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Spain
Culture, places to visit and food in Spain, all in one place.
Culture guide24 museums, galleries and venues
Places to visitTop 100 places and attractions
Food20 classic dishes
RestaurantsTop 50 places to eat
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Top places to visit
Barcelona, SpainSagrada FamíliaGaudí's vast, still-evolving basilica, famed for its forest-like interior and intricate façades.Granada, SpainAlhambraHilltop Nasrid palace-fortress with ornate Islamic halls, courtyards and the Generalife gardens.Madrid, SpainPrado MuseumSpain's national art museum, with major works by Velázquez, Goya, El Greco and Bosch.Córdoba, SpainMosque-Cathedral of CórdobaFormer great mosque with a forest of striped arches, later converted with a cathedral at its heart.Seville, SpainRoyal Alcázar of SevilleRoyal palace complex in Mudéjar style, with tiled courtyards and extensive walled gardens.Barcelona, SpainPark GüellGaudí-designed hillside park with mosaic terraces, whimsical pavilions and city views.Seville, SpainSeville CathedralHuge Gothic cathedral holding Columbus's tomb, topped by the Giralda bell tower.Bilbao, SpainGuggenheim Museum BilbaoFrank Gehry's titanium-clad landmark housing modern and contemporary art.From the Atlas
Museums, galleries and venues
- Guggenheim Museum BilbaoArchitecture · Bilbao
- Casa BatllóArchitecture · Barcelona
- Gran Teatre del LiceuMusic · Barcelona
- Museu PicassoMuseum · Barcelona
- National Art Museum of CataloniaArt · Barcelona
- Palau de la Música CatalanaMusic · Barcelona
- Sagrada FamíliaArchitecture · Barcelona
- Arriaga TheatreTheatre · Bilbao
- Mosque-Cathedral of CordobaArchitecture · Cordoba
- Alhambra and GeneralifeArchitecture · Granada
- Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina SofíaArt · Madrid
- Museo del PradoMuseum · Madrid
Taste
Food of Spain
SpainPaella valencianaSaffron rice cooked flat with rabbit, chicken and beans.SpainTortilla españolaThick potato and onion omelette served warm or cold.SpainGazpachoChilled raw soup of tomato, cucumber, pepper and bread.SpainSalmorejoThicker cold tomato cream topped with ham and egg.SpainCocido madrileñoChickpea stew served as broth, vegetables then meats.SpainFabada asturianaRich bean stew with chorizo, morcilla and pork.SpainPulpo a la gallegaBoiled octopus with paprika, oil and potato.SpainJamón ibéricoAcorn-fed ham cured for years and sliced paper-thin.Eat out
Restaurants in Spain
Girona, SpainEl Celler de Can RocaFamily-run restaurant of the three Roca brothers, known for creative Catalan tasting menus and a vast cellar.Axpe, SpainAsador EtxebarriMountain-village grill where everything, from prawns to beef chop, is cooked over bespoke wood fires.San Sebastián, SpainArzakPioneering family restaurant that helped launch new Basque cuisine, run by Juan Mari and Elena Arzak.Barcelona, SpainDisfrutarPlayful avant-garde tasting menus from former elBulli chefs, full of surprising textures and techniques.Madrid, SpainBotínHistoric tavern founded in 1725, famed for roast suckling pig and lamb from its centuries-old wood oven.San Sebastián, SpainAkelarrePedro Subijana's clifftop restaurant overlooking the Bay of Biscay, known for inventive Basque cooking.Lasarte-Oria, SpainMartín BerasateguiFlagship of the Basque chef, known for refined, technically precise dishes in a country house setting.Errenteria, SpainMugaritzAndoni Luis Aduriz's experimental restaurant in the hills, known for challenging, conceptual menus.Travel
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