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Spot a Barcelona Metro M

Find the red M on the white square at any Barcelona Metro entrance. Photograph the sign.

Spot a Barcelona pavement tile

Find the panot tile (the four-petal flower tile that paves Barcelona's pavements citywide). Photograph the tile pattern.

Spot a Barcelona tapas plate

Find a small Barcelona tapas plate on a bar counter: patatas bravas, croquetas, pan con tomate, pimientos de Padrón. Photograph the bite.

Spot a bocadillo de calamares

Find the Madrid classic bocadillo de calamares (fried-squid sandwich) at a bar around Plaza Mayor (La Campana, Bar Postas). Photograph the sandwich.

Spot a Boqueria fruit stall

Inside the Boqueria find a fruit stall with stacked dragon fruit, mangos, mountains of strawberries. Photograph the colours.

Spot a Catalan flag with star (estelada)

Find an estelada flag (the independence Catalan flag with a star) on a balcony. Photograph the star variant.

Spot a Catalan senyera flag

Find the Catalan senyera (horizontal red-and-yellow stripes) flying from a balcony, a government building or a souvenir shop. Photograph the stripes.

Spot a churrería sign

Find a storefront with "Churrería" lettered above the door, or the Chocolatería San Ginés sign on its little alley. Photograph the storefront.

Spot a churros con chocolate cup

Find a plate of churros with a thick cup of hot chocolate at a Barcelona café. Photograph the dunk.

Spot a flamenco poster

Find a flamenco show poster (Corral de la Morería, Casa Patas, any tablao). The dancer in the red dress is iconic. Photograph the poster.

Spot a Gaudí dragon detail

Find any other Gaudí dragon detail in the city: the Casa Vicens, the Finca Güell entrance gate, the Park Güell roof. Photograph the dragon work.

Spot a Gràcia balcony with senyera

Walk into the Gràcia neighbourhood and find a small square (Plaça del Sol, Plaça de la Virreina) with a Catalan flag on a balcony. Photograph the local atmosphere.

Spot a Gran Vía neon

Find a vintage neon cinema or theatre sign on Gran Vía (the Schweppes sign, a musical marquee). Photograph it lit up after dusk for bonus points.

Spot a human castle (castellers)

During festivals (especially Sant Jordi, Mercè) you can see castellers building human towers. Otherwise find a photo, mural or statue of a casteller pyramid. Photograph the reference.

Spot a jamón leg

Find a whole jamón ibérico or serrano leg hanging in a bar, deli or tapas joint window, hoof and all. Photograph the leg with the carving stand below.

Spot a Madrid balcony with flowers

Find a Madrid balcony with geraniums, climbing plants or laundry hanging out (most common in La Latina and Lavapiés). Photograph the cascade.

Spot a Madrid donkey on a sign

The Spanish donkey shows up on EI Toro emblem, ManoLo signs, leather shops. Find a donkey or bull silhouette on any sign or souvenir. Photograph it.

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 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 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 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 Spanish fan (abanico)

Find a paper or wooden fan (abanico) in a souvenir shop window or in someone's hand on a hot day. Photograph the painted design.

Spot a Spanish flag

Find a Spanish flag (red-yellow-red) flying alongside the Catalan flag on a building. Photograph both flags.

Spot a tapas plate

Find a small tapas plate served with a drink at the bar (patatas bravas, croquetas, boquerones). Photograph the bite-sized portion.

Spot a tio de Nadal log (winter only)

In December find a tió de Nadal (Catalan Christmas log with a red hat and face) in a shop or home. Outside the season, find a souvenir tió. Photograph the log.

Spot a tortilla española

Find a wedge of tortilla española (potato omelette) on a tapas counter or in a bakery window. Photograph the layered cross-section.

Spot a vermouth glass

Find a vermut de grifo (vermouth on tap) at a Barcelona tapas bar, with the olive and orange peel. Photograph the orange.

Spot a vermouth on tap

Find vermut de grifo (vermouth on tap) at a tapas bar in La Latina or Malasaña. Photograph the glass with the orange peel and olive.

