Attraction
1. City of Arts and Sciences
Santiago Calatrava and Félix Candela's futuristic complex at the eastern end of the Turia riverbed, with a science museum, IMAX cinema, aquarium and opera house.
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2. Museo Nacional del Prado
Spain's national art museum, opened in 1819 on the Paseo del Prado, with masterpieces by Velázquez, Goya, El Greco, Bosch, Titian and Rubens.
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3. Real Alcázar de Sevilla
A royal palace complex with more than a thousand years of history, famous for Pedro I's Mudéjar palace, tiled courtyards and extensive walled gardens.
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4. Sagrada Família
Antoni Gaudí's still-unfinished basilica in the Eixample, Barcelona's defining landmark, with a forest-like nave, two sculpted façades and climbable towers.
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5. Catedral de Sevilla and La Giralda
The largest Gothic cathedral in the world, built on the site of the Almohad great mosque, with the Giralda tower, the tomb of Columbus and a vast altarpiece.
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6. Park Güell
Gaudí's hillside park in Gràcia, where mosaic-covered terraces, a serpentine bench and gingerbread-style lodges look out over Barcelona to the sea.
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7. Royal Palace of Madrid
The official residence of the Spanish royal family, built from 1738 on the site of the old Alcázar, with 3,418 rooms and a lavish state apartment route.
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8. Valencia Cathedral
Valencia's Gothic cathedral, begun in 1262 on the site of a former mosque, home to a chalice venerated as the Holy Grail and the Micalet bell tower.
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9. Casa Batlló
Gaudí's remodelled townhouse on Passeig de Gràcia, famous for its bone-like balconies, shimmering tiled façade and dragon-scaled roof, now an immersive house museum.
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10. La Lonja de la Seda
Pere Compte's late Gothic silk exchange, built between 1482 and 1533, a UNESCO World Heritage Site famous for its twisted columns in the Trading Hall.
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11. Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Spain's national museum of modern and contemporary art, home to Picasso's Guernica, with major works by Dalí, Miró and Juan Gris.
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12. Plaza de España
A vast semicircular square built by Aníbal González for the 1929 Ibero-American Exposition, lined with tiled alcoves representing the provinces of Spain.
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13. La Pedrera (Casa Milà)
Gaudí's undulating stone apartment building on Passeig de Gràcia, best known for its rooftop of sculpted chimneys and its recreated early-20th-century flat.
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14. Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
A former private collection in the Palacio de Villahermosa that traces European painting from the Gothic period to Pop Art, from Duccio and Van Eyck to Picasso.
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15. Oceanogràfic
Europe's largest aquarium complex, opened in 2003 at the City of Arts and Sciences, with around 45,000 animals from 500 species across ocean habitats.
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16. Parque de María Luisa
Seville's main park, around 40 hectares of shaded gardens, fountains and exposition pavilions redesigned by Forestier and linking the Plaza de España and the Plaza de América.
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17. Museu Picasso
A museum spread across medieval palaces on Carrer de Montcada, tracing Pablo Picasso's formative years in depth alongside his later Las Meninas series.
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18. Parque del Buen Retiro
Madrid's best-loved park, a former royal garden of around 118 hectares with a boating lake, the Crystal Palace and a rose garden, part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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19. Setas de Sevilla (Metropol Parasol)
A giant timber canopy over the Plaza de la Encarnación, with a rooftop walkway and 360-degree views, a Roman and Moorish museum below and a food market.
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20. Torres de Serranos
The best-preserved gate of Valencia's medieval walls, built by Pere Balaguer between 1392 and 1398, with views over the Turia garden from its battlements.
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