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661 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Spain

Updated February 14, 2024

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  1. A Coruña
  2. Albacete
  3. Alcolea Del Pinar
  4. Alcoy
  5. Alicante
  6. Almansa
  7. Almuñécar
  8. Asturias
  9. Banyeres De Mariola
  10. Barcelona
  11. Benidorm
  12. Bilbao
  13. Burgos
  14. Cáceres
  15. Cádiz
  16. Cambrils
  17. Cardona
  18. Cartagena
  19. Castalla
  20. Ciutadella De Menorca
  21. Córdoba
  22. Cuenca
  23. El Campello
  24. El Hierro
  25. Figueres
  26. Formentera
  27. Girona
  28. Güejar Sierra
  29. Güímar
  30. Ibi
  31. Ibiza
  32. Jaca
  33. Jerez De La Frontera
  34. Kortezubi
  35. La Palma
  36. Madrid
  37. Málaga
  38. Manresa
  39. Manzanares El Real
  40. Oviedo
  41. Palencia
  42. Palma
  43. Puerto De Mazarrón
  44. Ribadavia
  45. Ronda
  46. Sagunt
  47. Salamanca
  48. San Lorenzo De El Escorial
  49. Santiago De Compostela
  50. Sant Just Desvern
  51. Segovia
  52. Seville
  53. Tarragona
  54. Teruel
  55. Toledo
  56. Tortosa
  57. Valencia
  58. Verdú
  59. Villena
  60. Zaragoza
  61. Zugarramurdi

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Al-Tujībī's recipe for marinated olives seasoned with oregano and salt.

A Longed-For Taste of Home in ‘The Exile’s Cookbook’

A 13th-century Arabic cookbook reveals the culinary life of al-Andalus.
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The Falset Marçà Cooperative in Tarragona is another work by Martinell.

The Beauty of Catalonia's Modernist 'Wine Cathedrals'

Winemaking collectives pooled their resources to build these architectural wonders.
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The eruption of a volcano on Spain’s La Palma island took a toll on nearby fish.

Volcanoes Kill Fish In Many Gruesome Ways

From bubbly eyeballs to internal bleeding, eruptions can have deadly consequences for marine animals.
by Chris Baraniuk
Biologists on the Canary Islands only became aware of the islands’ robust population of angelsharks about a decade ago.

This Fake Beach in the Canary Islands Is a Baby Shark Paradise

Tenerife's Playa de las Teresitas attracts tourists looking for sun—and endangered angelsharks.
by Dag Goering
Diners in the backyard at Furancho Cadaval.

Every Summer, Galician Winemakers Turn Their Homes Into Restaurants

What started as a way to sell excess wine has become a beloved custom.
by Austin Bush
Until the 1990s, when billboards were banned in Spain, these bulls were painted with the name of Veterano Osborne brandy. The company removed the words and successfully fought to have the enormous bulls considered art.

How These Bull-Shaped Billboards Became Spanish Icons

Once an advertisement for brandy, the Osborne bull is now a symbol of the country.
by Ignacio Amigo
Researchers found the remains of the frontal skulls of 35 large game animals in Des-Cubierta cave near Madrid, Spain.

Did Neanderthals Collect Impressive Animal Skulls?

Researchers found something "very strange" in a Spanish cave.
by Alyssa McMurtry
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Original letter of Abraham, the son of Maimonides found in the Cairo genizah.
A sculpture of the Tower of Babel, by Alan Baughman, from the Introductory Room of the Museum of the Alphabet
Boontling word of the week in the tap room of the Anderson Valley Brewing Company.

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