León is a city and municipality, capital of the province of León, part of the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. León’s historical and architectural heritage, as well as the numerous festivals hosted throughout the year (particularly noteworthy…

Palencia is a city and municipality in the autonomous community of Castile and León, capital of the province of Palencia, Spain. It is an important industrial center of Castile and León. Tourism and main attractions Civil heritage: Calle Mayor: this is the…

Salamanca is a municipality and a city situated in western Spain, it is the capital of the Province of Salamanca in the autonomous community of Castile and León. In 1988, the old city was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It has an important historical…

Segovia is a city in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the Province of Segovia. The old city and the aqueduct of Segovia were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985. The aqueduct…

Soria is a municipality and a city, located on the Douro river in the east of the autonomous community of Castile and León and capital of the province of Soria, Spain. Tourism and main attractions Soria has almost 300 cataloged monuments, buildings, sites…

Valladolid is a city in Spain and the capital of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It has a population of about 300,000 people, making it Spain’s 13th most populous municipality and northwestern Spain’s biggest city. Valladolid is a major economic…

Zamora is a city and municipality located in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Zamora. The city stands on the Duero river. The old part of the city has been classified as a historical-artistic complex…

Castilla–La Mancha, or Castile-La Mancha, is an autonomous community of Spain. Comprising the provinces of Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara and Toledo, it was created in 1982. The government headquarters are in Toledo. It is bordered by Castile…

Albacete is a city and municipality of Spain in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha, capital of the homonymous province. It is the easternmost capital of Castilla-La Mancha, located to the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula in the middle of a vast…

Ciudad Real is a city and municipality in Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha, capital of the province of Ciudad Real. It is the 5th most populated municipality in the region. A part of the Don Quixote Route. Tourism and main attractions…

Cuenca is a municipality belonging to the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha and a city, capital of the homonymous province (Spain). Main sights In 1996, the «Historic walled city of Cuenca» was declared a World Heritage City by UNESCO, with the following…

Guadalajara is a city and municipality in Spain, located in the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. It is the capital of the Province of Guadalajara. Tourism and main attractions Military architecture The oldest remains of the Alcázar Real de Guadalajara…

Toledo is a city and municipality in Spain, capital of the province of Toledo and the de jure seat of the government and parliament of the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. With a population of about 85,000 inhabitants, it is the third most populated…

Drawings: Joan Mañe Catalonia (cat. Catalunya, Aran. Catalonha, Sp. Cataluña) is an autonomous community of Spain. It is located on the northeastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula and borders Andorra and France in the north, Aragon in the west, Valencian…

Barcelona (cat. Barcelona) is a city and metropolis located on the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula, Spain. It is the capital of Catalonia, the region of Barcelonès and the province of Barcelona, as well as the second most populous and economically…

Girona (cat. Girona) is a city and a municipality in Spain, northeastern Catalonia, its the capital of the comarca Gironès and the province of Girona. It belongs to the area of the Comarques Gironines. The city lays at the confluence of four rivers: Ter,…

Lleida (cat. Lleida, sp. Lérida) is a city in Spain, western Catalonia, the capital of the Segrià region (cat. comarca) and the Ponet vegueria, head of the judicial district and the seat of the Diocese of Lleida. Its extensive municipal district, the largest…

Tourism in Catalonia is one of the most important sectors of the Catalan economy. It is the main tourist destination in Spain and one of the most important in Europe. One of the main destinations is the metropolitan area of Barcelona. Catalonia is one of…

The Community of Madrid is one of the 17 autonomous communities of Spain. It is located in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula, and of the Central Plateau (Meseta Central). Its capital is the city of Madrid, which is also the capital of the country. The Community…

El Escorial, or the Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, or Monasterio del Escorial, is a historical residence of the King of Spain located in the town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial in Spain (the Community of Madrid), 2 km from the town of El Escorial…

Alcalá de Henares is a city in the Community of Madrid, Spain. It was declared a World Heritage City by Unesco in 1998. Thanks to the historic site and the University Rectorate, it is one of the nine cities in Spain that Unesco has classified as unique. It…