Spain's Free Must-Visit Attractions

❤️ Puerta del Sol ✅ A central hub in the lives of Madrileños, hosting the annual New Year's Eve celebrations ❤️ Retiro Park ✅ Madrid's most famous park, boasting lush greenery and serene lakes. Its iconic structure is the stunning Crystal Palace, made of glass and steel ❤️ Plaza de Cibeles ✅ The square where Real Madrid celebrates its victories. When the team wins, a club scarf is draped over the goddess statue, followed by grand festivities ❤️ Plaza de Oriente ✅ Once a bullring, now the gateway to the Royal Palace of Madrid. The square is lined with statues of Spanish monarchs, its main highlight ❤️ Plaça Nova, Barcelona ✅ Located in the heart of the Old City, home to the famous Els Quatre Gats café where Picasso rose to fame. A hotspot for Catalan cultural performances and youth gatherings ❤️ León Cathedral ✅ Built with golden sandstone, famed for its exquisite stained-glass windows of immense artistic value ❤️ Port Vell ✅ The departure point of Columbus’s voyage to India, featuring replicas of his historic ships ❤️ La Lonja de la Seda ✅ One of Europe’s most renowned Gothic buildings, a former merchant exchange famous for its Silk Exchange, blending beauty and functionality ❤️ Santiago de Compostela Cathedral ✅ A sacred Spanish site enshrining the remains of St. James, one of Jesus’s apostles. Its unique architecture represents a distinctive Baroque style ❤️ Columbus Monument ✅ Erected to honor Columbus’s return from his voyage, topped by the world’s largest statue of the explorer—Barcelona’s iconic waterfront landmark