota
pilgrimage town 
Caravaca de la Cruz
tradition
Castells - Catalonia's Human Towers
festival 
Catoira Viking Festival
artist's house 
Cesar Manrique Foundation
sculpture museum 
Chillida Leku
painted cave 
Cueva de la Pileta
archaeological museum 
Cueva Pintada
museum 
Dali Theatre-Museum, Figueres
art museum 
El Greco Museum
flea market 
El Rastro
pilgrimage village 
El Rocio
festival 
Feria de Abril
tradition
Flamenco
artist's birthplace 
Fuendetodos
art museum 
Fundacio Joan Miro
fishing town and museum 
Getaria and the Balenciaga Museum
monastery
Guadalupe Monastery
museum 
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
festival 
Haro Wine Battle
historic quarter
Hervas Jewish Quarter
festival 
La Merce
monastery 
La Rabida Monastery
festival 
La Tomatina
festival
Las Fallas of Valencia
mystery play
Misteri d'Elx
monastery 
Monasterio de El Paular
festival 
Moros y Cristianos of Alcoy
archaeology museum 
Museo Arqueologico Nacional
art museum 
National Art Museum of Catalonia
mountain hamlet 
O Cebreiro
town and sanctuary 
Onati and Arantzazu
concert hall
Palau de la Musica Catalana
festival
Patum de Berga
art museum 
Picasso Museum Barcelona
art museum 
Picasso Museum Malaga
monastery
Poblet Monastery
art museum 
Reina Sofia Museum
monastery 
Ripoll Monastery
monastery and pass 
Roncesvalles
equestrian school 
Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art
cave quarter 
Sacromonte
salt valley 
Salinas de Anana
festival 
San Fermin
monastery
San Juan de la Pena
romanesque church
San Martin de Fromista
monastery
San Millan Yuso and Suso
monastery 
Sant Pere de Rodes
carnival 
Santa Cruz Carnival
monastery 
Santo Domingo de Silos
monastery
Santo Toribio de Liebana
folk dance 
Sardana
religious festival 
Semana Santa in Seville
tradition
Silbo Gomero, the Whistled Language
artist's house 
Sorolla Museum
tradition
Talavera Ceramics
craft village 
Taramundi
festival
The Patios of Cordoba
gallery 
The Prado Museum
art museum 
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
quarter 
Triana
monastery 
Ucles Monastery
romanesque church
Vall de Boi Churches
wine museum
Vivanco Museum of Wine Culture
monastery 
Yuste Monastery
Attractions & fun Theme parks, zoos, aquariums, towers and the built attractions families actually queue for.
Open the full Attractions & fun page ski resort 
Baqueira Beret
cable car 
Benalmadena Cable Car
zoo 
Bioparc Fuengirola
zoo 
Bioparc Valencia
wildlife park 
Cabarceno Nature Park
stadium 
Camp Nou
canoe festival 
Descent of the Sella
science park 
Dinopolis Teruel
fossil trackway 
Enciso Dinosaur Footprints
cable car 
Fuente De Cable Car
ethnographic park 
Guimar Pyramids
bath house 
Hammam Al Andalus
theme park 
Isla Magica
lava tube 
Jameos del Agua
botanical garden 
Jardin de Aclimatacion de La Orotava
zoo 
Loro Parque
hill and funfair 
Monte Igueldo
film set park 
Oasys MiniHollywood
aquarium 
Oceanografic Valencia
hot spring
Ourense Thermal Pools
theme park 
Parque Warner Madrid
beach 
Playa de Levante
theme park 
PortAventura World
historical park 
Puy du Fou Espana
underground cellars 
Requena Wine Caves
industrial heritage 
Rio Tinto Mining Park
observatory 
Roque de los Muchachos Observatory
botanical garden
Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid
stadium tour 
Santiago Bernabeu Tour
rail trail 
Senda del Oso
water park 
Siam Park
cable car 
Teleferico de Madrid
theme park 
Terra Mitica
amusement park 
Tibidabo Amusement Park
Food & drink Market halls, food streets and the dishes a country is genuinely known for - areas and traditions, not single venues.
Open the full Food & drink page wine region 
Albarino of Rias Baixas
winery region
Asturian Cider Country
protected cheese 
Cabrales Cheese
seasonal feast 
Calcotada
tapas street 
Calle Laurel
dish 
Churros con Chocolate
regional dish 
Cochinillo of Segovia
regional dish 
Cocido Madrileno
protected pastry 
Ensaimada
regional dish 
Fabada Asturiana
regional dish 
Fideua of Gandia
seafood 
Galician Percebes
regional dish 
Gazpacho and Salmorejo
regional drink 
Horchata and Fartons
protected cheese 
Idiazabal Cheese
dish 
Jamon Iberico
market 
La Boqueria Market
wine region 
La Geria
protected crop 
La Mancha Saffron
winery region 
La Rioja Wine Country
dish 
Manchego Cheese
food market 
Mercado de San Miguel
dish 
Paella
regional dish 
Papas Arrugadas with Mojo
wine region 
Penedes Cava Cellars
regional dish 
Pescaito Frito
protected spice 
Pimenton de la Vera
protected crop
Piquillo Peppers of Lodosa
dish 
Pulpo a Feira
wine region 
Ribera del Duero Wine Route
food street 
San Sebastian's Pintxo Streets
protected cake 
Sobao Pasiego
dish 
Tapas
winery region 
The Sherry Triangle
cheese 
Torta del Casar
national dish 
Tortilla Espanola
protected sweet 
Turron de Jijona
wine 
Txakoli
market 
Valencia Central Market
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