The 52 most famous (and essential) monuments in Spain

Natural corners, dream palaces, temples that are true works of art of the Romanesque or the Gothic, parks to get lost, castles that seem taken out of a story...It is clear that the charms of Spain are many and that for that reason, every year (and in normal conditions) they come to see us millions of tourists who want to know first hand all these jewels of enormous landscape and natural value.

However, if you could only recommend an essential monument, an unavoidable place of interest, of each of the 52 provinces, what would be?The list is quite complicated to do, so it has been prepared by us Musement, an online platform for the reserve of activities and visits of all kinds, which can give us an idea of the most popular places in our country.

To carry out the study, more than 4500 monuments and attractions were taken into consideration and the number of reviews received on Google of each of them was analyzed.The attraction with the greatest number of reviews was considered the most popular in the province.

Here are the complete list of the 52 most famous monuments in our country.How many do you know and how many are missing?It reaches the end to discover what is the most popular monument in your province and look for ideas for your next escapes!

Andalusia

Sierra Nevada National Park (Almería and Granada)

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It is a natural space that takes place, such as Doñana, between two provinces;Almería and Granada.The best way to know everything that can bring us is through a hiking route, specifically from the Almeria side enjoy the UBEIRE route.This is a five -kilometer route in which examples of rural architecture, places of geological interest and good corners of Monte Mediterráneo can be seen.

Cathedral (Cádiz)

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For the Cadiz, this is the 'New Cathedral', by opposition to the veteran temple of the 16th century.This began to be built in 1772 and ended more than a hundred years later, which explains its mix of styles, such as the Baroque and the neoclassical, and the taste of the different architects who were involved in it.You can go up to the tower, enjoy the magnificent views of the city and know the mechanism of your clock.

Alcazar of the Christian Kings (Córdoba)

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Despite being right next to it, it is not as well known as the mosque or enjoys the fame of its 'cousins', the Sevillian Alcazar and the Alhambra.It is a magnificent building from the thirteenth century that has been intervened several times and was declared a cultural interest in 1931.For eight years, it was the residence of the Catholic Monarchs, which motivated that even one of their towers came Christopher Columbus to ask for financial help to cross the Atlantic.

LA ALHAMBRA (Granada)

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It is one of those Spanish enclaves that, surely, you have to visit at least once in life because it is a monumental set of those that will leave you with your mouth open and that you will want to taste very slowly.Take time to admire each and every detail of the Nasrid palaces, perhaps the best known of all, are their iconic patio of the lions, but reserve forces (and legs) to also travel the Generalife, the Alcazaba and the palace ofCarlos V are also forced visiting.

Doñana National Park (Huelva)

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You also have to prepare a lot in Doñana and enter - preferably tomorrow, with the fresh - stealthily by any of its paths (you cannot get out of them).With its 54.000 hectares, the park extends through the provinces of Seville, Cádiz and Huelva and is a true gift for nature lovers.On its surface there are different ecosystems (dunes, predictions, marshes or beaches), with more than 1300 species of cataloged plants and 400 different species of birds.

Natural Park of the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas (Jaén)

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An area of more than 200.000 hectares makes him the largest protected natural space in Spain.It is the place where the Guadalquivir River is born and offers numerous possibilities to nature lovers and active tourism.For example, crossing the deep valleys or the lush forests, knowing hiking routes such as the Barbosa River (in the image) or practicing Barranquismo or Escalada.

New bridge of Ronda (Málaga)

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Possibly it is the emblem of the city, one of those of the province and all of Andalusia.This is a bridge of almost a hundred meters high whose construction began in 1751 and lasted for more than four decades.Photographed today by own and strangers, save the distance on the Tajo de Ronda, which allowed connecting the modern neighborhood with the old neighborhood and allowing the city to grow at a key moment in its history.

Plaza de España (Seville)

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It is one of the most important squares of our entire country, the work of the architect Aníbal González, as one of the summits of the Ibero -American exhibition that was held in 1929 in Seville.Located in the popular María Luisa Park, semicircularly, with an impressive size of more than 50.000 m2 and scenario for the filming of many films, is known by the tile banks representing 49 Spanish provinces.

Aragon

Ordesa and Monte Lost National Park (Huesca)

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In the heart of the Pyrenees, he receives visitors proud to have 25 years as a World Heritage for UNESCO.Of the four valleys that make up the park, perhaps the busiest is that of Ordesa, with tourists willing to learn about the famous horsetail waterfall.The Añisclo Canyon, the Pineta Balcon.

