
Browse the colourful tiles at Plaza de España, then wander the narrow lanes of Barrio Santa Cruz.
3 hr 56

Gaudí’s Sagrada Família draws the eye with its organic forms and colorful details inside and out.
3 hr 53

At Ribeira, colourful houses crowd the Douro waterfront, where a slow stroll is part of the pleasure.
7 hr 58

Retiro Park has garden paths, peacocks and a pond where you can take a rowboat out.
1 hr 09

Walk the Paseo de los Tristes beside the Darro with the Alhambra’s walls above.
4 hr 40

Walk Monte Urgull’s paths past old defensive walls to Castillo de la Mota and its view across the bay.
6 hr 15

The Tower of Hercules still guides ships as a Roman lighthouse, with the Atlantic stretching below.
4 hr 59

Cervantes’ birthplace museum recreates a 16th-century home, tucked along the arcaded Calle Mayor.
1 hr 52