Tourist Attractions & Monuments Spain

The Bastió de sa Font, located near the town hall and Plaça des Born, is one of the few remaining vestiges of the fortified enclosure built in the ^17th century to replace the medieval wall, which was extensively damaged during the Turkish sacking of 1558. After having served as an extension to the Ciutadella Municipal Museum, this site, owned by the municipality, now fulfils the museum's conservation and research functions. In particular, it houses a dedicated space for researchers.

It ends the Gran Vía and combines a pyramidal structure with a Baroque-inspired façade. Built between 1948 and 1953 by the brothers Julian and José María Otamendi Machimbarrena, the building bears witness to the Francoist trend of alternating brick and limestone. In the 1950s, it was the highest building in Spain. For a long time it was known as the "swearing building" because of the astonishing swearwords that spontaneously came out of the mouths of onlookers who contemplated it. It is 117 metres high. The 28 floors and the rooftop pool were served by 32 elevators. Until 2005, the ground floor housed a luxury hotel. Since then, it has been bought by the Santander Group for its rehabilitation. After changing hands several times since then, it was the Riu Plaza Group that acquired it in 2017 and opened in August 2019, after more than twenty months of work, the Riu Plaza España Hotel. With 27 floors, 550 rooms, an outdoor pool and a Sky Bar, among other things, this is one of the new flagships of the Madrid hotel industry well installed in an emblematic building of the capital.

Opposite is the Torre de Madrid building, a 130 m high tower. It was built by the same architects as the Edificio España. Originally, it was the highest concrete building in the world.

In the centre of the square , don't miss the monument to Cervantes with Don Quixote and the hilarious Sancho Panza, both on their respective mounts, at the feet of their creator.

Peratallada is a charming town in the province of Girona in Catalonia. For tourist information on this destination, visitors can visit the Peratallada Tourist Office, located in Plaça del Castell, nº3. The tourist office offers a variety of services to help tourists make the most of their stay in Peratallada. Visitors can obtain information on the town's tourist attractions, local events, restaurants, accommodation and much more. The tourist office can also provide information on how to get to Peratallada by public transport. The Peratallada Tourist Office is committed to promoting the quality of tourism in the town. They participate in an integral system of tourism quality in destinations (SICTED) to offer a better service to visitors.

To the south of the city, perched on the summit of Guanapay facing an incredible landscape, this Museum is located in the imposing Castillo de Santa Barbara built in the 16th century. It was designed to monitor and protect the island from possible pirate attacks. Because at that time Teguise was the capital of the island! The site is perfectly preserved. This modest museum evokes the history and memory of Canary Islands emigrants who left for North and Latin America, including the creation by Lanzarote residents of the city of San Antonio, Texas, in the late 18th century, through moving documents and photographs. Not to mention the whole story about the attacks of these famous pirates. We will admire their sea ships there.

It is the national currency and stamp manufacturing plant. Numismatists will be filled here as this currency museum is one of the most important in the world: history, means of production and objects make the museum a unique place.

This office depends on the Patronato de turismo and will provide information on the resources of the island as a whole. 

At the other end of the Roman bridge, it is the oldest defensive tower in the city, built by the Muslims, it was restored in 1369 by Enrique II to counter the consecutive attacks of his brother Pedro I, Le Cruel. It houses a museum that tells the ecumenical history of Córdoba. In particular through a very interesting audiovisual projection, broadcast several times a day. Beautiful views of the Roman bridge and the Mezquita from the top of this tower.

It is necessary to request a right to visit the reception center before exploring the park, which will give you information on possible routes. 

It was therefore in this dwelling that Pablo Picasso was born on the night of 25 October 1881. Today converted to Picasso Foundation, she studied her life and her work. Three rooms show some examples of the different ways of expression of the painter (graphic works, ceramics, illustrated books). Some temporary exhibitions will also seduce visitors, a good complement to the Picasso museum.

The Arab wall was built in 865 by Muhammad I, Emir of Córdoba, to protect the Alcázar (Royal Palace) and the mosque from Christian military advances. At the time Madrid was still called Magerit. A 150-metre section of it remains, located at the beginning of the ascent to Vega (Cuesta de La Vega), which was declared a Historic and Artistic Monument in 1954. There is no visible trace of the gates that gave access to the city, only the evocative name of certain streets such as Puerta Cerrada, "closed door" or La Vega.

Although it is much smaller than its namesake in Barcelona, many florists exhibit their bouquets.

Dating from the 17th century, this church was the church of the convent of Our Lady of Gracia, of the Augustinian order. The ensemble is baroque in style. The church has three naves, a large chapel with a representation of Our Lady of Gracia, a 17th century Portuguese sculpture, and two side chapels. There are also a few beautifully done paintings. Expropriated in the 19th century, the convent now houses the Maison de la Culture.

This old caravanserai nasrid of the 14th century (the only preserved caravanserai of Spain), with its typical entrance and its balconies on two floors, now hosts some of domiciliations festivals and events of Granada, including the summers flamencos! After the Reconquista, this inn for merchants who come to do trade in the bazaar was converted into a theatre where the Lope De Vega playwright, himself, avenue, before being converted into a courtyard for food vendors, hence its current name!

Built in the late th century in a neo-classical style, this monastery occupied by the religious nuns of Cistercian order houses an interesting museum of sacred art. Examples of this include the youth paintings of Goya and his brother-in-law Francisco Bayeu.

In a th century hospital, the regional costumes and crafts of the region are exposed.