Worth a Journey

The World’s 100 Best Landmarks

Plaza de España

Seville, Spain

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Top 10No. 1 in Spain

Plaza de España

Built for the 1929 Ibero-American Exposition, this semicircular brick and ceramic complex sits in María Luisa Park in Seville. People row boats on the canal, cross its four bridges and find each province among 48 tiled alcoves.

Highlights

  • Tiled alcoves for each province
  • Rowboats on the canal
  • Four bridges over the canal

Good to know

  • Free to enter
  • Rowboats and horse carriages on site
  • Crowded with tourists

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