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Font del Gat
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Country guide
Spain
Spain covers 506,030 square kilometres and counts close to 50 million people, and it reads less as one country than as a set of regions that do not resemble each other. Madrid sits high and dry in the middle of the peninsula with the national collections in it; Barcelona is Mediterranean and Catalan-speaking. Andalusia in the south carries the Moorish architecture of Granada, Córdoba and Seville along with the heat that comes with it, while the green north coast from Bilbao to Galicia is wet Atlantic country most visitors never reach. The Canary Islands lie off Africa, and Ceuta and Melilla are on the African mainland itself.
Cities
Every city catalogued in this country so far, ranked by how much there is to see.
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Madrid
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Madrid 8,069 places -
Barcelona
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Barcelona 5,077 places
Practical information
Practical information
- Language spoken
- Spanish; co-official regional languages include Catalan, Galician and Basque
- National practical orientation; regional and minority languages may also be used
- Dialling code
- +34
- International calling code; local area and mobile prefixes still apply
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Use the official local currency; card acceptance varies by place
- Emergency number
- 112
- Use only for an emergency; tourist assistance may use a separate number
- Plug type
- Type C and F · 230 V
- Check that chargers support the recorded voltage before using an adapter
- Tap water
- Not recorded
- No verified nationwide visitor statement was recorded
Planning a visit
- Seasonal closure recorded
- No data recorded for this month
- The current month
- January: seasonal closure recorded
- February: seasonal closure recorded
- March: seasonal closure recorded
- April: seasonal closure recorded
- May: seasonal closure recorded
- June: no seasonality data recorded
- July: no seasonality data recorded
- August: no seasonality data recorded — this month
- September: no seasonality data recorded
- October: seasonal closure recorded
- November: seasonal closure recorded
- December: seasonal closure recorded
Top things to see
Ranked by importance — sitelinks, pageviews and heritage status, not editor preference.
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69 places match
69 places match
Category
Typical visit duration
Interests
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Disfrutar 02 1 hourDisfrutar
- High
- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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Sobrino de Botín 03 1 hourSobrino de Botín
- High
- Restaurant or café
- Madrid
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Via Veneto 04 1 hourVia Veneto
- High
- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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Moments 05 1 hourMoments
- High
- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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Hofmann 06 1 hourHofmann
- High
- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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Moo 07 1 hourMoo
- High
- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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Casa Leopoldo 08 1 hourCasa Leopoldo
- High
- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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Casa Roviralta 09 1 hourCasa Roviralta
- High
- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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Àbac 10 1 hourÀbac
- High
- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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Chocolatería San Ginés 11 1 hourChocolatería San Ginés
- High
- Restaurant or café
- Madrid
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Alkimia 12 1 hourAlkimia
- High
- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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Los Caracoles 13 1 hourLos Caracoles
- High
- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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Café Gijón 14 1 hourCafé Gijón
- High
- Restaurant or café
- Madrid
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Bar del Pi 15 1 hourBar del Pi
- High
- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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Restaurant Casa Ramonet 16 1 hourRestaurant Casa Ramonet
- High
- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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Can Traví Nou 17 1 hourCan Traví Nou
- High
- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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Resturant 7 Portes 18 1 hourResturant 7 Portes
- High
- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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Casa Lucio 19 1 hourCasa Lucio
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Madrid
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Lhardy 20 1 hourLhardy
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Madrid
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Bar Glaciar 21 1 hourBar Glaciar
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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Café de l'Òpera 22 1 hourCafé de l'Òpera
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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Can Cerdà 23 1 hourCan Cerdà
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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Can Culleretes 24 1 hourCan Culleretes
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- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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Can Trabal 25 1 hourCan Trabal
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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Casa Camil Muleras 26 1 hourCasa Camil Muleras
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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Casa dels Quatre Rius 27 1 hourCasa dels Quatre Rius
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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Casa Roura i Carnesoltes 28 1 hourCasa Roura i Carnesoltes
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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Restaurant Madrid-Barcelona 29 1 hourRestaurant Madrid-Barcelona
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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Café Comercial 30 1 hourCafé Comercial
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Madrid
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Café de Oriente 31 1 hourCafé de Oriente
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Madrid
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Casa Mingo 32 1 hourCasa Mingo
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Madrid
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DiverXO 33 1 hourDiverXO
