
Browse the colourful tiles at Plaza de España, then wander the narrow lanes of Barrio Santa Cruz.
3 hr 17

Gaudí’s Sagrada Família draws the eye with its organic forms and colorful details inside and out.
3 hr 29

At Ribeira, colourful houses crowd the Douro waterfront, where a slow stroll is part of the pleasure.
7 hr 29

Retiro Park has garden paths, peacocks and a pond where you can take a rowboat out.
24 min

Walk Monte Urgull’s paths past old defensive walls to Castillo de la Mota and its view across the bay.
5 hr 37

The Tower of Hercules still guides ships as a Roman lighthouse, with the Atlantic stretching below.
4 hr 17

At the Romanesque Basilica of Saint-Sernin, look up to its tower and the carved capitals inside.
7 hr 30

Cervantes’ birthplace museum recreates a 16th-century home, tucked along the arcaded Calle Mayor.
13 min