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Puedes visitar cualquier ciudad de España.

Puedes visitar cualquier ciudad de España.
You can visit any city in Spain.
From Lesson 336:The indefinite any (cualquier, cualquiera)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Puedes visitar cualquier ciudad de España.

Why is it cualquier and not cualquiera if ciudad is feminine?
The word cualquiera (any) drops its final -a whenever it comes immediately before a singular noun. This happens whether the noun is masculine or feminine! Since ciudad is a singular feminine noun, we use the shortened form cualquier.
How would I use cualquiera in this context instead of cualquier?
You use cualquiera when you drop the noun entirely so it acts as a pronoun. For example, if someone asks which city you want to visit, you could just say Puedes visitar cualquiera (You can visit any [of them]). Because there is no noun immediately following it, the -a stays.
Why does the sentence use de instead of en for 'in Spain'?
In Spanish, when you describe a specific place as being part of a larger geographical area (like a city inside a country), it is standard to use de (of) instead of en (in). Therefore, 'any city in Spain' is expressed as cualquier ciudad de España.
Is there a plural form of cualquier if I wanted to say 'any cities'?
The plural form is cualesquiera, but it is extremely formal and rarely used in everyday Spanish. To express the idea of 'any', native speakers almost always stick to the singular cualquier followed by a singular noun, even in contexts where English might use a plural.

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