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- Restaurant or café
- Madrid
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La Cova Fumada 34 1 hourLa Cova Fumada
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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Horcher 35 1 hourHorcher
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- Restaurant or café
- Madrid
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Platea Madrid 36 1 hourPlatea Madrid
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Madrid
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Café Barbieri 37 1 hourCafé Barbieri
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Madrid
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El Resolís 38 1 hourEl Resolís
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- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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Fàbrica de cervesa Moritz 39 1 hourFàbrica de cervesa Moritz
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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Flash Flash 40 1 hourFlash Flash
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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L'Hortet 41 1 hourL'Hortet
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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Restaurant Kasbah 42 1 hourRestaurant Kasbah
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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Taberna Antonio Sánchez 43 1 hourTaberna Antonio Sánchez
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Madrid
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Taberna La Bola 44 1 hourTaberna La Bola
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Madrid
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Villa-Rosa 45 1 hourVilla-Rosa
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Madrid
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Edifici d'habitatges bda. Viladecols, 3 46 1 hourEdifici d'habitatges bda. Viladecols, 3
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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Alsur Café, Llúria 47 1 hourAlsur Café, Llúria
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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Centro de Documentación Montserrat Roig (CDMR) - Colegio de Periodistas de Cataluña 48 1 hourCentro de Documentación Montserrat Roig (CDMR) - Colegio de Periodistas de Cataluña
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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FloraFina 49 1 hourFloraFina
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Madrid
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Gresca Bar 50 1 hourGresca Bar
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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Jewelry Bar Acorazada 51 1 hourJewelry Bar Acorazada
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Madrid
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Restaurante Mezza 52 1 hourRestaurante Mezza
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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Gresca 53 1 hourGresca
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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Celso y Manolo 54 1 hourCelso y Manolo
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Madrid
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HOT Frankfurt 55 1 hourHOT Frankfurt
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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La Caleta 56 1 hourLa Caleta
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Madrid
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La Colmada 57 1 hourLa Colmada
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Madrid
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La Gabinoteca 58 1 hourLa Gabinoteca
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Madrid
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La Tape 59 1 hourLa Tape
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Madrid
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Alhambra 60 1 hourAlhambra
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Madrid
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Café Belén 61 1 hourCafé Belén
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Madrid
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Mayte Commodore 62 1 hourMayte Commodore
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Madrid
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Mestizo 63 1 hourMestizo
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Madrid
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Venta El Buscón 64 1 hourVenta El Buscón
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Madrid
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Aliança del Poblenou 65 1 hourAliança del Poblenou
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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Grupo Vips 66 1 hourGrupo Vips
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Madrid
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Sala Bikini 67 1 hourSala Bikini
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Barcelona
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Tantalo 68 1 hourTantalo
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Madrid
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The Hat Rooftop Bar 69 1 hourThe Hat Rooftop Bar
- Notable
- Restaurant or café
- Madrid
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata ·
Common questions
How long should a first trip to Spain be?
Ten to fourteen days allows three or four days in Madrid and four in Barcelona, plus selected rail day trips. Andalusia or either island group deserves a separate route instead of being compressed into the same mainland circuit.
What entry documents are needed for Spain?
Spain follows Schengen rules, but the traveller's nationality and route determine the required documents or visa. Confirm the current requirement through Spain's official consular information before departure.
What is the best way to travel around Spain?
High-speed rail makes Madrid-Barcelona and several mainland city pairs practical, while regional buses cover gaps. Island travel needs flights or ferries, and urban ticketing remains local to each city.
When is a practical time to visit Spain?
April to June and September to October are broad choices for Madrid and Barcelona. Andalusia, the Atlantic north, Balearics, and Canaries follow different heat and weather patterns, so a regional extension should control the final dates.
What money and payment basics apply in Spain?
Spain uses the euro (EUR). Cards are common in cities, but a small euro reserve is useful for individual businesses; always check the billed currency and amount before approving a terminal transaction.
What practical safety details should I save for Spain?
Spain's emergency contact is 112. Electrical outlets accept Type C and F plugs on a 230 V supply. Because this record contains no tap-water finding, use advice from the municipality serving each overnight stop.