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...
Is Oasis Park Fuerteventura worth it? Camels, elephants and a giant cactus garden in the south
There are more camels here than anywhere else in Europe. The elephants and hippos you'll meet later are the only ones in the Canary...
Visiting the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia - Oceanogràfic, Hemisfèric, Science Museum and Calatrava’s white giants
After a terrible flood in 1957, the city moved its river out of town. The dry bed it left behind now holds some of...
Loro Park tickets and tips - Orcas, penguins in real snow and the world’s largest parrot collection
It opened in 1972 with 150 parrots on a small plot of land. Today the same park keeps penguins on a man-made iceberg, under...
Marineland Mallorca before you go - Shows, animals, tickets and getting there
Dolphins have been the stars of this seaside park since 1970. More than half a century later, they still draw the biggest crowds of...
7 things not to miss at Safari Zoo Mallorca - The safari drive, Daisy the elephant and the monkey zone
Somewhere on a three-kilometre track in the east of the island, a baboon may decide your wing mirror looks interesting. Keep the windows up...
First visit to Barcelona Zoo? Gorillas, Komodo dragons and a Sahel savannah in Ciutadella Park
Most big-city zoos sit on the edge of town. This one has been tucked inside a 19th-century park in the old centre since 1892,...