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Updated on Tuesday, 9 February 2021 - 01:27

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  • Rural tourism.

    Castilla y León, preferred destination for Spaniards in 2020

Local

tourism

experienced notable growth during 2020 and everything seems to indicate that it will continue to be a trend this year.

But, in addition to the big cities and beach areas, what destinations will be the stars of 2021?

The tourist activities platform Musement has developed a ranking with

the most popular towns in

each Spanish province.

To select the 50 towns present on the

interactive map

(one per province), all Spanish municipalities with less than 20,000 inhabitants were taken into consideration according to the INE and the data from the search volume in

Google

for the term "what to see in [municipality ] ".

Although it is still early to pack, these 50 towns are the ideal option to get lost in Spain when the health emergency allows it.

From north to south and from east to west, Spain is full of

charming towns

.

For travelers who prefer to visit small towns but with much to offer,

Guadalest

(Alicante), Pedraza (Segovia), Miravet (Tarragona) and

Medinaceli

(Soria) are the ideal option, since they do not reach 1,000 inhabitants and have numerous places of interest.

Among the most popular towns, it is worth highlighting

Peñíscola

, the beautiful coastal town in the province of Castellón.

Although it is not the only town by the sea that conquers hearts.

Llanes

, the beautiful fishing village of Asturias or

Hondarribia

(Guipúzcoa), with the colorful balconies of its typical houses, also triumph inside and outside its provinces.

Mountain and outdoor lovers will be happy to see on the map

Jaca

(Huesca), Cervera de Pisuerga (Palencia), Albarracín (Teruel) or

Cazorla

(Jaén), destinations that allow combining cultural visits and activities in nature.

View of the mountain town of Cazorla (Jaén).

Following in the footsteps of the ingenious gentleman Don Quijote de La Mancha in

Consuegra

(Toledo), discovering the Ruta de los Conquistadores in Trujillo (Cáceres) or savoring the best wines in

Cambados

(Pontevedra), Haro (La Rioja) and Laguardia (Álava) are just some of the plans and experiences that can be enjoyed in the most popular towns in each Spanish province.

According to the criteria of The Trust Project

Know more

  • INE

  • Guipúzcoa

  • Google

  • tourism

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