Couples

Monuments, museums and places worth your time.

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The 5 best hotels in Paris: legendary palaces from the Ritz on Place Vendôme to the Shangri-La facing the Eiffel Tower, and…

Monument

Real Alcázar of Seville guide: the Mudéjar palace of Pedro I, the Patio de las Doncellas, the Hall of Ambassadors, the gardens…

Museum

Musée d’Orsay guide: Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh and Degas in a former railway station, the giant clock windows, the best route through…

Monument

Visit the Sagrada Família, Gaudí’s unfinished basilica in Barcelona: the façades, the forest of columns, the stained glass, the towers and booking…

When to go

When to visit Madrid: mild spring and autumn, hot dry summers, crisp winters, plus San Isidro, the August street fiestas and Christmas…

Park & gardens

Park Güell in Barcelona: Gaudí’s hillside park with the mosaic salamander, the serpentine bench and city views, plus how tickets and timed…

Itineraries

Málaga in 3 days: a day-by-day itinerary through the Alcazaba and Gibralfaro, the Cathedral and the Picasso Museum, the port, the beach…

Monument

The Pantheon in Rome: a 2,000-year-old temple with the world’s largest unreinforced concrete dome, the oculus, Raphael’s tomb and tips for your…

Monument

Château de Chantilly: the Musée Condé and its paintings, the Great Stables and horse shows, Le Nôtre’s gardens and how to get…

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