A number of great artists have lived and worked in Spain. Among the most famous are El Greco, Diego Velázquez, Francisco Goya, Salvador Dalí, and Pablo Picasso, one of the most prolific artists in history and a major figure in 20th-century art.

Spain is home to some of the greatest artists and its cities are some of Europe's top destinations for art enthusiasts. Spain's most celebrated Renaissance was the Cretian El Greco who moved to Toledo where most of his main works were produces and can be seen throughout Spain most notably in the churches of Toledo and in the Prado Museum in Madrid. The greatest Spanish painter in history was Diego Velazquez who is well represented in the Prado with works spanning his career including the masterpiece 'Las Meninas'. The Prado is also the place to go to see some of the principal works of Francisco Goya.

For 20th century art Catalunya is the place to visit. Barcelona is home to the renowned Picasso Museum though his most famous work, 'Guernica', is in Madrid's Centro de Arte Reina Sofia. The Fundació Joan Miró and some excellent Catalan galleries are also in Barcelona whilst famous Dalí Museum. As well as Madrid and Barcelona an art tour of Spain would not be complete without a visit to the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and in recent times Valencia has become a new destination on the European art circuit.

Spanish Literature :

The term Spanish literature refers to literature written in the Spanish language, including literature composed in Spanish by writers not necessarily from Spain. For Spanish American literature specifically, see Latin American literature. Here, in this article we use the notion of Spanish literature as the literature of Spain. It includes Spanish poetry, prose and novels.

Spanish literature is the name given to the literary works written in Spain throughout time, and those by Spanish authors world-wide. Due to historic, geographic and generational diversity, Spanish literature has known a great number of influences and it is very diverse. Some major movements can be identified within it.