Attractions in Spain
Spain is one of the most visited countries in the world, and this section brings together its best attractions in one place. Browse by type: monuments, museums and art galleries, amusement and water parks, aquariums and zoos, natural wonders, caves and volcanoes. You will also find guides to places that do not fit into one box, such as Montjuïc Hill in Barcelona and the Montjuïc cable car. Each article includes practical tips on tickets, opening hours and the best time to visit.
Monuments in Spain
The story of Casa Amatller - A chocolate fortune, a Flemish gable and a home frozen in 1900
Next door, the crowds queue for a dragon. Here, a chocolate maker's family left their slippers, cameras and teacups exactly where they were.Casa Amatller is the house that chocolate...
Natural Attractions in Spain
First visit to Park Güell? The Monumental Zone, the dragon stairs and the best entrance
What do a failed housing estate, a mosaic dragon and a bench that snakes for more than 100...
Amusement Parks in Spain
Aqualava or Aquapark Costa Teguise? The water parks in Lanzarote compared
On an island shaped by volcanoes, even the swimming pools are warmed from below. That's not a metaphor...
Monuments in Spain
Best time to visit Barcelona Cathedral - Free worship hours, the rooftop terraces and the thirteen geese
Thirteen white geese patrol a Gothic cloister in the middle of a city of almost two million people....
Monuments in Spain
Is the Casa de los Balcones worth it? Carved pine balconies, a Canarian courtyard and La Orotava’s old town
Look up before you look in. The finest woodwork on the street hangs above your head, carved from...
Visiting Teide National Park - Roques de García, crater viewpoints and some of Europe’s best stargazing
Drive an hour uphill from the beach and the air turns thin and cool, the pines give way to lava, and you find yourself...
Should you book a guided tour of the Royal Palace of Madrid? The Throne Room, the Royal Armoury and the Changing of the Guard
More than 3,000 rooms, a set of Stradivarius instruments and a ceiling painted by Tiepolo - and yet the king goes home every evening...
Palma Aquarium with kids - Sharks in the Big Blue, a jungle walk and a pirate ship
What would your kids say if a shark glided right over their heads? Here they can find out, standing in a glass tunnel under...
Skip the queue at the Oceanogràfic - A zone-by-zone guide to Europe’s largest aquarium
Most visitors head straight for the sharks. Start under the ice instead, where white whales glide past the glass a few centimetres from your...
Best time to visit the Benalmádena cable car - Calamorro summit views, walking trails and birds of prey
On a clear winter morning you can stand on one mountaintop and see two continents, a snow-capped sierra and most of the Costa del...
Selwo Marina tickets, opening hours and dolphin show times
Outside, it's 30 °C on the Costa del Sol. Behind one glass wall, a colony of king penguins is living through the dim light...