Valencia welcomes spring with its most colourful and famous festival. Gigantic papier mache monuments, known as fallas, with effigies usually representing celebrities or politicians in a satirical way, are set up on streets and squares throughout the city and burnt to a cinder in spectacular bonfires on the last day of the celebration. The Flower Offering to the Virgen de los Desamparados, when thousands of falleras and falleros in traditional costumes parade through the city, is also a sight to behold.

Built between 1906 and 1912, Casa Milà, commonly known as La Pedrera ('The stone quarry'), is a modernist building in Passeig de Gràcia and the last private residence designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí. Its interior is even more striking than its wrought-iron, stone-carved facade, especially the rooms displaying where people actually lived. So get inside Casa Milà to discover another one of Gaudí's unconventional architectural creations.

Park Güell is one of Barcelona’s most iconic landmarks and a masterpiece of Antoni Gaudí’s creative vision. Perched on a hill in the Gràcia district, this enchanting park offers sweeping views of the city alongside whimsical architectural designs. Originally conceived as a residential project, the park is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site and showcases Gaudí's signature style, with colourful mosaics, curving structures, and imaginative sculptures. From the famous lizard at the entrance to the serpentine bench of the Terrace, every corner of Park Güell is a testament to Gaudí’s ingenuity and a must-visit for any traveller.