| Cheap Flight To Spain: The Must-See Places in | | | | masterworks, the most famous being the still |
| Spain | | | | incomplete church of the Sagrada Familia (Holy |
| Visiting Spain provides many opportunities for | | | | Family). Visit the Barri Gótic (Gothic quarter), |
| visitors and tourists. Since the country is blessed | | | | where the buildings date back to the 14th and |
| with so many landmarks, travelers could not just | | | | 15th centuries. Highlights include the Seu (old |
| leave without taking a leg to the must see places | | | | cathedral), the Episcopal Palace, the Palau de la |
| there are in Spain. Madrid is a paradise for art | | | | Generalitat and the Plaça del Rei. Frank Gehry's |
| lovers. Explore the city's three superb art | | | | marvellous Guggenheim Museum has turned |
| museums. The Prado has one of the most | | | | Bilbao, the main city of the Basque region, into a |
| remarkable art collections in the world. The Museo | | | | very successful tourist destination. |
| Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia focuses on | | | | Check out the newest tourist attraction in |
| modern art and is where Picasso's famous | | | | Valencia, Santiago Calatrava's City of Arts and |
| Guernica is on display. The Museo | | | | Science Park. The Hemispheric, an amazing glass |
| Thyssen-Bornemisza is one of the most | | | | structure, houses a planetarium, IMAX dome and |
| important private collections of western painting in | | | | laserium, and the Palace of Arts boasts the |
| the world. Discover Madrid's Royal Palace, which | | | | largest oceanarium in Europe. While in Valencia, |
| dates from the mid-18th century and has more | | | | visit the cathedral. It claims possession of the Holy |
| than 20 rooms open to the public. Enjoy the | | | | Grail. The Fallas (Mar 15-19) is a major festival |
| atmosphere in the area around Puerta del Sol, the | | | | culminating in the burning of papier-mâché |
| heart of the city, and on Madrid's most historic | | | | effigies satirising famous Spanish figures and a |
| and popular square, the Plaza Mayor. | | | | magnificent fireworks display. To the south of |
| Alcalá de Henares, a UNESCO World Heritage | | | | Madrid is the ancient Spanish capital of Toledo. |
| Site, and the birthplace of the writer Miguel de | | | | The city is dominated by the magnificent |
| Cervantes and the English queen Catherine of | | | | cathedral and Alcazar. Toledo is justly proud of its |
| Aragon is indeed a must see place in Spain. The | | | | collection of paintings by El Greco, who lived and |
| main points of interest are the university, founded | | | | painted here. Go and see his most famous |
| in the 16th century by Cardinal Cisneros, and the | | | | painting, The Burial of the Count of Orgaz, which |
| oldest surviving public theatre in Europe - as | | | | is preserved in the Santo Tomé Church. There |
| important to Spain as Shakespeare's Globe is to | | | | are more El Grecos as well as works by Goya |
| England. Absorb the lively atmosphere of | | | | and other artists in the Hospital y Museo de Santa |
| Barcelona, Spain's second-largest city. A major | | | | Cruz, a magnificent Renaissance building with a |
| commercial and industrial centre, it is graced by | | | | Plateresque façade. Superbly situated on a plain |
| several of Antoni Gaudí's architectural | | | | overlooked by the Sierra de Gredos. |