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Travel guides, landmarks and museums in Spain: what to see and do.

Guides in Spain

the octagonal bell tower of the Seu Vella of Lleida seen from the cloister, between two columns and above the traceried arcades

Monuments & landmarks

The Seu Vella of Lleida: a cathedral that served as a barracks for 241 years

Pere Johan's alabaster high altarpiece in Tarragona Cathedral, with its gilded pinnacles and Saint Thecla at the centre

Monuments & landmarks

Tarragona Cathedral: this is where the altarpiece that ends in Zaragoza begins

the vault of the Sagrada Família seen from below, with the columns branching out and the golden skylights over the crossing

Monuments & landmarks

The Sagrada Família is not a church to look at: it is a machine for light

Zaragoza seen from the Torre Mirador of El Pilar, with the Ebro, the bridges and the basilica’s glazed tiled domes

Monuments & landmarks

The two cathedrals of Zaragoza: why one city has a pair of them

the Aljafería Palace in Zaragoza seen at three quarters, with its crenellated cylindrical towers and the Torre del Trovador behind

Monuments & landmarks

The Aljafería Palace in Zaragoza: the missing link between Córdoba and the Alhambra

the colourful houses overlooking the river Onyar in Girona, mirrored in the water at sunset

Girona: what to see in one day, from the cathedral to the Call

Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid

Museums & masterpieces

Reina Sofia Museum: 9 works to discover contemporary art in Madrid (updated 2026)

The statues of the Guanche kings in front of the basilica of Candelaria in Tenerife

Tenerife: what to see and do in a week between nature, art and volcanoes (updated 2026)

The Crystal Palace in El Retiro Park, Madrid

Monuments & landmarks

El Retiro Park in Madrid: the green lung between the Crystal Palace and history (updated 2026)