The 10 most beautiful towns in Spain

Choose the 10 most beautiful towns in Spain It is an arduous task for several reasons. Firstly, there are many towns in our country that deserve to appear in this classification due to their beauty and monumentality.

Furthermore, secondly, ordering the beautiful is always subjective. A town that fascinates some visitors may be less beautiful to others. In any case, we are going to present you our classification of the 10 most beautiful towns in Spain based on our own experience and the opinions of other travelers.

combarro

We begin our tour of the 10 most beautiful towns in Spain in Galicia, more specifically in the province of Pontevedra to talk to you about combarro. Declared a Historic Artistic Site in 1972, it is almost an open-air museum, with its narrow, cobbled streets and its rural Galician architecture.

The crossings of its squares and squares also contribute to its traditional air. the more than sixty granaries that mark its surroundings. No less beautiful is its fishing port, from which you can appreciate wonderful views of the Pontevedra estuary, with the island of Tambo. For its part, the Church of San Roque It dates back to the 18th century and, about three kilometers from the town, you have the monastery of San Juan de Poio. It is a Benedictine monastery from the 10th century that has been declared a Historic-Artistic Monument.

Cudillero

Most tourist portals agree on including the Asturian population of Cudillero among the 10 most beautiful towns in Spain. To a large extent, this is due to the peculiar configuration of the typical houses of the town, forming a kind of amphitheater over the charming fishing port.

You have to visit the St. Peter's Church and hermitage of Humilladero, two Gothic constructions, although the first from the 16th century. Even more spectacular is the temple of Soto de Luiña, built in the 18th century and declared a Historic-Artistic Monument. But, perhaps, the most spectacular thing about the council of Cudillero, apart from its landscapes, is the Fifth Selgas, which you will find in the district of El Pito.

It is a mansion built by the family that gives it its name in the 19th century. It dazzles with the magnificence of its neoclassical style and its interior decoration, with tapestries and paintings of Goya o El Greek. However, even more spectacular are his gardens, which are inspired by both those of Versailles and English Romanticism.

Santillana del Mar, always among the 10 most beautiful towns in Spain

We told you that Cudillero almost always appears among the 10 most beautiful towns in Spain. But the Cantabrian town of Santillana del Mar It is infallible in this classification due to the medieval layout of its cobbled streets and its stately mansions, many of them built in the Middle Ages or the Renaissance.

A good example of this is the Merino Tower, crenellated and Gothic style, which was built in the 13th century. We can tell you the same thing about the Don Borja tower, also Gothic, although probably from the 15th century. Both are found in the Plaza Mayor, Along the Town Hall or houses of the Parra and the Eagle.

However, the great symbol of the Cantabrian town is the Collegiate Church of Santa Juliana. It was built in the 1889th century and is one of the jewels of the Spanish Romanesque. Not in vain, it has held the category of National Monument since XNUMX. All of it is impressive, but we advise you to pay special attention to the spectacular doorway, the Gothic main altarpiece and the magnificent cloister.

On the other hand, in the municipality of Santillana you have two other wonders. Its about Cabárceno Nature Park and the Altamira cave. Finally, as an anecdote, we will tell you that the Cantabrian population is known as "the town of three lies" because "it is neither holy, nor is it flat, nor does it have a sea."

Frías, in the Las Merindades region of Burgos

The Burgos region of The Merindades It has to appear in any classification of the 10 most beautiful towns in Spain for its beauty and monumentality. We could include locations like Espinosa de los Monteros, with its spectacular Chiloeches palace, or bridgedey, where the natural monument of Ojo Guareña is located, but we have preferred to opt for Cold.

Despite its small size and low population, it has held the title of city since 1435, when it was granted by John II of Castile. In addition, its urban area is a Historic Artistic Site. In it they highlight the castle of the Velasco, Jewry and the awesome medieval bridge, with its 143 meters in length and nine arches.

You should also see the Salazar palace and the picturesque hanging houses. As for religious monuments, you have to visit the church of San Vicente and San SebastianThat of San Vitores and the convents of Santa María de Vadillo y San Francisco.

Pedraza

We now travel to the province of Segovia to tell you about another of the 10 most beautiful towns in Spain. In this case it is Pedraza, which is also a Historical Site. It is another beautiful medieval walled town whose origins date back to Roman times.

You will enter it through Gate of the Villa, which dates back to the 11th century and next to which is the old cárcel. Then you can walk through its medieval cobblestone streets. Be sure to look at the traditional style houses built with local stone. Thus, you will reach the Plaza Mayor, porticoed in the Castilian style.

