Inside Jameos del Agua - A lava-tube lagoon, blind albino crabs and César Manrique’s white pool
A tiny white crab, smaller than your fingernail, shines against black rock in a lagoon that has never seen direct sunlight.Jameos del Agua is...
7 things not to miss at Casa Vicens - Marigold tiles, a Moorish smoking room and a rooftop over Gràcia
Long before the dragons, the mosaics and the unfinished basilica, a young architect got his first big commission. He spent it on tiles covered...
Is Casa Batlló worth it? The dragon roof, a sea-blue light well and which ticket to choose
Locals have called it the House of Bones for more than a century. Look at the balconies for ten seconds and you'll see why.Casa...
A day at Timanfaya National Park - The Fire Mountains, a volcano-heated grill and camel rides across the lava
On 1 September 1730 the earth split open beside a quiet farming village. Almost three hundred years later, chicken is still being grilled over...
The story of Santiago de Compostela Cathedral - From an apostle’s tomb to the Botafumeiro and the Holy Door
For more than a thousand years, people have walked across Europe to reach one granite building. Many of them still cry when they finally...
Sagrada Familia before you go - Towers, time slots and the dress code
The foundation stone was laid in 1882. In June 2026 a pope blessed the cross on its tallest tower, and the cranes still haven't...