Things to do in Spain
The top attractions and places to visit in Spain, by how many Wikipedias have an article about them: Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family, Teide and Alhambra, and 37 more across the country.
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Top attractions in Spain
Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy FamilyTemple or shrine · Barcelona
TeideLandmark · Realejo Alto
AlhambraPalace · Granada
Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El EscorialPalace · San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Museo del PradoMuseum · Madrid
Way of Saint JamesMonument · Santiago de Compostela
Churches, mosques and temples
Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy FamilyWorld HeritageTemple or shrine · Barcelona · On the map
Landmarks and monuments
TeideLandmark · Realejo Alto · On the map
Way of Saint JamesMonument · Santiago de Compostela · On the map
Cave of AltamiraWorld HeritageArchaeological site · Torrelavega · On the map
Aqueduct of SegoviaBridge · Segovia · On the map
Tower of HerculesWorld HeritageTower · A Coruña · On the map
Auditorio de TenerifeTheatre or opera house · Santa Cruz de Tenerife · On the map
Vizcaya BridgeWorld HeritageBridge · Portugalete · On the map
Llotja de la SedaWorld HeritageLandmark · Valencia, Spain · On the map
Лас-МедуласWorld HeritageArchaeological site · Ponferrada · On the map
Torre GlòriesSkyscraper · Barcelona · On the mapNumantiaArchaeological site · Soria · On the map
Castles, palaces and cathedrals
AlhambraPalace · Granada · On the map
Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El EscorialPalace · San Lorenzo de El Escorial · On the map
Cathedral of Santiago de CompostelaCathedral · Santiago de Compostela · On the map
Seville CathedralCathedral · Sevilla · On the map
Mosque-Cathedral of CordobaWorld HeritageCathedral · Córdoba, Andalusia · On the map
Burgos CathedralWorld HeritageCathedral · Burgos · On the map
GeneralifePalace · Granada · On the map
Reales AlcázaresCastle · Sevilla · On the map
Toledo CathedralCathedral · Toledo, Castille-La Mancha · On the map
Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint EulaliaCathedral · Barcelona · On the map
Almudena CathedralCathedral · Madrid · On the map
Cathedral of La LagunaCathedral · La Laguna · On the map
Basilica of Our Lady of the PillarCathedral · Zaragoza · On the map
Royal Alcázar of SegoviaWorld HeritageCastle · Segovia · On the map
León CathedralCathedral · León, Castille and León · On the map
Museums
Museo del PradoMadrid · On the map
Guggenheim Museum BilbaoBilbao · On the map
Park GüellBarcelona · On the map
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina SofíaMadrid · On the map
Royal Spanish AcademyMadrid · On the map
Royal Palace of MadridMadrid · On the map
City of Arts and SciencesValencia, Spain · On the map
Royal Palace of AranjuezAranjuez · On the map
Madinat Al-ZahraWorld HeritageCórdoba, Andalusia · On the map
University of GranadaGranada · On the map
Parks, gardens and zoos
Teide National ParkWorld HeritagePark · Realejo Alto · On the map
Garajonay National ParkWorld HeritagePark · On the map
Doñana National ParkWorld HeritagePark · Sanlúcar de Barrameda · On the map
Photo credits
- Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family: Canaan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Teide: Thomas Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Alhambra: Jebulon, CC0
- Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial: Zvonimir Stamenov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Museo del Prado: Emilio J. Rodríguez Posada, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Way of Saint James: stephenD, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cave of Altamira: José-Manuel Benito, Public domain
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao: Naotake Murayama, CC BY 2.0
- Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Seville Cathedral: PEPE GADEIRAS, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba: Toni Castillo Quero, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Teide National Park: Thomas Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Aqueduct of Segovia: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Park Güell: Canaan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Burgos Cathedral: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Garajonay National Park: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tower of Hercules: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Doñana National Park: Gabriela Coronado Hernández, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Auditorio de Tenerife: Thomas Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Generalife: Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vizcaya Bridge: Ebaki, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía: Zaqarbal, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Reales Alcázares: Cat, CC BY 2.0
- Royal Spanish Academy: Real Academia Española, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Royal Palace of Madrid: Tim Adams, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Toledo Cathedral: Michal Osmenda, CC BY 2.0
- Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Almudena Cathedral: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Llotja de la Seda: Juan Mayordomo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cathedral of La Laguna: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Лас-Медулас: Frayle, Public domain
- City of Arts and Sciences: Jcca76, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Royal Palace of Aranjuez: Fernando García, CC BY 2.0
- Torre Glòries: Diliff, CC BY 2.5
- Madinat Al-Zahra: Kent Wang, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar: Rab Lawrence, CC BY 2.0
- Numantia: Txo, Public domain
- University of Granada: [1], CC BY-SA 4.0
- Royal Alcázar of Segovia: Ángel Sanz de Andrés, CC BY-SA 4.0
- León Cathedral: David Jiménez Llanes, CC BY-SA 3.0
Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.
Good to know
- The list comes from Wikidata (CC0): museums, castles, palaces, cathedrals, parks, gardens, zoos, squares, monuments and other landmarks with their own articles in at least three Wikipedias, the best known first.
- Each place counts for the city it lies closest to by size and distance; the country lists its best known.
- There are no opening hours, tickets or pictures here: the Wikipedia article for each has them.