Some places you can not miss if you come to Spain

It’s quite a challenging task to draw up a list of unmissable places in such a beautiful and fascinating country like Spain, but after a long and heated debate, full of patriotic love and emotional weaknesses we have come up with a collectiopn of places that must be visited while in Spain. It is a combination of cultural and natural areas and unparalleled milestones.  How many have you heard about?

Dunes of Maspalomas, Gran CanariaOn Southern Gran Canaria Island you will find this vast desert of dunes with the Atlantic Ocean deep blue background. Declared a special nature reserve, this space forms a unique landscape and an oasis of tranquility amid the busy beach Ingés.

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Cordoba’s Mosque
This Mosque-turned-Cathedral is one of the most important monuments of the Andalusian architecture in Spain. Its characteristic striped arches are one of the most iconic and beautiful Andalusian prints. It was, until the construction of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, the world’s second largest mosque, behind the Mecca. Entering means to connect with the past and feel the fusion of Catholicism and Islamin in perfect balance.

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Beach of the Cathedrals, Lugo
Located in the town of Ribadeo, in the province of Lugo, the Cathedrals beach is a marvel of nature. At low tide, you can walk between its high and arched cliffs while admiring the caves formed by the movements of Biscay and wind erosion…. a sublime exercise.  It is considered one of the most beautiful beaches in Spain.

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Wind mills of La Mancha

The route of Don Quixote offers an iconic and beautiful scenery with the famous windmills mentioned in the book of Cervantes. As real giants, this set of ten windmills rises in full Mancha steppe where it is worth going to see its architecture within the contrast of white and ocher tones of the field.

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The Teide, Tenerife
Besides being the highest peak in Spain, with 3.718 meters, the Teide and its environs make a wonderful landscape. You can see both sides of this volcanic giant depending on where you stand. A greener face with living trees and nature in their skirts or a real volcanic peak almost always adorned with a little snow face.

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Cala Macarella, Minorca
On the southern coast of Menorca we find one of the most beautiful beaches on the island and the Balearic archipelago, Cala Macarella. The intense turquoise color of the water is impressive and has nothing to envy the Caribbean. A paradise ‘made in Spain’.

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Madrid’s Gran Vía

The patriotic Broadway opens step in the Spanish capital between the mythical Cibeles Square and “Plaza España”. On your way  you will find several famous landmarks such as the Telefonica building, The Metropolis, Callao Square and the most representative of Madrid street, the building from which hangs the famous Schweppes neon sign.  Just sit on a bench and watch from the sidelines the bustle that continues in no time. Sunset is a good time to walk through this vivrant street.

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La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona
The most visited monument in Spain (followed the Prado Museum and the Alhambra in Granada) and an icon of Barcelona.  ​​This church is part of Gaudi’s legacy and his unfinished masterpiece.  Gaudí’s heritage can be found throughout the city, the Park Guell, Casa Batlló but undoubtedly his masterpiece was this stunning World Heritage Site Basilica.

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