Spain, the second largest country in western Europe, is located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. It offers cultural and historical artifacts and attractions for visitors as well as traditional Spanish food and festivals.

In Barcelona, the most famous sight is La Sagrada Familia, an unfinished Roman Catholic basilica. Construction on the building was started in 1883 and should be completed in 2026, 100 years after the original designer died.

Also in Barcelona is Las Ramblas, a famous thoroughfare featuring street performers and the Boqueria market, where visitors can purchase fruits and vegetables from the many stalls and view the Plaça Reial, featuring lampposts designed by Gaudi, the original designer of La Sagrada Familia.
In Madrid, Spain's capital, the Museo Taurino (bullfighting museum) can be found. Visitors unable to see a real bullfight while in Spain can check out the museum, which features not only the history of the popular Spanish pastime, but also bullfighting artifacts, including actual bulls' heads and matador costumes.

Madrid also features what many consider to be the three best art museums in Europe: Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, featuring modern art from the last 100 years; Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, which displays art from medieval times to present day; and Museo del Prado, the most important of the three museums, which has on display pieces of definitive Spanish art from the past 500 years.
Art fans should feel at home in Madrid, where three of the best museums in Europe are located within a ten-minute walk of each other: Museo del Prado, Centro de Arte Reina Sofia and Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza.

North of Madrid, the city of Segovia is home to both a 2,000-year-old Roman Aqueduct of Segovia, which is still standing even though no mortar was used to hold it together and the Alcazar Castle, which originally started off as an Arab fort. Although part of the roof was destroyed in an 1862 fire, it was restored in an identical style to that used in the original construction more than 300 years ago. Other Segovian sights include the Cathedral of Segovia, built between 1522 and 1577 considered the last great Gothic cathedral of Europe, and the Church of Vera Cruz.

A final popular area to visit in Spain is Seville. It features several parks and gardens, including the Parque Maria Luisa, built for the 1929 World's Fair, the Alcázar Gardens, planted along the palace and the Gardens of Murillo. Visitors will also find a theme park built on the 1992. Universal Exposition of Seville site called La Isla Magica, Cartuja Island in Seville.

Monuments of interest include Alcázar, a palace with construction dating back to 1181 and continuing for more than 500 years; the Torre del Oro, built as a defensive barrier and watchtower on the river; the Town Hall, the construction of which took place in the 16th-century and the façade of which was constructed, in Neoclassical style, in the 19th-century; and the University of Seville, located in the site of Europe's first tobacco factory.