Torico Square (Teruel)

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It is not really called that, but the street has located it as Carlos Castel's square, but it is known by the statuette of the Torito that is located at the top of the column of the fountain, the column of the water the water mana from four othersmall heads.It is a place of passage, place of appointment and meeting and was renewed in 2007, the year in which an avant -garde lighting was applied.Take advantage at night, check the passage of the afternoon light at night and examine the modernist style buildings made by the architect Pau Monguió Segura.

Basilica of Our Lady of the Pilar (Zaragoza)

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Architecturally is not the most valuable cathedral in our territory, but its value for Catholics is incalculable.He receives his name from the pillar or column in which it is said that the Virgin supported the apostle Santiago on the shores of the Ebro River.Every year tens of thousands of people come to show their devotion, who also take the opportunity to pray in some temple corner, built between the seventeenth and seventeenth centuries.Two of his domes were decorated by the painter of the province Francisco de Goya.

Asturias

Covadonga sanctuary

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Essential on your trip to Asturias is your visit to Covadonga, very close to the entrance of the Picos de Europa Park, in Cangas de Onís.Not only for some impressive lakes that remove the hiccups and that year after year they have tested the legs of the best international cyclists, but for the small sanctuary nestled in a cave where the Virgin of Covadonga is found - the so -called 'Santina',and the graves of Don Pelayo and Alfonso I.Do not march without visiting the Neorromanic Basilica (in the image), the Museum and the Monumental Campana of 5.000 kg.

Canary Islands

Water Jameos (Las Palmas)

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It is an impressive volcanic tube formed by the eruptions of the crown volcano located in an area very close to the coast that causes a most curious geological accident.Local artist César Manrique knew...And even gastronomy!In favor: they are true dreams.Against: the number of people you can find.

Loro Parque (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)

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The debates about, if to the 21st century, a park where to see enclosed animals must continue to be considered an 'attraction' should be obsolete, taking into account that they are happier in their habitat and not between four walls.Once this said, it cannot be denied that one of the most visited sites in the Canary Islands is Lor.

Cantabria

The whim of Gaudí (Comillas)

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It is one of the earliest works of the architecture of Antoni Gaudí and one of the few erected outside Catalonia.Some know it as 'El Capricho', others such as the 'House of Sunflowers', but its real name is Villa Quijano, a name that derives from the owner, concumed from the Marquis de Comillas and then a ricachon that could pay such housing.This is a building that belongs to the orientalist period of the modernist architect, hence the Mudejar motifs predominate.

Castilla y León

Wall (Ávila)

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Day or night, on a summer day or completely snowy...The walls of Ávila are an impressive and unusual monument that one does not tire of admiring on the date.It is the most complete walled enclosure that is preserved in our country, with 2.5 kilometers in length, 87 towers and nine doors, so you can travel practically whole.One of its most emblematic doors is the call of the Alcazar.

Cathedral (Burgos)

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He has just turned 800 and is younger than ever...And what's left!It is our most famous cathedral internationally and does not stop receiving visitors who are surprised by their wonderful Gothic architecture.In spite of everything, it is an art lesson, because inside there are also elements of the Baroque or the Renaissance.The needles, the Cimborrio and the chapel of the Condestables are some of its main points of interest.

Cathedral (León)

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On the outside it does not suggest the delicacy of the forms of this beautiful temple that, with its French Gothic style, can be perfectly compared with any of the cathedrals of the neighboring country.Erected on ancient Roman hot springs, her beauty made her deserving of the nickname.

Palencia Mountain (Palencia)

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Without more or more, this natural park has no more ornaments in the name than the one that identifies it as part of a region that is always proud.In it, still preserved from extreme tourism, steep peaks and needles alternate with valleys and meadows, which allows you to enjoy great fauna diversity, including endangered species such as brown bear.Splashing this eye delight here are also some of the most important Romanesque art samples in the country.

Plaza Mayor (Salamanca)

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Although it seems a perfect square;It is not, it is what Miguel de Unamuno, many years in the local university, defined as "a quadrilateral.Irregular, but surprisingly harmoniously ".This is one of the meeting points preferred by the Salamanca, who like to congregate in this Baroque -style work of Alberto Churriguera, whose works began in 1729.In it, that formerly had gardens and kiosk for the music band, is the City Council.

