Such a huge country. Here is a little information. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain and www.maribelsguides.com

I suggest you get a guide book and see what is interesting to you. You should realize that it is not a small country and you should concentrate on three areas if you are staying two weeks.

Spain is really many countries with diverse histories, languages, and cultures. So read up a bit.

As already noted, Spain has a very diverse culture. There are several distinct regions; Andalucía (actually two regions in one), Catalunya, Navarra, the Basque Country and La Rioja, Aragon, Asturias and Cantabria, Galicia, Extremadura, Castilla y León, Castilla-La Mancha, Valencia, Murcia, the Balearic Islands, the Canaries, Ceuta and Melilla (Spanish exclaves in North Africa), and finally Madrid, the cultural center of Spain.

You can start your research on Spain at: http://www.spain.info

Robert, not to parse words but Madrid has the best museums in Spain but it is not the cultural center. To me it is more of the business and governmental center. As you noted the culture varies from region to region.

To be better helped, how long will you be there and where are you flying into/out of for your trip?

@ Rubicund, i will be crossing the border of Spain from Morocco (taking a boat accross) and plan to stay for 2 weeks and then move on to Italy

I think this Unesco list is a good place to start with any country to get an idea of the important monuments/ special places

http://whc.unesco.org/en/statesparties/es

Malaga, Granada, Sevilla, Cordoba, Madrid, Toledo, Segovia, Barcelona would be a good route.

Thanks for all the replies