The map of the most popular tourist attractions in Spain
We usually say that "as Spain nowhere"; that our waters have nothing to envy the Caribbean; that where the paella is, that the spaghetti bolognese be removed.
Nevertheless, How many times have we put a flight thousands of kilometers away before a getaway by car to the next province? Perhaps too many.
But there is always time to discover (or rediscover) our country! That's why, Musement – booking platform for activities and experiences at the destination – has developed a Map with the most popular tourist attraction in each Spanish province.
The infographic makes it clear the enormous and varied cultural, natural and leisure offer of our country: from architectural landmarks to castles and fortresses to ancient ruins, national parks and natural spaces, Roman theaters, plazas, museums and art centers.
NATIONAL TOURISM, A SECTOR ON THE RISE
The new report from National Outbound Tourism Observatory (ObservaTUR) highlights for the second consecutive year the importance of national tourism, since 91% of travelers who plan to make a getaway this summer consider a stay in a Spanish destination likely , and 71% plan to visit an autonomous community other than their own.
If you are part of that percentage of travelers who consider a getaway through national territory, this map can be very useful, since it houses 52 attractions (one for each province and autonomous city) that cannot be missing from your list of places to visit.
To select those 52 attractions, More than 4,500 places of interest throughout the country have been taken into account, and the number of reviews received on Google for each of them has been analyzed (data from May 2021). Thus, the tourist attraction with the highest number of reviews was considered the most popular in the province.
In the case of attractions that are part of several provinces , in the infographic they are shown in the province (or provinces) in which it is the most popular option.
The Sagrada Familia will complete its construction in 2026
THE SAGRADA FAMILY AND THE RETREAT, THE MOST POPULAR
The sacred Family is one of the most popular attractions, not only in the province of Barcelona, but in the entire map, as it accumulates over 155,000 reviews on Google.
He is closely followed by Retirement park (Madrid), which with 130,592 reviews is positioned as the second most popular attraction.
The third position is for the Plaza of Spain in Seville, which adds 98,227 reviews on Google.
The Retreat (Madrid)
Fourth, we find the City of Arts and Sciences Valencia (86,985 reviews) followed in fifth position by The Alhambra of Grenade (80,644 reviews).
Completing the top 10: PortAventura World in Tarragona (69,841 reviews), the Aqueduct of Segovia (62,407 reviews), Loro Parque in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (51,920 reviews), the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, in the province of Vizcaya (48,713 reviews) and the Plaza Mayor of Salamanca (46,415 reviews).
City of Arts and Sciences of Valencia
THE WINNERS COMMUNITY BY COMMUNITY
Andalusia: The Alhambra (Granada), Plaza de España (Seville), Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos (Córdoba), Doñana National Park (Huelva), Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas Natural Park (Jaén), Sierra National Park Nevada (Almería), Puente Nuevo (Málaga) and the Cathedral of Cádiz (Cádiz).
Aragon: Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park (Huesca), the Basilica of Our Lady of Pilar (Zaragoza) and the Plaza del Torico (Teruel).
Asturias: Sanctuary of Covadonga.
Canary Islands: Jameos del Agua (Las Palmas) and Loro Parque (Santa Cruz de Tenerife).
Cantabria: Gaudí's Caprice.
Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park (Huesca)
Castile and Leon: Plaza Mayor (Salamanca), León Cathedral (León), Campo Grande Park (Valladolid), Ávila Wall (Ávila), Burgos Cathedral (Burgos), Montaña Palentina Natural Park (Palencia), Lake Sanabria Natural Park and Sierras Segundera and Porto (Zamora), Alameda de Cervantes (Soria) and Segovia Aqueduct (Segovia).
Castilla la Mancha: Primate Cathedral (Toledo), Peñarroya Castle (Ciudad Real), Guadalajara Zoo (Guadalajara), Hanging Houses (Cuenca) and Calares del Mundo and La Sima Natural Park (Albacete).
Catalonia: La Seu Vella (Lleida), Sagrada Familia (Barcelona), Dalí Theatre-Museum (Gerona) and PortAventura World (Tarragona).
Madrid's community: Retirement park.
Leon Cathedral
Valencian Community: Peñíscola Castle (Castellón), City of Arts and Sciences (Valencia) and Santa Bárbara Castle (Alicante).
Estremadura: Roman theater of Mérida (Badajoz) and Plaza Mayor of Trujillo (Cáceres).
Galicia: Granaries of Combarro (Pontevedra), Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña), Roman Wall of Lugo (Lugo) and the Sil Canyon (Orense).
Balearic Islands: Majorca Cathedral.
Peniscola, Castellon
The Rioja: Co-Cathedral of Santa María de la Redonda.
Navarre: Olite Royal Palace.
Basque Country: La Concha Beach (Guipúzcoa), Guggenheim Museum (Vizcaya) and La Florida Park (Álava).
Murcia: Roman Theater of Cartagena.
Autonomous City of Ceuta: House of dragons.
Autonomous City of Melilla: Hernandez Park.
SUBSCRIBE HERE to our newsletter and receive all the news from Condé Nast Traveler #YoSoyTraveler