Aqueduct (Segovia)

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With a height that reaches 28 meters, a length of 17 kilometers and a capacity to provide water to a population of 20.000 people, the Segovian aqueduct is one of the most important Roman civil works that are well preserved in the peninsula.With its 2.000 years of history and its 20.000 stones, they have been a silent witness of the stories of a city that made a good decision to preserve it when he withdrew the traffic from its surroundings (until not long ago, he passed under him).

Alameda de Cervantes (Soria)

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All Sorianos have in the Alameda de Cervantes or, as they say, in 'La Dehesa', a meeting point for almost every day of the year.Because this park is romantic and beautiful at any station: to take refuge in its shadows in summer, to hear the footsteps of autumn leaves, to enjoy its colors in summer, to take the sled in winter...This centenary Ten hectares park receives its name because, in 1905, when it was inaugurated, the 300 years of El Quijote were celebrated.Do not miss the music tree and its precious temper, the Rosebeda, the hermitage of Our Lady of Solitude or the Alto de la Dehesa.

Campo Grande Park (Valladolid)

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This is the largest urban park in the city and one of the largest in the entire autonomous community.Before known as the field of truth, Campo de Marte and Campo de la Feria, it was the scene of fair, negotiations, executions, troops magazine...Today already with a completely civil function serves to rest for strangers and locals who come to take a walking or boat or surprising or surprising of the bulky number of real turkeys that are for their roads.

Lake Natural Park of Sanabria and Sierras Secondera y de Porto (Zamora)

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Another impressive Castellanoleon corner to admire nature is Lake Sanabria, in the province of Zamora, the largest in Spain with 369 hectares.Originally, in the upper pleistocene it was a huge 20 -kilometer glacier;Today a fascinating environment not only for a good walk but to practice other sports such as cycling, sailing and even ski navigation.In the perimeter of the lake there are several sand beaches to enjoy a good bathroom.

Castilla la Mancha

Natural Park of the Calars of the World and the Sima (Albacete)

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Surely you have ever seen photographs of this impressive waterfall, that of the cave of the chorros, which is undoubtedly the attraction that most of its visitors are looking for.But the variety of this natural park is tremendous, with beautiful hydrogeological formations and its rich flora.You have nine natural interest paths to know in detail the five areas in which it is divided.

Peñarroya Castle (Ciudad Real)

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Located 12 kilometers from Argamasilla de Alba, in full spot and as an access door to the Ruidera lagoons, it is a Muslim castle in quite a good condition whose origin dates back to the 12th century.This fortress guaranteed the collection of taxes, economic use and protected in return to the locals from their privileged place on the Peñarroya reservoir.It is completely free access.

Hanging houses (Cuenca)

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Visitors exhaust the batteries of their mobile photographing these houses that appear without any vertigo to the Hoza del Río Huécar and that have become not only the clear symbol of the city but one of the most beloved monuments in Spain.Of these, only three can be visited: that of the siren, which houses a restaurant, and the King's houses, from which to admire details of its architecture, such as wooden beams or masonry.They are also the Spanish abstract art museum.

Zoo (Guadalajara)

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About to meet four decades, the Municipal Zoo of Guadalajara specializes in European fauna and is one of the most important in Spain, although it is not among the best known.They have a hundred species on display;Among them bears, wolves, lynx, wild boars, deer, gamos, muflones, macaco de Gibraltar, ponys, sheep, goats, swans, real turkeys, raptors, phaisanes ... The area of domestic animals will especially taste the little ones the little ones.

Primada Cathedral (Toledo)

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It is one of the best examples of Gothic religious architecture in Spain and the second cathedral by size of our country (120 meters long by 60 wide), only behind Seville.It began to be built at the beginning of the 12th century on the foundations of the old Visigoth temple and concluded in the XVII.It is advisable.Its excellent paint collection includes canvases by El Greco, Caravaggio, Tiziano, Van Dyck, Goya or Rubens, among others.Its access costs 12.50 euros, but on Sundays the special price is 2 euros.

Catalonia

Sagrada Familia (Barcelona)

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Possibly it is the best -known and visited unfinished monument in the world and the most famous work of the modernist architect Antoni Gaudí.In recent years, there has been an important push to the Holy Family, whose workers are currently focused on finishing the Tower of Santa María, the second most important in the team.The birth facade, the impressive 'forest' of interior columns and the views from the towers are just some of its many charms.

