Spot a Madrid Metro M
Find a red-rimmed M on a blue background at any Madrid Metro entrance. Photograph the sign.
Spot a Madrid street tile (azulejo)
Find a hand-painted ceramic street-name tile on a corner building (most common in the old centre). Photograph the painted name.
Spot a Mercado de San Miguel stall
Walk into Mercado de San Miguel just west of Plaza Mayor. Find a stall with tapas, pinchos or vermouth on tap. Photograph the iron-and-glass interior.
Spot a paella pan
Find a paella pan at a Barcelona restaurant or in a shop window. (Paella is technically Valencian but Barcelona menus love it.) Photograph the pan.
Spot a Park Güell mosaic bench
In Park Güell's upper terrace find the trencadis mosaic bench (the long undulating mosaic bench). Photograph the colours.
Spot a Picasso reference
Find a Picasso reference in Barcelona: the Picasso Museum on Montcada, a poster, a souvenir mural. Photograph the reference.
Spot a Plaza Mayor archway
Walk into Plaza Mayor through one of its nine archways (Arco de Cuchilleros is the most famous). Photograph the archway with the plaza visible beyond.
Spot a Plaza Mayor fresco
Stand in Plaza Mayor and find the painted frescoes on the Casa de la Panadería (the brightly painted facade at the north end). Photograph the facade close-up.
Spot a Real Alcázar tile pattern
Inside the Real Alcázar find a mudéjar tile wall or geometric Andalusian pattern. Photograph the tiles.
Spot a Real Madrid jersey
Find someone wearing or a shop window selling a white Real Madrid kit (or, brave choice, the red-and-blue of Atlético). Photograph the jersey.
Spot a Retiro rowboat
Walk into Parque del Retiro and find the estanque (lake) with its rowboats. Photograph the boats with the Alfonso XII monument behind.
Spot a Sagrada Família stained glass
Inside the Sagrada Família, find the colourful stained glass throwing patterns on the stone columns. Photograph the light.
Spot a salmorejo bowl
Find a bowl of salmorejo (Cordoban cold-tomato soup, much-loved in Sevilla too). Photograph the bright orange with jamón shavings.
Spot a sangria pitcher
Find a glass pitcher of sangria on a café table, the red wine with fruit floating on top. Photograph the pitcher.
Spot a Sevilla churros con chocolate
Find a plate of churros with hot chocolate at a Sevillan churrería. Photograph the dunk.
Spot a Sevilla flamenco poster
Find a flamenco show poster (Casa de la Memoria, La Carbonería). Photograph the poster.
Spot a Sevilla Metro M
Find a green M sign at a Sevilla Metro entrance. Photograph the sign.
Spot a Sevilla orange tree
Find a Seville bitter-orange tree (naranjo amargo) lining a square or street. They are everywhere in the centre. Photograph the oranges.
Spot a Sevilla patio courtyard
Look through a Sevilla doorway and find a patio (interior courtyard) with tiled walls and a fountain. Photograph the patio.
Spot a Sevilla Real Betis or Sevilla FC kit
Find a Sevilla FC (red-and-white) or Real Betis (green-and-white) kit on someone or in a shop. Photograph the kit.
Spot a Sevilla rooftop terrace
Find a Sevilla rooftop terrace bar (Eme, Doña María, Hotel Inglaterra) with the Giralda in view. Photograph the view.
Spot a Sevilla sherry (Jerez) glass
Find a glass of fino, manzanilla or oloroso sherry in a Sevillan taberna. Photograph the slim copita glass.
Spot a Sevilla street tile (azulejo street name)
Find a hand-painted ceramic street-name tile on a Sevilla corner. Photograph the lettering.
Spot a Sevilla tapas plate
Find a small tapas plate at a Sevillan bar (espinacas con garbanzos, salmorejo, jamón ibérico). Photograph the bite.