| Musicians: |
* guitarist Andres Segovia
* 'cellist Pablo Casals
* tenor Placido Domingo |
| Painters: |
* El Greco (Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος -16th century Greek artist who worked most of his life in Spain)
* Diego Velázquez (17th century)
* Francisco Goya (18th century)
* Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali (20th century) |
| Writers: |
* Miguel de Cervantes (Don Quixote)
* Garcia Lorca
* Gabriel Garcia Marquez |
| Architect: |
* Antoni Gaudí |
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| La Sagrada Familia (Church of the Holy Family) in Barcelona |
| Cuisine: |
* paella (rice based dish)
* gazpacho (cold soup) |
| World Heritage sites: |
Very many including –
* the Alhambra at Granada
* old town of Santiago de Compostela
* the buildings designed by Gaudi in Barcelona
* the caves of Altamira
* historic cities of Seville and Toledo. |
