A week in Spain

Seven days across Spain: Barcelona, Bilbao, Torrelavega, Santiago de Compostela, Madrid, Granada and Sevilla. Each day is a walk through the best-known places in one city, and the cities follow in the order that keeps the travel between them short.

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Day 1: Barcelona

One day in Barcelona, Spain

  1. Torre GlòriesSkyscraper · On the map
  2. Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy FamilyTemple or shrine · 1.3 km on from Torre Glòries · On the map
  3. Arc de TriomfMonument · 1.5 km on from Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family · On the map
  4. Parc de la CiutadellaGarden · 0.7 km on from Arc de Triomf · On the map
  5. Gran Teatre del LiceuTheatre or opera house · 1.4 km on from Parc de la Ciutadella · On the map
  6. MACBA Barcelona Museum of Contemporary ArtMuseum · 0.6 km on from Gran Teatre del Liceu · On the map

6 stops, about 5.5 km between them in straight lines.

Day 2: Bilbao

One day in Bilbao, Spain

  1. Bilbao Fine Arts MuseumMuseum · On the map
  2. Iberdrola TowerSkyscraper · 0.2 km on from Bilbao Fine Arts Museum · On the map
  3. Guggenheim Museum BilbaoMuseum · 0.4 km on from Iberdrola Tower · On the map
  4. ZubizuriBridge · 0.6 km on from Guggenheim Museum Bilbao · On the map
  5. Teatro ArriagaTheatre or opera house · 0.8 km on from Zubizuri · On the map
  6. Church of San AntónTemple or shrine · 0.5 km on from Teatro Arriaga · On the map

6 stops, about 2.5 km between them in straight lines.

Day 3: Torrelavega

One day in Torrelavega, Spain

  1. Collegiate Church of Santa JulianaTemple or shrine · On the map
  2. Museo de la Tortura, Santillana del MarMuseum · 0.1 km on from Collegiate Church of Santa Juliana · On the map
  3. Santillana ZooZoo or aquarium · 1.2 km on from Museo de la Tortura, Santillana del Mar · On the map
  4. Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern SpainArchaeological site · 1.1 km on from Santillana Zoo · On the map
  5. Cave of AltamiraArchaeological site · 0.7 km on from Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain · On the map
  6. National Museum and Research Center of AltamiraMuseum · 0.2 km on from Cave of Altamira · On the map

6 stops, about 3.3 km between them in straight lines.

Day 4: Santiago de Compostela

One day in Santiago de Compostela, Spain

  1. Hospital de los Reyes CatólicosMonument · On the map
  2. Palacio de RajoyPalace · 0.1 km on from Hospital de los Reyes Católicos · On the map
  3. Plaza del ObradoiroSquare · Next to Palacio de Rajoy · On the map
  4. Cathedral of Santiago de CompostelaCathedral · 0.1 km on from Plaza del Obradoiro · On the map
  5. Way of Saint JamesMonument · Next to Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela · On the map
  6. Galicia Contemporary Art CenterMuseum · 0.4 km on from Way of Saint James · On the map

6 stops, about 0.7 km between them in straight lines.

Day 5: Madrid

One day in Madrid, Spain

  1. Main SquareSquare · On the map
  2. Thyssen-Bornemisza MuseumMuseum · 1.1 km on from Main Square · On the map
  3. Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina SofíaMuseum · 0.8 km on from Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum · On the map
  4. Museo del PradoMuseum · 0.6 km on from Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía · On the map
  5. Royal Spanish AcademyMuseum · 0.2 km on from Museo del Prado · On the map
  6. El Retiro ParkGarden · 0.6 km on from Royal Spanish Academy · On the map

6 stops, about 3.3 km between them in straight lines.

Day 6: Granada

One day in Granada, Spain

  1. GeneralifePalace · On the map
  2. AlhambraPalace · 0.3 km on from Generalife · On the map
  3. Palace of Charles VPalace · 0.1 km on from Alhambra · On the map
  4. S.A.I. Catedral Metropolitana de la EncarnaciónCathedral · 0.9 km on from Palace of Charles V · On the map
  5. Puerta de ElviraArchaeological site · 0.7 km on from S.A.I. Catedral Metropolitana de la Encarnación · On the map
  6. University of GranadaMuseum · 0.3 km on from Puerta de Elvira · On the map

6 stops, about 2.3 km between them in straight lines.

Day 7: Sevilla

One day in Sevilla, Spain

  1. Plaza de EspañaSquare · On the map
  2. Reales AlcázaresCastle · 0.9 km on from Plaza de España · On the map
  3. Seville CathedralCathedral · 0.2 km on from Reales Alcázares · On the map
  4. General Archive of the IndiesLandmark · 0.1 km on from Seville Cathedral · On the map
  5. Torre del OroTower · 0.4 km on from General Archive of the Indies · On the map
  6. Plaza de toros de la MaestranzaSquare · 0.4 km on from Torre del Oro · On the map

6 stops, about 2 km between them in straight lines.

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Good to know

  • Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
  • The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
  • Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.

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