Spot an Estrella Damm beer

Find an Estrella Damm beer (the red star) on a Catalan bar terrace. Photograph the glass or bottle.

Spot an FC Barcelona shirt

Find someone wearing or a shop selling the FC Barcelona blaugrana (blue-and-claret striped) kit. Photograph the shirt.

Spot churros con chocolate

Find a plate of churros next to a thick cup of hot chocolate (San Ginés is the classic; any churrería will do). Photograph the dunk.

Spot Don Quixote and Sancho Panza

Walk to Plaza de España and find the bronze of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza on horse and donkey at the base of the Cervantes monument. Photograph the duo.

Spot Kilometre Zero

On Puerta del Sol find the Kilometre Zero plaque set into the pavement (the point from which all Spanish road distances are measured). Photograph the brass plaque.

Spot La Pedrera (Casa Milà) wave

Walk to Casa Milà / La Pedrera further up Passeig de Gràcia. Find the wave-like stone facade with the wrought-iron balconies. Photograph the curves.

Spot pan con tomate

Find pan con tomate (toasted bread rubbed with garlic, tomato and olive oil) on a Barcelona café table. The Catalan breakfast. Photograph the bread.

Spot the Arc de Triomf

Walk to Passeig de Lluís Companys and find the Arc de Triomf, the red-brick triumphal arch from the 1888 World Fair. Photograph the arch.

Spot the Atlético Madrid red and white

Find the Atlético Madrid colours (red and white vertical stripes) on a flag, kit or graffiti, especially around the Wanda Metropolitano or the southern barrios. Photograph the stripes.

Spot the Barcelona Ramblas crowd

Walk down La Rambla and find the crowds, the flower stalls or the human statues. Photograph the bustle.

Spot the Barceloneta beach

Walk to Barceloneta beach and photograph the sand with the Frank Gehry golden fish sculpture or the W Hotel in the background.

Spot the bear and strawberry tree

Walk to Puerta del Sol and find El Oso y el Madroño, the bronze of a bear reaching up into a strawberry tree, Madrid's symbol. Photograph the bear.

Spot the Boqueria market entrance

Walk to the Mercat de la Boqueria off La Rambla. Photograph the wrought-iron-and-stained-glass entrance.

Spot the Casa Batlló skull balcony

Walk along Passeig de Gràcia and find Casa Batlló by Gaudí, with the bone-like balconies and the dragon-scale roof. Photograph the facade.

Spot the Cibeles Fountain

Find the Cibeles Fountain at Plaza de Cibeles, the goddess in her lion-drawn chariot. Madrid fans climb it for trophy celebrations. Photograph the goddess.

Spot the Gothic Quarter cathedral

Find the Cathedral of Barcelona (La Seu) in the Gothic Quarter. Photograph the gothic facade.

Spot the Metropolis dome

Find the Edificio Metrópolis at the corner of Gran Vía and Calle de Alcalá, with the winged Victory statue on top of its dome. Photograph the dome.

Spot the Park Güell salamander (El Drac)

Walk to Park Güell and find El Drac, the mosaic salamander at the entrance staircase. Photograph the dragon.

Spot the Plaça Reial palm

Walk into Plaça Reial off La Rambla and find the palm trees, the arched colonnade and the Gaudí lampposts. Photograph the square.

Spot the Prado Museum facade

Walk down Paseo del Prado and find the long neoclassical facade of the Museo del Prado. Photograph the columns or the Velázquez statue at the front entrance.

Spot the Royal Palace

Walk to the Palacio Real at the western end of Calle Mayor. Photograph the long limestone facade with the team or the Plaza de Oriente in front.

Spot the Sagrada Família spires

Find the Sagrada Família and photograph the spiked spires against the sky (from the front or back facade).

Spot the Spanish flag

Find a Spanish flag (horizontal red-yellow-red with the coat of arms) flying on a government building, balcony or balcony hanging. Photograph the colours.