Which Province is better to Visit in Spain?

Question

My husband and I are planning to visit Spain for the 1st time....we have no clue where in Spain to visit. We are looking for a more Historic place with cathederals and castles, less partying more sight-seeing.

Any suggestions for 1st time travelers to Spain?

Answer 1

Granada:

http://www.andalucia.com/province/granad...

It´s in the south of Spain and there are lots of historical places to visit; no castles in the city, but we have the Alhambra, which is being voted as one of the next Seven Wonders, what other thing I can say about such historical, beautiful palace and gardens?.

http://www.alhambrapatronato.es/ingles/i...

http://www.andalucia.com/cities/granada....

There are many villages nearby the city where you will be able to enjoy castles:  La Calahorra, just to give you an example:

http://www.castles.org/castles/Europe/We...

Near Granada there are a number of villages which are known as Las Alpujarras; you won´t regret a visit to some of them:

http://www.alpujarras.co.uk/channels/spa...

The Cathedral (http://www.granadamap.com/cathedral.htm) and the Royal Chapel (http://www.granadamap.com/capillareal.ht... are worth a visit; in the Royal Chapel, the Catholic King and Queen, Isabel and Fernando, are buried and the whole place is just beautiful. La Cartuja Monastery; el Albaicín, the old moorish quarter; the Science Museum, the most visited museum in Andalucia..... well, the list is sooo long!!! There´s an extra in Granada which other cities do not have: here when you order your drink in a bar, you´ll get a snack (hot or cold) free with your drink!!! These are called "tapas" and if you go to 2 or 3 places to have some beer, you can have so much food that you won´t need to have more eating!! Bars have a wide variety of "tapas" and in some of them you can even choose from a long list.

Granada is very near Málaga, another province in Andalucia; it´s only a little more than an hour driving from here:

http://www.guiri.net/malaga/information_...

Jaén is an hour drive and has a wonderful castle and cathedral and there are a number of villages filled with history in the way from Granada to Jaén!!

http://www.alicante-spain.com/costa-del-...

If you read some of these sites have also information about Córdoba, where you can spen a day, and Sevilla, which is also worth a visit.

Well, enjoy wherever you go!!

Answer 2

I would recommend you Andalusia (southern Spain): Cordoba, Granada, Seville,...etc. You'll have both Christian and Muslim architecture and history, good weather, nice food,...and the beach is not far away.

My second recommendation would be the north (cantabric shore), concretely Galicia (Santiago is a must) and Asturias.

My third: Madrid.

Answer 3

VALENCIA, of course!!

A big city but not very noisy where you have everything you want: Good food, good and very funny people, beaches, history, theatres, sports, night life, nice weather, stores, concerts...

This is the most active city in Spain at the moment, I recommend it to you!!!

http://www.comunitatvalenciana.com/

http://www.turisvalencia.es/

http://www.cac.es/

http://www.upv.es/cv/indexupv.html

Good Luckkkk!!!

Answer 4

For your first visit In would definely say Andalucia  -- Seville, Corboba, Granada. The first time I went to Spain I flew in to Madrid spent Saturday and Sunday there, then took the high speed train to Seville, spent two days there, then rented a car and drove to Ronda, Granada and Cordoba then drove up to Toledo (about 20 miles ouside of Madrid)  and returned the car at Madrid airport.  I think I was there ten days.

Andalucia is  what most people who have never been there would find the most "Spanish" -- although Spain really has a lot of variety.

An alternative is to start out in Madrid and visit Toledo, La Mancha (windmills and castles) , Avila, Segovia, that would involve less travel/driving than my first suggestion.

Catalonia is great, but less typically "Spanish" --  it's almost a different country.

IF you want more info email me.

Answer 5

my vote is Catalonia

Answer 6

The Catalan Capital - Barcelona. Most visitors stay in or near the Ramblas or in the Gothic Quarter just to the east. This is a good base from where you can explore the city's sights by day including Gaudi's masterpiece, the unfinished Sagrada Família Cathedral, and Parc Güell in the north. For more details see http://www.spain4uk.co.uk/places/barcelo...

Answer 7

I think you can find sites that meet your criteria throughout Spain, they aren't all clustered in any one province.

For instance, near Madrid, you can visit Toledo, the former capital.

You can definitely see cathedrals and lots of history in and around Barcelona.

Same goes for Sevilla, Granada, and Cordoba in Andalucia in the south.

Though I've never been, I hear the north coast stretching from Galicia in the west to the Basque Country is quite beautiful. There's a famous cathedral in Compostela, Galicia.

Answer 8

definetly catolinia