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Guggenheim Bilbao. © Turespaña

Guggenheim Bilbao

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The innovative Guggenheim Bilbao has played a huge part in transforming this industrial Basque city into a modern tourist destination. Designed by North American architect Frank Gehry, its…

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The Prado Museum, Madrid. © Turespaña

The Prado Museum

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The Prado Museum in the Paseo del Arte, contains an unrivalled Spanish art collection, including Goya's The Third of May and Velázquez' Las Meninas. It also has several Italian and Flemish…

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Reina Sofía Museum, Madrid. © Turespaña

Reina Sofía Museum

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A modern-art extravaganza, the Reina Sofía Museum in Paseo del Arte is home to Picasso's world-renowned Guernica, as well as works by Dalí, Miró and Juan Gris. The museum grew substantially…

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Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid. © Turespaña

Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum

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The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, in Paseo del Arte, includes works collected by Baron Thyssen and his wife Carmen Cervera. They highlight the most significant artists and European art movements…

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CaixaForum, Barcelona. Courtesy of Obra Social la Caixa

CaixaForum

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CaixaForum by Plaça Espanya square, is one of Barcelona's most exciting contemporary art spaces. Housed in an old modernista textile factory with a stylish modern walkway, courtyard and…

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Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Málaga (CAC), Málaga. Courtesy of CAC Málaga

Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Málaga

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The Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Málaga (CAC) is a gallery space dedicated to contemporary art trends of the 20th and 21st century. Inaugurated in 2003, it houses a permanent collection and…

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The Picasso Foundation and artist's birthplace, Málaga. Photo by Victoria Noble, © Whatsonwhen

Picasso Foundation

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The Picasso Foundation in Málaga is based in the building where the world-famous artist was born and spent the first years of his life. The displays feature a range of Picasso's works and…

Museum of Contemporary Spanish Engravings

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The Museum of Contemporary Spanish Engravings (Museo del Grabado Español Contemporáneo) is housed in the former Bazán hospital, a whitewashed building in the heart of Marbella's historic…

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Gallery 8 at the Museo Picasso Málaga. Photo by Bleda y Rosa, © Museo Picasso Málaga

Museo Picasso Málaga

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Málaga honours its most famous son, Pablo Picasso, with a dedicated gallery in the old quarter. The Museo Picasso Málaga houses around 150 works by the legendary artist; a great eye-opener for…

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Joan Miró Foundation, Barcelona. Photo by Gaston Magrinat, courtesy of www.barcelonaexperience.com

Joan Miró Foundation

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The Joan Miró Foundation possesses an incomparable collection of work by the 20th-century master, and is an essential part of any visit to Montjuïc. Miró's iconic Spanish paintings are…

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La Pedrera (Casa Milà), Barcelona. © Turisme de Barcelona/L Bertran

La Pedrera (Casa Milà)

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La Pedrera is a gem in the heart of the Eixample district. Across the street from the popular Gaudí House, this large corner building by the Catalan master boasts the sculpture-filled Espai…

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Museum of Contemporary Art, Barcelona. Photo by Poppy Da Costa, © Whatsonwhen

Museum of Contemporary Art

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Richard Meier's cool white design, set incongruously in the Raval district, draws art lovers (and skateboarders) to this contemporary art showcase. If you find the Museum of Contemporary Art's…

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The Taller Sert studio. Courtesy of Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró Courtesy of Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró

Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró

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Founded in 1981 by Palma City Council, the Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró (Pilar and Joan Miró Foundation) houses original works by Joan Miró. The collection, donated by the artist himself…

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Lázaro Galdiano Museum, Madrid. Courtesy of Fundación Lázaro Galdiano

Lázaro Galdiano Museum

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The Lázaro Galdiano Museum houses prized paintings by Spanish, Flemish and English masters. Located in the exclusive Salamanca neighbourhood, highlights of the museum include two Goya…

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Descalzas Reales Monastery, Madrid. © Turespaña

Descalzas Reales Monastery

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Descalzas Reales Monastery, located close to the Plaza del Sol, was founded in 1564 and is still active today. It is an oasis of calm filled with art treasures, including elaborate…

Gravina Fine Arts Museum - MUBAG

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Located in the 18th-century Gravina Palace in the old quarter of Alicante, the recently-opened MUBAG displays works by Salzillo, Vicente López, Antonio Gisbert and Joaquín Agrasot, among others.

Matador Perdro Romero by Francisco de Goya, 1795-98 © Kimbell Art Museum, Fort William, Texas  Kimbell Art Museum, Fort William, Texas

Ronda Bullring

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Inaugurated in 1785, Ronda's impressive neo-classical Plaza de Toros is one of the oldest in Spain. Younger and smaller than that of Seville, Ronda's bullring is the birthplace of the school…

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Cadiz Museum. Courtesy of Guia de Cadiz

Cadiz Museum

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One of Andalusia's best collections of Roman and Phoenician archaeology can be found in the Cadiz Museum. It shares its premises with the city's prized fine art gallery, the Real Academia de…

Real Meastranza, Seville © Turismo de Sevilla

Real Maestranza

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Whether you agree with the idea of bullfighting or not, it is hard to ignore the Baroque façade of the Real Maestranza bullring in Seville, with its deep ochre paintwork echoing the colour of…

Inside the Galician Contemporary Art Centre (CGAC) Turismo de Santiago de Compostela

Galician Centre of Contemporary Art

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The Galician Centre of Contemporary Art (Centro Galego de Arte Contemporáneo, CGAC) is worth a visit not only for its permanent collection of contemporary art, but also for the modern building…