Photo credits
Our photographs show the real places behind the stories. Here are the photographers, original sources and licences for the images in our Spain collection.
Photographs have been resized and converted to WebP, and may be cropped to fit a page. Each image and its displayed crop retain the licence linked below. Photo dates are the dates reported by the original source; archive photographs do not show live conditions.
Our Cloud 9 photographs show the boardwalk before Typhoon Odette. The Coron overview shows the sea inlet on the approach to Kayangan Lake; the lake itself appears in a separate photograph.
Aqueduct of Segovia, Castile and León
Photograph by Philippe.morange.
Original title: Panorama of the Aqueduct of Segovia.jpg
Photo date: 2012-09-12 14:44:40
CC BY-SA 3.0 es. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Basilica del Pilar and River Ebro, Zaragoza, Aragón
Photograph by Ymblanter.
Original title: Zaragoza Rio Ebro and Catedral-Basílica del Pilar upstream from Puente de Piedra.jpg
Photo date: 8 April 2022, 11:24:40 +00:00
CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Cala Macarella, Menorca
Photograph by Paul Stephenson.
Original title: Cala Macarella.jpg
Photo date: 2009-10-15 12:18:49
CC BY 2.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Caldera de Taburiente, La Palma
Photograph by Luc Viatour.
Original title: Caldera de Taburiente La Palma.jpg
Photo date: 2004
CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Caleta de Sebo, La Graciosa
Photograph by Gerd Eichmann.
Original title: La Graciosa-Caleta del Sebo-02-2015-gje.jpg
Photo date: 2015-01-18 13:25:10
CC BY 4.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia
Photograph by Lmbuga.
Original title: 2025 Facade towers of the Cathedral of Santiago from the Garden of the Speaking Stones. Galicia.jpg
Photo date: 2025-09-28 14:24:15
CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia
Photograph by Choinowski.
Original title: City of Arts and Sciences Valencia in 2014.jpg
Photo date: 2014-05-09 15:16:44
CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Dunes of Corralejo, Fuerteventura
Photograph by Benjamín Núñez González.
Original title: Azul, Dunas de Corralejo, Fuerteventura, España, 2015.JPG
Photo date: 2015-08-03
CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
El Golfo valley from Tanganasoga, El Hierro
Photograph by Erik del Toro Streb.
Original title: View from Tanganasoga volcano into the Golfo Valley (El Hierro).jpg
Photo date: 2025-03-14 13:01:41
CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Ferry Martín i Soler at Ibiza. Archive photograph; vessel assignments and timetables change
Photograph by Flickr: Jose Antonio Moreno Monge.
Original title: Martin i soler ibiza.jpg
Photo date: 2011-09-10
CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Flower-decorated windows in Córdoba
Photograph by Dinkum.
Original title: Patios of Cordoba - flowers on windows.JPG
Photo date: 2012-05-11
CC0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Garajonay National Park, La Gomera
Photograph by Diego Delso.
Original title: Bosque Encantado, Parque nacional de Garajonay, La Gomera, España, 2012-12-14, DD 19.jpg
Photo date: 2012-12-14
CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Iberia aircraft at Madrid-Barajas. Archive photograph; not evidence of a current route
Photograph by Mathieu Marquer.
Original title: Iberia Airbus A320 EC-JFG @ Madrid Barajas.jpg
Photo date: 2010-01-30 12:47:07
CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Ibiza Town and its harbour, seen from Dalt Vila
Photograph by UnFUG-Fabi.
Original title: Eivissa Pano from Mirador del Rei Jaume I.jpg
Photo date: 2024-08-15
CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
La Concha Bay, San Sebastián, Basque Country
Photograph by Phillip Maiwald (Nikopol).
Original title: San Sebastian Bay Panorama.jpg
Photo date: 2009-10-28
CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Landscape around the lakes of Covadonga, Asturias
Photograph by Zarateman.
Original title: Covadonga - Entorno de los Lagos 08.jpg
Photo date: 2014-03-02 21:55:35
CC0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Lifeguard tower at Morro Jable, Fuerteventura. Follow current local flags and instructions
Photograph by Dietmar Rabich.
Original title: Morro Jable (Fuerteventura, Spain), Strand, Rettungsturm -- 2025 -- 2447.jpg
Photo date: 30 January 2025, 12:55
CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Madrid Metro at El Casar station. Archive photograph
Photograph by Carlitos Manuel Ronquillo Ordóñez.
Original title: Metro de Madrid El Casar Línea 12, serie 8000.jpg
Photo date: 2025-04-26 20:27:25
CC0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Magdalena Palace, Santander, Cantabria
Photograph by Jl FilpoC.
Original title: Fachada meridional del Palacio de la Magdalena, Santander.jpg
Photo date: 2018-11-18
CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Málaga from the Alcazaba
Photograph by Benjamin Smith.
