History & culture: the best places in Spain
48 towns in Spain that suit a history & culture trip, each with what you can book and how to get there from the UK.
- All of Spain
- Andalusia
- Catalonia
- Canary Islands
- Valencia
- Balearic Islands
- Castille and León
- Galicia
- Castille-La Mancha
- Basque Country
- Aragon
- Madrid
- Cantabria
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Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family
basilica · Barcelona
Alhambra
palace · Granada
Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
palace · San Lorenzo de El Escorial
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Museo del Prado
museum · Madrid
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Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
museum · Bilbao
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
cathedral · Santiago de Compostela
Seville Cathedral
cathedral · Sevilla
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Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba
cathedral · Córdoba
Burgos Cathedral
cathedral · Burgos
Park Güell
museum · Barcelona
Poblet Monastery
monastery · Vimbodí
Generalife
palace · Granada
Where to go: History & culture
Barcelona
215 sights
Valencia
77 sights
Málaga
70 sights
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
Bilbao
31 sights
Santander
34 sights
Tarragona
34 sights
A Coruña
33 sights
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Alcúdia
8 sights
Zaragoza
56 sights
Gijón
36 sights
Cartagena
28 sights
Vigo
26 sights
Pontevedra
25 sights
Murcia
17 sights
Córdoba
61 sights
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Toledo
43 sights
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Santiago de Compostela
26 sights
Girona
15 sights
Gasteiz / Vitoria
51 sights
Jerez de la Frontera
41 sights
Avilés
18 sights
Oviedo
22 sights
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Mojacar
8 sights
Melilla
33 sights
Segovia
39 sights
Frigiliana
4 sights
Comillas
8 sights
Alcalá de Henares
21 sights
Jaén
20 sights
Ávila
29 sights
Valladolid
58 sights
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Aranjuez
6 sights
Huesca
11 sights
Figueres
10 sights
San Lorenzo de El Escorial
5 sights
Salamanca
31 sights
Pamplona
28 sights
Burgos
24 sights
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Garachico
5 sights
León
13 sights
Mérida
16 sights