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Alcazaba de Badajoz
Category: Fortress in Badajoz

Alcazaba of Merida
Category: Fortress in Merida
The Alcazaba of Merida was built in 9th century as Muslim fortification. It is located near the Roman bridge of Merida. The fortress is included in the UNESCO Heritage List.

Ponferrada

Templar Castle
Category: Fortress in Ponferrada
Castle "Castillo de los Templarios" (Templar Castle) is one of the main landmarkс of Ponferrada. It was built in the 12th century. The castle which covers approximately 16,000 square meters

Valldemossa

Valldemossa Royal Carthusian Monastery
Category: Monastery in Valldemossa
The Royal Carthusian Monastery of Valldemossa was founded as a royal residence and later converted into a monastery of the Carthusian order. The monastery existed from 1399 until its secularisation in 1835 under the Ecclesiastical Confiscations of Mendizábal. Today it is a museum.

Gaucin

Eagles Castle
Category: Fortress in Gaucin
Eagles Castle (in Spanish El Castillo Del Aguila) is a fortress near village of Gauchin. The strategic position of the village was appreciated by the Romans who settled in the area building a fortress on the mountain top. This fortification was subsequently expanded during the Moorish occupation The...

Ribeira

Sardine festival (summer)
Category: Events & Festivals in Ribeira
Big sardine festival is held every summer in Ribeira. It is reputed to serve the best (and certainly the most recently caught) sardines in Galicia. Ribeira is known as the best spot in Galicia to get freshly caught and cooked seafood.

Muros

The fishing port and harbour area of Muros
Category: Port in Muros
The harbour area, with a port and promenade, is one of the landmarks and among the first thing you see on arrival at Muros. There are also numerous bars lining the main road that bisects the sea and town centre and all the inner streets are very narrow.

Padron

Padron monastery of Santiago
Category: Monastery in Padron
The monastery and the church of Santiago are situated at either side of the river that splits town of Padron. Both are place of interest among the visitors of the town. The church has an old stone known as the Pedron beneath its altar and may be this is the word from which Padron town gets its name....

Pontevedra

Santa Maria cathedral
Category: Cathedral in Pontevedra
The Santa Maria cathedral is Pontevedra`s most important piece of religious city heritage. It was built in, and using money from, the city`s days as a major sea port. The building has had many additions over time and today has two very distinct facades. It also has some valuable artifacts within and...

Ubeda

Plaza Vázquez de Molina
Category: Square in Ubeda
The square Plaza Vázquez de Molina in Ubeda is the most famous and photographed part of the town. There are lots of stunning buildings as the Palacio del Dean Ortega (16th Century, Renaissance), Sacra Capilla Funeraria de el Salvador (16th Century).etc.

Ourense

The old Roman Spa
Category: Archeological site in Ourense
The old Roman Spa in Ourenses are among the most famous features of the city. It still gushes hot water from its many outlests into some small bathing vats. It is no longer in use, but has been preserved in an ornimental garden setting.

Boiro

Tower of Goians
Category: Ancient architecture in Boiro
"Tower of Goians" ("Torre de Goians") is one of historical monuments and the well-known attractions in region of Boiro.

Castellar de la Frontera

Castle Castillo de Casteller
Category: Fortress in Castellar de la Frontera
Castillo de Casteller is a castle situated at the very top of a hill in Castellar de la Frontera. It is a thirteenth-century Moorish castle. This castle is quite different to other castles in Andalucia, in that it is still inhabited today. The views from the castle are magnificent.

Manilva

Fortress Castillo De La Duquesa
Category: Fortress in Manilva
The fortress Castillo De La Duquesa is located near town of Manilva. It was built in 1767 and is considered to be one of the best examples of 18th century artillery fortifications in this part of Spain. The design of this small castle enabled all its interior buildings to surround the bailey with wi...

Bunol

Festival La Tomatina (August)
Category: Events & Festivals in Bunol
This amazing festival is held every year in the town of Buñol just a short journey away from the city of Valencia. This is the World`s Largest Tomato Fight. The event is free and starts at 11.00am. Millions of tons of tomatoes are released from the backs of trucks on the square and an absolute toma...

Godelleta

Club de Golf El Bosque
Category: Golf-course in Godelleta
Club de Golf El Bosque is 18-hole golf course situated south-east of Chiva and north-east from Godelleta (ptovince of Valencia).

URL: http://www.elbosquegolf.com/

Gandia

Club de Golf Gandìa
Category: Golf-course in Gandia
This well-known 18 hole golf course to the south of Valencia city near Gandia and Oliva opened in 1995 and was designed by Seve Ballesteros. It has eight lakes and is set in a perfect location on the Costa Azahar.

Villalonga

Villalonga National Park Valencia
Category: Reserve in Villalonga
The vast National Park area houses the magnificent Safor mountain range and is declared a protected area. It is located just a few kilometers from the village of Villalonga.

Atapuerca

Caves of the Sierra de Atapuerca
Category: Cave in Atapuerca
The hills known as the Sierra de Atapuerca are situated in northern Spain near town of Atapuerca. The region is an ancient karst topography region. In several caves there were found fossil record of the earliest human beings in Europe.

URL: http://www.atapuerca.org/

Burgos

Burgos Cathedral
Category: Cathedral in Burgos
The Cathedral Our Lady of Burgos was begun in the 13th century at the same time as the great cathedrals of the Ile-de-France and was completed in the 15th and 16th centuries

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