Top Tourist Places to Visit in Spain, Europe

Top Tourist Places to Visit in Spain, Europe

Spain is a country in Europe and formally called as the Kingdom of Spain is situated in Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. Spain is divided into Northwestern Spain, Northern Spain, Northeastern Spain, Central Spain, Eastern Spain, Andalusia, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands and Autonomous Cities and spans an area of 505,992 square kilometers (195,364 square miles).

Spain is surrounded by Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean and has two islands by name Balearic Islands and Canary Islands and mainland is dominated by mountain regions and the highest peak is Mulhacen (3,478 meters above the sea level) and many rivers flows through the country. Madrid is the capital and largest city in Spain followed by Barcelona and economy of the country depends on numerous factors like industries, commerce, retail, trade, education, sports, transportation, healthcare, agriculture, energy and tourism. Coordinates of Spain are 40.4169° N, 3.7036° W.

Must visit places in Spain:

Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada
Aranjuez Cultural Landscape
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida
Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco
Archaeological Site of Atapuerca
Burgos Cathedral
Mudejar Architecture of Aragon
Old City of Salamanca
Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches
Old Town of Cáceres
Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct
Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe
San Cristóbal de La Laguna
San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries
Santiago de Compostela
Doñana National Park
Garajonay National Park
Teide National Park
Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain
Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville

Food, Culture and Language in Spain:

Cuisines in Spain depends on different regions, cultures and climate and main dishes are influenced by seafood some of the renowned cuisines in Spain are Croquettes, Tortilla Espaniola, Gazpacho or salmorejo, Pisto – Spanish ratatouille, Cured meats – jamon, chorizo, salchichón, Pulpo a la gallega, Bean stew, Paella, Fried milk and Red or white sangria and tinto de verano. Culture of the country is based on historical powers and literature, painting, architecture, cinema and sports and various others are part of culture in the country and Spanish in the official language in the country followed by Catalan/Valencian, Galician, Aragonese, Asturian, Leonese and Basque.

Popular Cities in Spain:

Madrid
Barcelona
Bilbao
Cadiz
Cordoba
Almeria
Zaragoza
Seville
Granada
Tenerife Island
Ibiza
Lloret de Mar

Best time to visit Spain:

Climate in Spain is divided into three sectors like the Mediterranean climate, semiarid steppe climate and oceanic climate and climate varies from region to region and best time to visit Spain is from June to September.

How to reach Spain?

Spain is extensively connected through road, railways, air routes and ports transportation. Spain is well connected through roadways and there are many national highways and motorways called as autopistas and autovias in Spain and buses are the best way to get around the Spain if the tourists travelling on a tight budget and there are many bus companies in the country that provides cheap and reliable services to the travelers.

Train services in the country is provided by RENFE and FEVE and all the routes are connected to Madrid and all the routes in the country is connected by high speed trains and receives trains from counties like France and Portugal.

Spain is served by total 96 airports and the main and busiest airports in Spain are Madrid, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Malaga, Gran Canaria, Alicante and Tenerife South all these airports handles national and international flights to major cities in the world.

Ferries will operate from major cities in Europe to ports in Spain.

Hotels in Spain:

Spain has some of the most exceptional traditional and modern group hotels that provide stupendous accommodation conveniences to the tourists visiting the place throughout the year. The hotels range from small budget ones to 5 star hotels offering hosts of world class services and amenities. List of some of the hotels located in Spain include: