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...
A day at Siam Park - The Tower of Power, the Wave Palace and a lazy river through the jungle
One slide here drops you almost vertically into a clear tube that runs straight through a tank of sharks. Most people scream the whole...
Western Water Park with kids - The Beast, a Wild West town and splash zones for little ones
Swing doors, a sheriff's office and cactus everywhere. Then you look up and see a slide so steep it seems to drop straight off...
The best water parks in Spain - Siam Park’s Tower of Power, Benidorm’s capsule slides and a Wild West splash in Magaluf
Two weeks of sunshine, a car full of excited kids and more slides than you could ride in a lifetime. The real trick is...
Inside Palma Cathedral - Gaudí’s canopy, Barceló’s ceramic chapel and a rose window full of light
Twice a year, for about five minutes, the morning sun paints a figure of eight in coloured light on a stone wall. Locals queue...
Are the caves in Mallorca worth it? Drach’s lake concert, Artà’s giant columns and how to plan your visit
Most visitors join the morning crowd at one famous cave, snap a blurry photo and head back to the beach. The island has five...
Seville Cathedral, the world’s largest Gothic cathedral - Columbus’s tomb, the Giralda ramps and a courtyard of orange trees
Legend says the canons who planned it wanted a building so vast that anyone who saw it finished would take them for madmen. Six...