Spain and Portugal for Visitors

Posted by : John Ross on Aug 08, 2008 - 10:55 AM spainandportugal

The Onion recently published one of its oh-so-funny-because-it's-almost-true stories headlined "Going to Tops of Things Still Favoured by Nation's Tourists," which stated that "In 2008, tourists remained committed to standing in long lines at the bottoms of things, paying upwards of $20 to gain access to the tops of those things, and then staring at other smaller, more distant things for a few minutes before descending, often to have funny pictures of themselves drawn incorporating the things in the background." And it's funny, but it's true - everyone likes going to the top of things - just think how many millions of people have been up the otherwise entirely pointless Eiffel Tower since 1889. The top thing to climb this year in Spain is probably... ah, no, I'll leave it till last. Read on for Top Things to Go to the Top of in Spain (in ascending order, how else?).

6.- Faro de la Moncloa, Madrid
5.- Teide, Tenerife
4.- Montjuic, Barcelona
3.- Picos de Europa
2.- Giralda, Seville
1.- Water Tower, Expo Zaragoza, Saragossa

Any more? Leave a comment if you want to recommend something to go to the top of in Spain (or Portugal, I just haven't got round to thinking about Portugal).


This article suggested by a humorous story in The Onion: read it here