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Salobrena Castle
Category: Fortress in Salobrena
The castle in Salobrena has Moorish origin. It is situated at the summit of the hill near the village and is surrounded on 3 sides by steep rock faces. From there visitors can see stunning views to the Costa Tropical coast and to the mountains of the Sierra Nevada in the far distance. The present fo...

Almunecar

Castillo de San Miguel
Category: Fortress in Almunecar
Castillo de San Miguelis is main tourist attraction of Almunecar. It stands above the village. The castle is built on the base of Moorish fortress after the Christians re-took Almunecar from the Moors around 1489, but there was a fortress since the Roman era.

Sopelana

Barinatxe Nudist Beach
Category: Beach resort in Sopelana
Barinatxe is a Nudist Beach located on the north coast of Spain, at Sopelana beach near Bilbao (Basque Country). Sopelana can be easily reached by public transport (local train) from Bilbao. The participants there are all completely naked - they are allowed to wear a hat, sunglasses, shoes and socks...

Tarragona

El Templo del Sol Nudist Campsite
Category: Beach resort in Tarragona
El Templo del Sol is Nudist campsite adjacent to the El Torn nudist beach near Tarragona, in Catalonia. It is a well-equipped with jacuzzis, swimming pools, restaurant, pizzeria, bar, supermarket and movie theater.

Nijar

Torre García beach
Category: Beach resort in Nijar
Torre Garcia is a beach located in the limit of the Natural Park of the Cabo Gata - Nijar. Its name comes from the Sanctuary Tower Garcia, where it is said that in 1502 the waves miraculously brought the image of the virgin of the Sea, Pattern of Almeria. Its sand is full of red and grey colours.

Formentera

Ses Illetes beach
Category: Beach resort in Formentera

Avila

Avila Alkazar
Category: Fortress in Avila

Partido Judicial de Aviles

Playa del Silencio
Category: Beach resort in Partido Judicial de Aviles
Playa del Silencio is located west of the town of Aviles. It is one of the best beaches in northern Spain

Ribadeo

Beach of the cathedrals
Category: Beach resort in Ribadeo
Beach of the cathedrals (known also as "Playa de las Catedrales" or "Praia de Augas Santas"), is a beach in the north-west of Spain in municipality of Ribadeo (region of Galicia). It is famous for its rock formations, best seen when the tide is low.

Palma

Palma Cathedral La Seu
Category: Cathedral in Palma
La Seu is a gothic cathedral located in Palma de Mallorca (Balearic Islands). It was founded in 1229 (but finished only in 1601) on the site of an existing Arab mosque. The cthedral is 121 metres long, 55 metres wide and 44 meters of nave height. It sits overlooking the Parc de la Mar and the Medit...

URL: http://www.catedraldemallorca.info

Lleida

The Templar castle of Gardeny
Category: Fortress in Lleida
In the second half of the 12th century, the Order of the Knights Templar built a monastery complex on the strategic plateau of Gardeny near Lleida. During the 17th and 18th centuries, the former medieval complex was extended and turned into a new military fort.

Palencia

Cathedral of San Antolín
Category: Cathedral in Palencia
Cathedral of San Antolín in Palencia was built between 1321 and 1516. It is situated at Plaza de San Antolín, to the west of the Plaza Mayor. incorporates the remains of a seventh Century Visigothic chapel which was rebuilt by King Sancho of Navarre and became a crypt.

Llanes

Ballota beach
Category: Beach resort in Llanes
Balotta beach (Playa de Ballota) is located at near Andrin, Llanes.

Cudillero

Beach of Silence
Category: Beach resort in Cudillero
Beach of Silence (Playa del Silencio) is located near the fishing village of Cudillero, Asturias province.

Loarre

Castle of Loarre
Category: Fortress in Loarre
This Romanesque fortress is situated near the town of Loarre. It was built during the 11th and 12th centuries and in these times it had strategic importance because its position on the frontier between Christian and Muslim lands.

Cadaques

Salvador Dali House-Museum
Category: Museum in Cadaques
Salvador Dali spent long periods of his young life in Port Lligat(Bay of Cadaques). He built a suitably bizarre villa there. The house is made up of a number of fisherman`s huts fastened in inventive and fascinating ways, and then whitewashed.

Garriguella

Church Santa Eulàlia de Noves
Category: Church in Garriguella
The Església de Santa Eulàlia de Noves is a large church in Garriguella (Catalonia). It was built in 1722 on the remains of it`s 10th century predecessor and has a plain exterior which hides an ornate nave and three arches supporting a vaulted roof.

Palafrugell

The Cork Museum
Category: Museum in Palafrugell
The Cork Museum in Palafrugell is unique for Spain. It celebrates Palafrugell's main industry from the 18th to 20th century based on the area's cork woods.

Roses

Roses Citadel
Category: Fortress in Roses
The citadel is situated at the eastern end of town of Roses, on the hillside of Puig Rom. It is a star-shaped and was built by the Greeks but has also Roman and Medieval remains. There are fine views from the citadel over the Bay and the town.

Carmona

Carmona Alcazar de Arriba
Category: Fortress in Carmona
The citadel of Carmona ("Alcazar de Arriba" or "Upper Fortress") was formerly the principal fortress of Pedro of Castile (1350–1369). The fortress is now in ruins but the citadel palace is now a luxurious Parador.

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