Attractions 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...

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...

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...

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....

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 Sacromonte worth visiting? Cave houses, zambra flamenco and the best views of the Alhambra

For centuries, people here didn't build their homes. They dug them out of the hillside, whitewashed the doorways and lit the lamps for a...

Camp Nou before you go - The Barça museum, stadium views and what the rebuild means for your visit

Plenty of fans skip it, convinced the whole place is a closed building site. They're wrong, and they miss the moment the stands suddenly...

How to visit the Caminito del Rey - Tickets, the shuttle bus and what to wear

A century ago, only power-station workers dared to cross these cliffs. Today, you can walk them with a helmet on and your heart in...

Alhambra tickets and tips - Nasrid Palaces, the Generalife and how to beat the sell-outs

Its name means "the red one". Yet at sunset its walls glow gold, and the rooms inside are carved as finely as lace.The Alhambra...

Inside the Barcelona Aquarium - An 80-metre shark tunnel, penguins and a submarine ride to the deep

A moving walkway hums under your feet, while a long shadow lined with ragged teeth slides silently across the glass above your head.Barcelona Aquarium,...

Is Bioparc Valencia worth it? Lemurs at arm’s length, gorillas and Spain’s only underwater hippo view

A ring-tailed lemur drops from a branch onto the path, a metre from your shoes. There's no fence, no glass, just a keeper smiling...

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