Historic sites
Alcazaba and Gibralfaro, Málaga
Málaga
The Alcazaba is an 11th-century Moorish fortress-palace on the hillside above Málaga's centre, with layers of gates, courtyards, fountains and garden…
Historic sites in Spain
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Alhambra, Granada
Granada
The palace and fortress of the Nasrid sultans, the last Muslim rulers of Spain, set on a hill above Granada with the Sierra Nevada behind.
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Aqueduct of Segovia
Segovia
A Roman aqueduct built around 100 AD, striding through the heart of Segovia on two tiers of granite arches, up to 28 m high, built without mortar.
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Mezquita of Córdoba
Córdoba
The great mosque of Córdoba, begun in 785, with a forest of more than 850 columns supporting red and white striped arches, and a dazzling mihrab of g…
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Plaza Mayor, Salamanca
Salamanca
Often called the most beautiful square in Spain: a vast 18th-century baroque square of golden sandstone, enclosed by arcades and balconies, with meda…
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Real Alcázar of Seville
Sevilla
A royal palace begun by the Moors and rebuilt by Christian kings in the Mudéjar style, with richly tiled and carved halls, courtyards with pools, and…
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Ronda and the Puente Nuevo
Ronda, Málaga
A dramatic hilltop town split in two by the El Tajo gorge, 100 m deep, spanned by the 18th-century Puente Nuevo bridge.
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Toledo
Toledo
A medieval city on a hill in a bend of the Tagus River, where Christians, Muslims and Jews lived side by side for centuries.
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Cuenca's Hanging Houses
Cuenca
Cuenca's medieval houses with wooden balconies cling to the edge of a cliff above the Huécar gorge.
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Gothic Quarter and La Boqueria, Barcelona
Barcelona
The heart of old Barcelona, a maze of narrow medieval streets and squares around the Gothic cathedral, with Roman walls, the Plaça del Rei and hidden…
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Marbella Old Town and Plaza de los Naranjos
Marbella, Málaga
Behind Marbella's glitzy reputation is a pretty Andalusian old town (Casco Antiguo) of narrow whitewashed lanes, flower pots and little squares.
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Mausoleum of the Lovers of Teruel
Teruel
The tomb of Diego de Marcilla and Isabel de Segura, the 'Lovers of Teruel', Spain's Romeo and Juliet.
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Mijas Pueblo
Mijas, Málaga
A whitewashed Andalusian mountain village 430 m above the Costa del Sol, with views down to the coast and the sea.
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Roman Theatre of Mérida
Mérida, Badajoz
Mérida, once Augusta Emerita, capital of Roman Lusitania, has some of the finest Roman ruins in Spain.
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Torre de El Salvador, Teruel
Teruel
Teruel has some of the finest Mudéjar architecture in Spain, built by Muslim craftsmen under Christian rule, and its towers are a UNESCO World Herita…
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University of Salamanca and the frog
Salamanca
Founded in 1218, the University of Salamanca is one of the oldest in Europe.