Northern Spain

A few trips north, from Barcelona out to Girona and Dalí's Figueres, then over to the Basque Country. I'm a huge Barça fan, but San Sebastián stole it: a surf town with beautiful architecture, incredible food and the best pintxos I've had anywhere. Bilbao and the Guggenheim rounded it out.

Spires of the Sagrada Família under construction with cranes against a soft sky, Barcelona, Spain, by Zyan Sachs
Belle Époque apartment building with a turquoise turret, San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain, by Zyan Sachs
Glass geodesic dome of the Dalí Theatre-Museum, Figueres, Catalonia, Spain, by Zyan Sachs
La Concha bay and the city at sunset from Monte Igueldo, San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain, by Zyan Sachs
Green stained-glass balcony glowing in the sun above a whitewashed street, Córdoba, Spain, by Zyan Sachs
Silhouetted pines above the calm sea at dusk, San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain, by Zyan Sachs
Cream corner building with rounded glass balconies against a blue sky, Málaga, Spain, by Zyan Sachs
Crates of pineapples, apples and strawberries at a fruit market, Basque Country, Spain, by Zyan Sachs
Tower of the Hotel Alfonso XIII framed by palm fronds, Sevilla, Spain, by Zyan Sachs
Curved modern apartment building with bay windows against a blue sky, Basque Country, Spain, by Zyan Sachs
Autumn leaves glowing orange against a pale sky, Basque Country, Spain, by Zyan Sachs
Guggenheim Museum's titanium curves under an overcast sky, Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain, by Zyan Sachs
Visitor silhouetted in beams of a light installation in a dark gallery, Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain, by Zyan Sachs
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