You should also visit the church of san juan, which is Romanesque, although it was renovated centuries later adding baroque elements. And, above all, the castle of pedraza, dating from the 13th century. Already in the 20th century it belonged to Ignatius Zuloaga, who restored it and installed his workshop there. For this reason, today it houses a museum dedicated to the famous Basque painter.

Aínsa, a Pyrenean town among the 10 most beautiful towns in Spain

In the Huesca region of Overbearing We find another of the most beautiful medieval towns in Spain. Not in vain, it also holds the titles of Historic-Artistic Complex and Asset of Cultural Interest. Likewise, it is in full Pyrenees, located on a promontory between the Cinca and Ara rivers. As if all this were not enough, part of its municipal area is integrated into the Sierra y los Cañones de Guara Natural Park.

We recommend that you walk through its medieval town center and visit the castle, a fortress dating back to the 11th century. You also have to see the beautiful Plaza Mayor, with the Town Hall, the arcades and the community winepresses to press the grapes. All this without forgetting the Covered Cross, which recalls the legend of the founding of the town; the church of Santa Maria, of Romanesque style, and stately houses such as those of Bielsa or Arnal.

Cadaqués

We travel now to Catalonia, specifically to the province of Gerona, to get to know another of the 10 most beautiful towns in Spain. Is about Cadaqués, whose beauty inspired artists such as Dalí, Picasso o Marcel Duchamp. Not in vain, it is a small fishing village located in the heart of Natural Park of Cabo de Creus.

Precisely, one of its attractions is the Salvador Dali House Museum. But you also have to visit the castle of San Jaime, a fortress declared a Site of Cultural Interest, and the church of Santa Maria, dating from the 17th century. To get there, you can take a walk through the typical streets of the town, with its fishermen's houses. Likewise, once in the temple, which is Gothic, look at the main altarpiece, which is baroque.

Frigiliana

We come now to Andalusia, where we have many towns that could perfectly appear among the 10 most beautiful towns in Spain. For example, Setenil de las Bodegas u Olvera, both in the province of Cádiz. However, we have opted for Frigiliana, with its white houses, which belongs to that of Málaga, more specifically to the Axarquía region.

Walking through its old town you will discover the beautiful Mudejar neighborhood. You will also see the lizard castle, dating from the XNUMXth century, and the Hermitage of Santo Cristo de la Caña, from the 18th century. For its part, the San Antonio church It was built in the 17th century, like the Apero Palace and old fountain.

You should also pay attention to the Palace of the counts of Frigiliana, which dates back to the 16th century and is the only active cane honey factory in all of Europe. Finally, the Rudofsky House It is located in the Cortijo de San Rafael area.

Valldemosa

Also Balearic islands They have towns that deserve to be among the 10 most beautiful towns in Spain. Among them, we choose Valldemosa, in the Majorcan Sierra de la Tramontana. The mere fact of walking through its narrow, cobbled streets is a pleasure. And, in doing so, you will find the birthplace of Saint Catherine Thomas and by the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of Spain with the St. Bartholomew's Church, which dates back to the 13th century and is Gothic.

However, the great attraction of Valldemosa is its Royal Charterhouse of Jesus of Nazareth, built at the beginning of the 14th century as a palace for the king Sancho I of Majorca. Already in 1399, it was given to the Carthusian monks and more than four centuries later it served as accommodation for the musician. F and the writer George Sand. You can visit the complex and also see the neoclassical church that was added in the 18th century and has frescoes by Mariano Bayeu.

Tejeda, sacred place for the Guanches

As it could not be less, the Canary Islands They have some of the most beautiful towns in Spain. We could talk to you, for example, about Porís de la Candelaria, in La Palma, which seems hidden in a cave on the edge of the sea. However, we will show you Tejeda, in Gran Canaria, located in a sacred area for the Guanches.

You will find it at the foot of the magic The Roque Nublo y Roque Bentayga, between mountains and volcanic landscapes. You will be fascinated by its traditional streets framed by white houses and adorned with palm trees and bougainvillea. But, also, you have to see the Church of Our Lady of Help, built at the beginning of the 20th century in neocolonial style.

Finally, it offers you several museums and information centers. Among these, the Management of Risco Caído and the Sacred Mountains of Gran Canaria, also located in a traditional house on the island. And, regarding the former, you will be interested in seeing the Museum of History and Traditions of Tejeda, the Museum of Medicinal Plants and the Museum of Sculptures by Abraham Cárdenes.

In conclusion, we have shown you the 10 most beautiful towns in Spain. But ours is only one of the many possible enumerations because there are so many beautiful towns in our country that several could be made and all of them are true. For example, we have left out villas as spectacular as Lastres In asturias, Sigüenza in Guadalajara, Besalú in Girona, Trujillo in Cáceres or Buitrago del Lozoya in Madrid. Come and discover these beautiful towns in Spain.