How to play the Spain Tourist Attractions category
Published: 2026-11-05 Updated: 2026-11-05 1247 words 6 min read
The Spain Tourist Attractions category is a hit with travellers, because everyone recognises the Alhambra but very few know which tower you climb by ramp or which basilica has been under construction for more than a century. Each round deals a real landmark in secret and the impostor invents one to get in. City, building type and how you visit it become the clues.
Table of contents
- What a Spanish landmarks round actually looks like
- How the category works in the game
- The landmarks in the database and what gives them away
- Impostor tactics if you have never left home
- How to catch the impostor when you have been there
- Common mistakes that ruin the round
- Recommended settings for a landmarks game
- House rules to make the attractions category harder
- Frequently asked questions
What a Spanish landmarks round actually looks like
In every round each player is secretly dealt a Spanish tourist spot: La Alhambra, El Teide or the Mezquita. Everyone writes a clue about their landmark without naming it, while the impostor invents one to slide into the table.
Tourist memory is fuzzy, and that is what makes the category fun: plenty of players mix up the Giralda with the Torre del Oro and assume the aqueduct is in Toledo.
- Best with 4 to 10 players
- Rounds last 3 to 5 minutes
- Great for family nights, classrooms and groups planning an itinerary
- Free in the browser, nothing to install
How the category works in the game
The database holds twenty places: monuments, museums, beaches, parks, a pilgrimage route and one volcano. Each player describes their place with one detail: the city it is in, what kind of building it is, how you visit it or what makes it unique.
The impostor gets no place. The classic tell is a clue so broad it fits anything: 'it is old', 'it is very visited' or 'it is in the south'.
- Create the room and choose the Spain Tourist Attractions category
- Write a clue: city, type of monument or how you visit it
- Read the other clues and hunt for impossible combinations
- Debate in the chat and vote for the suspect
- The ejected player reveals their place and the next round starts
The landmarks in the database and what gives them away
These are the places the game deals out. Knowing the city, the shape or the way you visit each one lets you catch the bluff in round one.
| Landmark | What it is | A clue that fits its round |
|---|---|---|
| La Sagrada Familia | Barcelona basilica designed by Gaudí | It has been under construction for over a century |
| La Alhambra | Nasrid palace in Granada | Tickets must be booked weeks in advance |
| El Museo del Prado | Madrid art gallery with Velázquez and Goya | It is a museum, not a cathedral |
| La Puerta del Sol | Madrid's central square, kilometre zero | The clock on the square gives it away |
| La Plaza Mayor de Madrid | Arcaded closed square since the 15th century | It is a closed rectangle with several doors |
| La Mezquita de Córdoba | Mosque turned into a cathedral | A forest of columns inside a church |
| La Catedral de Santiago | Galician cathedral, end of the Camino | It is the finish line of a pilgrimage route |
| El Parque Güell | Modernist park in Barcelona | Mosaic tiles at the entrance |
| La Giralda | Seville tower, the old Almohad minaret | You climb it by ramps, not stairs |
| El Acueducto de Segovia | Two-level Roman aqueduct | Built of stone without any mortar |
| La Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias | Futuristic complex in Valencia | Iceberg shapes, not a classical building |
| El Teide | Volcano on Tenerife, Spain's highest peak | It is a volcano, reached by cable car |
| La Costa del Sol | Málaga coastline with sun almost all year | Beach and hotel, no monument to enter |
| El Camino de Santiago | Pilgrimage route to Santiago | You walk it and stamp your credential |
| La Playa de la Concha | City beach in San Sebastián | Sand inside a bay shaped like a shell |
Impostor tactics if you have never left home
You do not need to have travelled. The impostor wins when the clue sounds like a real landmark, not when it is the correct one.
- Lean on shared traits: 'it is monumental', 'it is in a big city', 'you pay an entry fee'.
- Anchor your clue to a city someone already named: 'also in Andalusia' sounds plausible.
- Avoid proper names. Mention Gaudí and everyone will know you mean Barcelona.
- Never copy the previous clue word for word: reorder it and add a small detail.
- When challenged, ask a question back: 'do you visit it inside a city?' makes the others explain themselves.
- Match the tone of the table: if everyone uses travel emojis, use travel emojis.
How to catch the impostor when you have been there
Having visited helps, but only if you ask instead of accusing. A closed question forces the suspect to give a checkable fact.
- Ask for the city: Granada, Barcelona, Seville, Córdoba or Segovia
- Compare the type: palace, cathedral, tower, museum, park, beach or volcano
- Hunt the impossible: a volcano with a museum ticket does not exist
- Watch who writes late: the impostor needs time to invent the clue
- Align accusations before voting: split votes hand the round to the impostor
Common mistakes that ruin the round
- Naming the landmark in your first clue: it kills the mystery
- Voting for the player who has travelled the least
- Confusing two similar monuments and accusing over it
- Reusing the same clue round after round
- Playing with more than 12 people: the chat becomes unreadable
Recommended settings for a landmarks game
With Spanish players the category runs itself. With international groups, allow city and building-type clues so nobody is left out, and let people use what they read in a guidebook.
| Group type | Players | Best mode | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish friends or family | 6 to 10 | Online multiplayer | 20 min |
| Mixed or international group | 8 to 12 | Online multiplayer | 30 min |
| History, art or geography class | 10 to 15 | Multi-room multiplayer | 45 min |
| Friends booking a trip to Spain | 4 to 8 | Table mode | 15 min per round |
House rules to make the attractions category harder
Once the group knows the monuments by heart, these house rules raise the difficulty:
- Landmarks from one region only
- Religious buildings only
- One-word clues
- Two impostors with different fake clues
- The ejected player becomes the impostor in the next round