Guides often provide the visitor with a list of places to see and places to visit when venturing abroad to a new country, but this list of the 10 best experiences to have in Spain provides the visitor or new expat living in Spain with with something a little more unusual. alternatives!
If you consider yourself a more adventurous tourist or just bored with the same old tired tour guides, read on for an exciting Spanish itinerary.
1) The Seville Fair – We all know that the Spanish are partiers and they do it well, but if you want to experience the biggest, liveliest and most exciting party of all, consider visiting the Seville fair, which is seven days of pure, unadulterated fun!
2) Surfing and Snowboarding – from surfing the Vizcaya swell in Guernika on the Billabong Pro to snowboarding in the Sierra Nevada – whatever extreme sport you like, Spain has a unique natural landscape to satisfy you!
3) Breathtaking views – from standing high on the piste with views of Granada to driving down the N340 motorway with the coast of Morocco so close you can almost reach out and touch it – Spain not only has the most stunning natural scenery, but offers you a wealth of of unique views to die for.
4) Drink Sherry and Drink Rioja – drink sherry in Jerez, drink Rioja in La Rioja – say no more!
5) Clubs in Ibiza – Take a week and visit one of Ibiza’s seven top clubs every night of the week and get ready to party until the sun comes up and your feet can’t dance anymore. It has to be done!
6) Bullfights and running of the bulls – Bullfighting may be ritualized slaughter and many people’s idea of extreme cruelty, but for others, the experience of a bullfight is an impressive and dramatic glimpse into the Spanish psyche. The Pamplona bullfight, on the other hand, is possibly the last thing you’ll be able to do in Spain! We advise anyone crazy enough to outrun a crazed bull through Pamplona’s narrow cobbled streets to have their life insurance in order before they leave; Alternatively, join the crowd of viewers and simply witness this (possibly?) once in a lifetime thrill!
7) The Alhambra at sunset – the Alhambra, the most incredible and enduring legacy of Muslim Spain, is worth a hundred visits… but if you want to experience the true majesty and understand why the Alhambra was the physical manifestation of the Moorish concept of paradise, go up to St. Nicholas Square at sunset and watch the ancient wonder shimmer gold against the stunning snow-capped backdrop of the Sierra Nevada peaks, and prepare to be seriously moved, if not a little emotional!
8) Art and Culture – The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a work of art in itself and is worth a visit even if you are not interested in the wealth of art and artifacts it contains. The museum is an incredibly daring structure built from titanium, glass and stone, and beats at the heart of this city of contrasts. Madrid’s Reina Sofía Museum is tame by architectural comparison, but it houses one of Picasso’s greatest works, in fact possibly one of the greatest works of the 20th century, namely Guernica… if you want art and culture, Spain has it. It has loads and in all cities. , the city or region you visit will offer you a wealth of opportunities to experience the wealth of Spanish culture.
9) World Heritage Sites – The UNESCO World Heritage Committee is dedicated to ensuring that future generations inherit the treasures of the past by working to protect important cultural and natural sites around the world. Spain has more than 35 sites that have been declared a World Heritage Site. We challenge you to visit them all!
10) Tomato fight – not fight with tomatoes (that would be silly), but fight with tomatoes in Valencia in August. Yes, one of the strangest Spanish festivals and carnivals is La Tomatina, where over 30,000 half-naked people gather to throw tomatoes at each other before being dragged away by local fire hoses…it’s truly an experience. worth…well…really experiencing! If only to say ‘I was there, I did that’.
Spain is different! It is a country that seamlessly and effortlessly blends a plethora of parties, indefatigable nightlife, dazzling and diverse natural landscapes, supposedly impossible-to-achieve levels of synergy between ancient and modern architecture and artistic culture, fun and fascination, people beautiful, amazing kitchen, sun. , sea, sand and sangria – to create a variety and flavor of life that you will never experience outside of Spain.