Monuments to visit Spain

Dating from the 11th century, these Moorish baths are among the oldest and best preserved in Spain and constitute one of the oldest structures in Muslim Granada. They consist of several rooms reproducing the layout of Roman baths: entrance courtyard, vestibule, cold room, central room, and hot room. The vaults with octagonal star-shaped dormers and the arcades of the last rooms, which are decorated with Roman, Visigoth or Caliphate capitals, are noteworthy.

Located on Plaza Vieja, or Plaza de la Constitución, whose final appearance dates back to the middle of the 19th century, this building was built in 1899. Its cream and pink facade is charming. Access, strongly recommended, is via a small street or passages in arcades. In the centre, we will find the monument to the martyrs of freedom, an obelisk dedicated to the 24 liberals fighting against the despotism of Fernando VII and shot on 24 August 1824. If you spend this day there, you will be surprised to hear the Marseillaise accompany this commemoration.

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.

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 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.

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!

The red ochre silhouette of this fortress, built in the 10th and 11th centuries and enlarged during the Nazari period, is noteworthy. But it is also remarkable for its location as a viewpoint from the walls, which allows you to observe the cave district on one side and the rest of the city on the other. Long closed, it should be accessible again in 2019 via a footbridge.

In a small park near the San Jorge church, this small Roman-roofed Roman fountain would have provided water for the voyage of mariners because it was right next to the wharf from where the three caravans left. Because at that time, the water came to Palos. The University of Huelva is currently working on the route of this old port.

A th century manor house. Struck by a legend that said it haunted, the house of the Dead remained uninhabited for a long time. It owes its name to the almost graceful death heads which adorn its facade among other medallions.

The casino of Madrid was founded in 1836, but it is in 1903 that it is built on its current site. The building is the work of Luis Esteve, making the plan of it, and José López Sallaberry, who built it. The entrance is magnificent, including the royal lounge and main staircase with its paintings of Romero de Torres, Anselmo Miguel Nieto there Manuel Benedito. Today, it is a private cultural center. To visit the interior, you must be a member or go to his prestigious restaurant. The experts say that it is best capital.

Visible from afar because of its 50 m tall tower, which was destroyed by lightning and rebuilt in 1896.

Segovia had 30 Romanesque churches, but still 18. Don't angoissez if you don't see them all.

Tuesday and Saturday, on the Plaza de la Virgen Day, next to Plaza Mayor.