Castles & palaces in Spain
Where to go in Spain for castles & palaces, ranked by what there is to see and book, with how to get there from the UK.
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Alhambra
palace · Granada
Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
palace · San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Generalife
palace · Granada
Reales Alcázares
castle · Sevilla
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Royal Palace of Madrid
palace · Madrid
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Royal Palace of Aranjuez
palace · Aranjuez
Royal Alcázar of Segovia
castle · Segovia
Aljafería
castle · Zaragoza
Palau Güell
palace · Barcelona
Palace of Moncloa
palace · Madrid
Alcazaba y Murallas del Cerro de San Cristóbal
castle · Almería
Bellver Castle
castle · Palma
Best towns for castles & palaces
Barcelona
215 sights
Valencia
77 sights
Málaga
70 sights
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Madrid
193 sights
Alicante
28 sights
Granada
67 sights
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Donostia / San Sebastián
33 sights
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
45 sights
Almería
32 sights
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Cadiz
36 sights
Marbella
22 sights
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Bilbao
31 sights
Santander
34 sights
Benalmádena
10 sights
Fuengirola
28 sights
Tarragona
34 sights
Puerto de la Cruz
9 sights
A Coruña
33 sights
Zaragoza
56 sights
Lloret de Mar
23 sights
Gijón
36 sights
Cartagena
28 sights
Sitges
35 sights
Vigo
26 sights
Costa Teguise
7 sights
Pontevedra
25 sights
Playa de las Américas
15 sights
Estepona
12 sights
Murcia
17 sights
Mijas
4 sights
Denia
12 sights
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Córdoba
61 sights
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Toledo
43 sights
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Santiago de Compostela
26 sights
Cambrils
17 sights
Sant Antoni de Portmany
14 sights
Maó
20 sights
Algeciras
17 sights
Girona
15 sights
El Puerto de Santa María
21 sights
Roses
21 sights
Gasteiz / Vitoria
51 sights
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Tossa de Mar
35 sights
Getxo
11 sights
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Castelldefels
16 sights
Gandia
5 sights
Blanes
11 sights
Sanlúcar de Barrameda
18 sights