Spain

Spain’s powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World War I and II but suffered through a devastating civil war (1936-39). A peaceful transition to democracy following the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975, and rapid economic modernization (Spain joined the EU in 1986) gave Spain a dynamic and rapidly growing economy and made it a global champion of freedom and human rights. More recently the government has focused on measures to reverse a severe economic recession that began in mid-2008. Austerity measures implemented to reduce a large budget deficit and reassure foreign investors have led to one of the highest unemployment rates in Europe. Spain assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2015-16 term.

Spain Tourism Information

Official Tourism Site
Spain.info

Other Sites

SpainGuides.com
Spain-Info.com

The Best of Spain

Here is a break down of some of the most interesting and visited places. Cities or areas listed will always have more than just one thing see and do. With the popular cities or areas we list some of the best known, which should go on everyone’s, must see list when they visit.    

Andalusia

Cadiz

Jerez de la Frontera

Doñana National Park

Rhonda

Malaga

Marbella

Costa del Sol

Almeria

White Towns (Olvera, Arcos de la Frontera )

Sierra Nevada

Aragon

Zaragosa

Asturias

Balearic Islands

Ibiza

Formentera

Palma de Mallorca

Basque country

Bilbao (Guggenheim Museum)

San Sebastian

Cantabria

Canary Islands

La Palma

Tenerife

Barcelona

La Sagrada Familia

Park Güell

Museo del Prado

Casa Batlló

Casa Milà (La Pedrera)

La Rambla

Arc de Triomf

Bari Gothic Quarter

Mercado de La Boqueria

Museu Picasso

Palau de la Música Catalana 

Barcelona Cathedral

Montjuïc

MNAC: Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya

Magic Fountain

Joan Miró Foundation

Plaça de Catalunya

Montjuïc Castle

Barceloneta

Parc de la Ciutadella

MACBA: Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona

Camp Nou

 Santa Maria del Mar 

Sant Pau Recinte Modernista

Castile-La Mancha

Cuenca

Toledo Old Town

Cathedral of Saint Mary

Alcázar of Toledo

Museo del Grecco

Molinos of Consuegra

Castile-Léon

Ávila Walls

 Alcázar of Segovia 

 Segovia (Alcázar, Aqurduct of Segovia)

San Lorenzo de El Escorial

Cathedral Salamanca

Burgos Cathedral

León

Catalonia

Figueres-Dalí Museu

Cadaqués-Dalí House

Girona

Monserrat

Córdoba

Mezquita

Roman Bridge

Alcázar of Córdoba

Jewish Quarter

Extremadura

Mérida

Alcántara Bridge

Galicia

Santiago de Compostela

Tower of Hercules

Lugo (Roman walls)

Granada

Alhambra (Generalife, Palacios Nazaries, Alcazaba, Palace of Charles V)

Granada Cathedral

Albaicín

Sacromonte

Madrid

Museo del Prado

El Retiro Park

Plaza Mayor

Royal Palace of Madrid

Thyssen-Bornemisza Museo

Calle Gran Via

Reina Sofía Museo

San Miguel Market

Puerta del Sol

Palacio de Cristal

Puerta de Alcalá

Temple of Debod

Murcia

Navarre

Pamplona

Rioja

Sevilla

Royal Alcázars of Seville

Plaza de España

Catedral de Sevilla

Metropol Parasol 

The Giralda

Barrio Santa Cruz 

Valencia

Alicante

Valencia Cathedral,

City of Arts and Sciences

The Regions of Spain…

Central Spain
Eastern Spain
Northwest Spain
Northern Spain
Southern Spain




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