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Museo Arqueológico de la Gomera
Inside a typical gomeran town house, this small museum showcases both the island’s Guanche past and its present-day culture. Displays reveal Guanche day-to-day life and their social, political and religious structures; note that all signage is in Spanish only.
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Muelle de las Carabelas
On the waterfront below the Monasterio de la Rábida is this pseudo 15th-century quayside, where you can board replicas of Columbus’ tiny three-ship fleet. The ships are moored behind an interesting museum covering the history of the great explorers journeys.
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Summer Palace
A whitewashed structure on the hillside facing the Alhambra contained within the Generalife complex. The courtyards here are particularly graceful; in the second courtyard, the trunk of a 700-year-old cypress tree suggests what delicate shade once graced the patio.
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Iglesia del Divino Salvador
Built atop an earlier mosque, this unusual church is 14th-century Mudéjar at the altar end and 16th-century Gothic at the other. In the late afternoon the sun shines surreally through the stained-glass windows, projecting multicoloured light above the altar.
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Palacio de Ajuria
As befits the Basque capital, Vitoria boasts some important buildings: essential administrative centres, but of great symbolic significance. They include the 1920 Palacio de Ajuria-Enea, residence of the lehendakari (president of the regional government).
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Museo de la Alhambra
Inside the Alhambras Palacio de Carlos V, the Museo de la Alhambra has an absorbing collection of Islamic artefacts from the Alhambra (including the door from the Sala de Dos Hermanas), Granada province and Córdoba, with explanatory texts in English and Spanish.
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Museo de la Rama
Next to the main church, this small museum honours the town’s most important annual festival: La Rama, with explanations, history and displays, including the quaint papier-mâché figures with their giant heads who supposedly represent popular characters in the town.
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Museo Casa Natal de Miguel de Cervantes
The town is dear to Spaniards because its the birthplace of literary figurehead Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. The site believed by many to be Cervantes’ birthplace is re-created in this illuminating museum, which lies along the beautiful, colonnaded Calle Mayor.
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Faro de la Plata
Its quite a climb above the town, but the views from around the lighthouse (closed to the public) are worth the effort. This is especially so when a large cargo ship slips through the cliff walls that form the entrance to the narrow but perfect port of Pasajes.
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Cala Pregonda
Swing around the headland of Far de Cavalleria from Fornells to reach this curvy golden beauty, which is backed by dunes and part of a marine reserve. Its a 20- to 30-minute walk from Binimel-la beach, where you can park. Bring a snorkel – the water is crystal clear.
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Sant Martí de Palafrugell
The multi-pointed turret of this fine Gothic construction extends skywards like a crown above central Palafrugell. Old documents state that a church has stood here since the 11th century, but what you see of this stately edifice dates mostly to the 17th and 18th centuries.
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Playa San Sebastián
This is the town’s sandy, volcanic beach and is the perfect place to relax and have a swim. It’s also the site of some of the town’s liveliest festivals. Unlike many beaches in the Canaries, its waters are almost always calm and smooth, making it a great beach for children.
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Museo Diocesano de Arte
Across the square from the cathedral, this well-presented museum houses a mediocre collection of religious art from Sigüenza and the surrounding area. Its saving grace is an Immaculate Virgin hovering over Seville by Zurbarán. Afternoon opening is 5pm to 8pm in summer.
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Museo Extremeño e Iberoamericano de Arte Contemporáneo
Badajoz pride and joy, this commanding, circular modern building dedicated to Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American contemporary art showcases a wide-ranging collection of avant-garde painting, sculpture and photography. Its 800m south of the central Plaza de España.
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Centro Cerámica Triana
Trianas – and Sevilles – newest museum is an attempt to rekindle the flames that once lit the kilns of the neighbourhoods erstwhile ceramic industry. It cleverly mixes the methodology and history of ceramic production with the wider history of Triana and its people.
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Fundación Juan March
This foundation organises some of the better temporary exhibitions in Madrid each year and it’s always worth checking its website to see whats on or around the corner. The foundation also stages concerts across a range of musical genres and other events throughout the year.
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Templo Romano
Though generally not open to visitors, this 1st-century AD Roman temple can be viewed perfectly well from the street. Its 11 tall white columns make a striking sight, especially when floodlit. The band of cats that hangs out here must be the most photographed cats in Spain.
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Statue Grande Libre
Melillas role in modern Spanish history isnt forgotten. The Statue Grande Libre marks 7 July 1936, when Franco began the campaign against the government in Madrid. With a soldier and lion backed by a Fascist eagle, it feels like a throwback to another, uncomfortable age.
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Palacio de Monterrey
Off the southwestern corner of Plaza Mayor, take Calle del Prior, which leads to the Palacio de Monterrey, a 16th-century holiday home of the Duques de Alba and a seminal piece of Spanish Renaissance architecture; its not open to the public but the facade is superb.
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Playa de Ereaga
Getxos principal summer attraction is the Playa de Ereaga, the long sandy beach that runs between the Galerías de Punta Begoña and Puerto Viejo. A better beach, Playa de Arrigunaga, lies to the north of the town centre, sandwiched between Punta Galea and a bushy hill.
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