Original title: Málaga - View from Alcazaba - 2.jpg
Photo date: 2024-04-11 13:06:14
CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Melilla la Vieja and the harbour, Melilla
Photograph by Lord_SKY from Melilla, España.
Original title: Melilla La Vieja y Puerto de Melilla.jpg
Photo date: 2013-04-07 11:18
CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Mercado Central, Valencia. Photograph illustrates local shopping, not current prices
Photograph by Diego Delso.
Original title: Mercado Central, Valencia, España, 2014-06-30, DD 116.JPG
Photo date: 2014-06-30 11:22:16
CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Murcia Cathedral and Plaza del Cardenal Belluga
Photograph by Ncs10.
Original title: Catedral de Murcia plaza de Belluga.jpg
Photo date: 2014-01-26 21:18:43
CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, Aragón
Photograph by Moahim.
Original title: WLE - 2020 - Parque nacional de Ordesa y Monte Perdido - 02.jpg
Photo date: 2019-10-21 13:01:29
CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Park Güell, Barcelona
Photograph by krysi@.
Original title: Barcelona - Park Guell - panoramio.jpg
Photo date: 16 June 2016
CC BY 3.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Platja de ses Illetes, Formentera
Photograph by MrPepanos.
Original title: Formentera - Platja De Ses Illetes - panoramio.jpg
Photo date: 19 August 2013
CC BY 3.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Plaza de España, Seville
Photograph by Benjamin Smith.
Original title: Sevilla - Plaza de España - 3.jpg
Photo date: 2024-04-07 19:00:18
CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Plaza Mayor, Cáceres, Extremadura
Photograph by Elemaki.
Original title: Plaza mayor de Cáceres.jpg
CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Plaza Mayor, Madrid
Photograph by D.Rovchak.
Original title: Plaza Mayor de Madrid, Panorama 1.jpg
Photo date: 2013-04-03 10:55:07
CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Port de Sóller, Mallorca
Photograph by Paul Stephenson from London.
Original title: Port de Soller, Mallorca (1571084058).jpg
Photo date: 2006-10-03 16:23
CC BY 2.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Puerto de la Luz, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Archive photograph; confirm the port on your own ticket
Photograph by CARLOS TEIXIDOR CADENAS.
Original title: Puerto de la Luz y de Las Palmas, en Gran Canaria, España.jpg
Photo date: 2016-09-15 20:18:37
CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Renfe AVE at Zaragoza-Delicias. Archive photograph; check current services separately
Photograph by Robot8A.
Original title: Renfe AVE Pato Zaragoza-Delicias.jpeg
Photo date: 2024-07-17 08:45:20
CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Roque Nublo, Gran Canaria
Photograph by Joergsam.
Original title: Gran Canaria Roque Nublo 2020-1.jpg
Photo date: 2020-03-13 17:35:18
CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Royal Walls, Ceuta
Photograph by Diego Delso.
Original title: Murallas Reales, Ceuta, España, 2015-12-10, DD 19.JPG
Photo date: 2015-12-10 15:19:32
CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Santa Bárbara Castle, Alicante
Photograph by Emilio Gómez Fernández.
Original title: Santa Bárbara Castle, Alicante.jpg
Photo date: 2022-09-03
CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Tapas in Barcelona
Photograph by Kritzolina.
Original title: Tapas in Barcelona 02.jpg
Photo date: 2022-07-15 13:14:31
CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Teide and Las Cañadas, Tenerife
Photograph by Ingo Mehling.
Original title: Teide Canadas.jpg
Photo date: 2021-03-20 10:55:27
CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Terminal 4, Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport. Archive photograph
Photograph by Diego Delso.
Original title: Terminal 4 del aeropuerto de Madrid-Barajas, España, 2013-01-09, DD 01.jpg
Photo date: 2013-01-09 15:43:44
CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
The Alhambra, Granada
Photograph by Mgimelfarb.
Original title: Alhambra Granada Spain.jpg
Photo date: 2015-08-14
CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
The Telefónica building on Gran Vía, Madrid: a telecommunications landmark
Photograph by FouPic.
Original title: Gran Vía - edificio Telefónica (2).jpg
Photo date: 2014-03-30 12:17
CC BY 2.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Timanfaya National Park, Lanzarote
Photograph by Jorge Franganillo.
Original title: Lanzarote- Parque Nacional de Timanfaya - 52966239760.jpg
Photo date: 2023-03-29 11:14:55
CC BY 2.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Vineyards at Rodezno, La Rioja
Photograph by Nicolás Pérez Gimilio.
Original title: Viñedos en Rodezno, La Rioja.jpg
Photo date: 2020-07-07 10:39:46
CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.
Windmills of Consuegra, Castilla-La Mancha
Photograph by Photograph: Albertocsc.
Original title: Molinos de Consuegra, Consuegra (cropped).jpg
Photo date: 2023-03-03 17:43:01
CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted; may be cropped for display.