Dalí Theater-Museum (Girona)

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Although visitors point out the massification and perhaps too high of the entrance (€ 14) as disadvantages to the visit, everyone indicates the enormous value of the funds of an essential center to enter the universe of the painter of Port Lligat.The museum is in a spectacular pink building with eggs on the roof, designed by Dalí himself.Inside, more than 1000 pieces await us to discover and deepen the work of the great surrealist artist.

La Seu Vella (Lleida)

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Erected in the thirteenth century, it is one of the best examples of Catalan Romanesque architecture, but also without a doubt the best known monument in the city.Do not stop approaching her to enjoy its details in columns, cornices, brackets, sculptures, chapels, paintings...and learn a little more from the history of Lleida.Also admire its huge bell tower, in which 2 of the 7 bells are gothic style.

Portaventura World (Tarragona)

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Sign up for a trip across the entire planet in one of the most intense and spectacular attraction parks in the world.Russian mountain walks, dip in aquatic tours, calmer trains routes that evoke the wild west...Portaventura World and its Twin Parks, the Caribbean Aquatic and Ferrari Land (not only for motor lovers) will test your adrenaline with attractions such as Dragon Khan, Red Force or King Khajuna.

Madrid's community

Retirement Park (Madrid)

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Recently appointed Cultural Heritage by UNESCO along with the surroundings of Paseo del Prado, the Parque del Buen Retiro, with its 125 hectares and its more than 15.000 trees, is one of the most visited places both in Madrid and by tourists who come to spend a few days in the capital of Spain.Its precious gardens, such as the parterre or the Roseteda, the emblematic Crystal Palace (which is also one of the headquarters of the Reina Sofía Museum) or the pond, are some of its most busy corners.

Valencian Community

Santa Barbara Castle (Alicante)

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Although everyone remembers Alicante on beaches as crowded as postiguet or for its animated and busy walk of the esplanade of Spain, another of its great treasures is the castle of Santa Barbara, erected on Mount Benacantil, from which youEnjoy one of the best views of the city.It seems that the origin of the building dates from the ninth century, but the construction we can admire today is part of the reform sent by Felipe II.

Peñíscola Castle (Castellón)

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It is a strength as iconic as legendary, well preserved and the scene of important shootings such as 'El Cid' or 'Game of Thrones'.This castle, ordered to build by the Templars 60 meters above sea level, was converted into an official residence by Benedict XIII, known as Pope Luna, in 1411.In addition to this beautiful monument, the town of Peñíscola has many other charming places.

City and Science City (Valencia)

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Over the years it has become the 'must' of the Levantine city, and it is clear that the set is of exceptional wealth, especially architectural since there are visitors who complain 'that the funds are a bit scarce.In any case, it is worth taking a walk through the City of Arts and Sciences, located in the old channel of the Turia River

Estremadura

Roman Theater of Mérida (Badajoz)

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Impressive Roman set that, today, is still used for the same purpose as it was built, thanks to its incredible acoustics.The Roman Theater of Mérida dates from the first century of our era, when it was commanded by Marco Agrippa.Since then, its viewing capacity has been the same, about 6.000 people.The facade we know is something later, it was made during the remodeling that took place at the end of the 1st century and the beginning of the second century.

Plaza Mayor de Trujillo (Cáceres)

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Trujillo is a land of conquerors and one of them, Francisco Pizarro, 'discoverer' of Peru, the statue presided by the beautiful main square of the town is destined.Bordered by porticated buildings dating from the fourteenth century, it is surrounded by numerous Palaciegos buildings, such as the Palace of the Dukes of San Carlos, the Palace of the Marquises of the Albas Piedras or the Palace of the Conquest.

Galicia

Santiago Cathedral (A Coruña)

The end of the Camino de Santiago is one of the most special and emotional points not only for pilgrims but for all those visitors who run out of encouragement in front of the Fradoiro facade.It began to be built in the eleventh century, it has notable details of Gothic art, Renaissance, Baroque...In all its architecture and it is worth spending a while to your visit.The most interesting is the impressive porch of glory.

Roman Wall (Lugo)

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Possibly there is no other example in the world as this incredible Roman wall that is practically preserved in its entirety: it has 71 of the 85 original towers, a total of 10 doors and there are sections in which it reaches seven meters wide.Erected in the second century, it extends over 2 km and involves the oldest part of the city, which in 2000 celebrated its statement as a World Heritage for UNESCO.

