Spain

With images of the catalan capital of Barcelona, the cultural and economic centre of the province of Catalonia and home to 1.5 million people. The city not only features a mild mediterranean climate but is a showcase for the rich cultural and architectural heritage of Catalonia created by famous artists such as Antoní Gaudi or Joan Miró.

76 photos, last one added on 04 Jan, 2013

This gallery showcases some of the works by the architect Antoni Gaudí in Barcelona, including the Casa Batló, Casa La Pedrera, Palau Güell, Parc Güell, and the Sagrada Familia Basilica.

164 photos, last one added on 22 Aug, 2013

With images of the Spanish Supercup final 2011 between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid in Camp Nou stadium.

30 photos, last one added on 20 Aug, 2011

With images from some of the most important Medieval towns in the Castilian heartland, including the cities of Segovia, Ávila, and Salamanca in Castilla y León as well as from Toledo in Castilla La Mancha.

170 photos, last one added on 06 Apr, 2013

With images from the province of Catalonia featuring the cities of Girona, Tarragona, Sitges and Figueres as well as from the Benedictine abbey of Santa Maria de Montserrat.

94 photos, last one added on 04 Jan, 2013

With images from Costa Brava coast in north-eastern Catalonia.

63 photos, last one added on 15 Aug, 2011

With images from the city of Bilbao, capital of the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Since its foundation in the early 14th century, Bilbao was a commercial hub and important port exporting iron. Throughout the nineteenth century and beginnings of the twentieth, Bilbao experienced heavy industrialization that made it the centre of the second industrialized region of Spain, behind Barcelona.

48 photos, last one added on 16 Oct, 2011

With images from the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. The building has been designed by Canadian architect Frank Gehry and is one of the most admired works of contemporary architecture. Since its completion in 1997 it has become the landmark of the city.

60 photos, last one added on 19 Oct, 2011

San Sebastián (Donostia in Basque) is one of the main tourist destinations in Spain. Located in the north of Spain, in the coast of the Bay of Biscay about 20km from the French border, the city is the capital of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. It is famous for its film festival and its culinary delights (pintxos)

52 photos, last one added on 14 Oct, 2011

With photographs from the Aragonese and Catalan Pyrenees. More images from the Pyrenees can be found in the France gallery.

48 photos, last one added on 26 Sep, 2011

With images from the Spanish capital, including the Royal palace and the Reina Sofia museum.

24 photos, last one added on 05 Sep, 2011

With images from the capital of the largest Balearic island: Majorca. Palma is a major tourist destination and harbours many architectural and cultural gems which along with its many beaches attract millions of visitors each year.

77 photos, last one added on 29 Jul, 2010

With images from the largest of the Balearic islands: Majorca. Majorca is still a major European tourist destination that draws millions of visitors each year. This gallery contains photos from the hinterlands of Mallorca, mainly from Lluc and the western mountain chain Serra de Tramuntana; from Deiá, Valldemossa, Cap Formentor, Sa Calobra, Soller and its harbour at Port de Soller. For images of the capital Palma please see this album.

119 photos, last one added on 15 Jun, 2010

With images from the third largest of the Canary islands. Gran Canaria is a major tourist destination. Its beaches and mild climate attract millions of visitors each year.

44 photos, last one added on 30 Apr, 2011

With images from the largest of the Canary islands. Like the other islands, Tenerife is also of volcanic origin and the cone shaped Teide, Spain´s highest mountain, stands at its centre rising 3718m above the sea. It also features splendid beaches and beautiful nature and colonial architecture which attract millions of visitors each year. More images from Tenerife can be found in the black and white gallery

39 photos, last one added on 30 Apr, 2011

With images from the city of Granada in Andalusia. At an elevation of 700m, it is situated at the foot of the Sierra Nevada and is home to the world famous Alhambra, a UNESCO listed Moorish citadel and palace which gives testimony of Granada`s Islamic historical legacy. This gallery also contains images of Pampaneira in the Alpujarra.

104 photos, last one added on 11 Jul, 2011

With images from Spain´s third largest city of Valencia, showing its old town, the aquarium (L´Oceanogràfic) and the City of Arts and Sciences (Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències), an avant-garde and futuristic museum complex which is now the landmark of the city. More images from Valencia can be found in the black and white gallery.

98 photos, last one added on 22 Nov, 2010