Sil Canyon (Orense)

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It is one of the most visited and impressive points of La Ribeira Sacra, which travels several points in the provinces of Orense and Lugo.The final section of the SIL, about 35 kilometers, at its mouth to the Miño River is formed by these impressive walls of about 200 meters high by the erosion of the same river.You can travel it in Catamarán, an excellent option to discover the cannon and see the vineyards that grow on their slopes, a product that remains fundamental to the inhabitants of the area.

Combarro granaries (Pontevedra)

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Combarro is a charming fishing village that is among our favorites in northern Spain.Its atmosphere, its old town, its rural architecture...And in it, those known as granaries, located on the banks of the sea, which were formerly used as a barn.In the town there are about 60 granaries, of which approximately half are on the edge of the coast.

Balearic Islands

Palma de Mallorca Cathedral

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It is not one of the Gothic cathedrals that first come to mind in Spain, but one of the most harmonious and elegant examples.Its construction was extended from the thirteenth century to the 1630.Consecrated to the Virgin Mary, her surprising altar is the work of architect Antoni Gaudí and we also have to highlight the work of Miquel Barceló in the beautiful chapel of the Blessed Sacrament.

The Rioja

Concatedral de Santa María de la Redonda (Logroño)

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The temple, located in the old town of Logroño, was declared Concatedral in 1959.One of its most striking aspects are the two towers, known as 'The Twin', although one of them is slightly higher than the other.After the main altarpiece there is a small canvas of the crucifixion attributed to Miguel Ángel Buonarroti himself.

Navarre

Royal Palace (Olite)

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Surprise its precious medieval architecture in the heart of Navarre, in a town as small as olite.The New Palace, the visiting part, is one of the three parts of the monument sent erect by order of the king of Navarre Carlos III - the others are the Old Palace (currently Parador) and the ruins of the Chapel of San Jorge -.His magical towers, patios, stays, gardens...They remember the luxury that he reached at the time, when he surprised travelers with their hanging parks, their exotic animals, etc..A fire almost leaves it in ruins in 1813 and had to be practically rebuilt in its entirety.

Basque Country

Florida Park (Álava)

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Despite being the capital, Vitoria is usually the great forgotten of the three major cities of the Basque Country.Beautiful, flirtatious and with a unique animation, it is worth your visit, but above all it stands out for being the Spanish city with more green areas per inhabitant.The Florida Park is the most beloved garden by the Vitorians, with its French scheme of the nineteenth century and its 95 different species of trees, highlighting a centenary walnut that reaches 30 meters high.

La Concha beach (Guipúzcoa)

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It was one of the beaches in which tourism began in our country, because it liked to bathe Queen María Cristina, mother of Alfonso XII.Today he is no longer so elitist;It is chosen every summer by thousands of tourists who like to enjoy one of the best known urban beaches in Europe.Flanked by the mountains Urgull and Igeldo and with 1.3 kilometers long, it receives its name for the form of shell it has.

Guggenheim Museum (Biscay)

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If we talk from the prism of architecture, it is clear that this Bilbao museum must appear in the top 5 of our favorite museums.Frank Gehry's wonderful art work is the perfect wrapping to a contemporary art center whose funds can be admired from the outside, with the puppy and the spider mom.The spectacular deconstructivist style building is already part of the landscape of Bilbao.

Murcia

Roman Theater (Cartagena)

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Although the experts already sensed that they could find something important, no one imagined that, in the excavation of the plot of the house-palace of the Countess Peralta, destined to house the Regional Craft Center in Cartagena, such a treasure was going to appear.It happened in 1988 and for 15 years, archaeologists were investigating in this huge discovery, hidden in other buildings for centuries.Its construction began in the 1st century of our era.La Cavea, excavated in the rock of Cerro de la Concepción itself, had capacity for about 7000 spectators and the stage measured about 43 meters.

Autonomous City of Ceuta

Dragons

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This beautiful historicist -style building owes its name to the four sculptures that crown its facade.However, those we see are not the originals, previously six, which were removed during the Second Republic.These are replicas that were located again in the same place in 2006;You are made of resin, fiber, marble and black dye and subsequently covered with forge paint, work of local artist Antonio Romero.

Melilla Autonomous City

Hernández Park

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Qualified as Historic Garden, Hernández Park is a must visit in Melilla.Located in the city's modernist widen.

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