History in Spain

Built on the foundations of an ancient Roman villa, the unique architecture of this castle on the Catalan coast was used as a set for 'Game of Thrones.'

This Michelin-starred restaurant sheds light on a rare period of cultural and culinary tolerance in Cordoba’s past.

This small, lush island has a long and bloody history.

The young girl gained fame for her atypical size and was regarded as a curiosity by the Spanish aristocracy.

Once the grandest synagogue in medieval Spain, it now stands as a memorial of the 15th-century Jewish exile.

The building hides in plain sight in Ribadavia's historic Jewish quarter.

The first firefighters museum in southern Spain is ironically located in an old textile mill that burned down in 1985.

This beautiful spit of land was once the summer playground of the king of Spain.

An unusual but excellent display created in the 1930s as propaganda against the Freemasons.

A hidden medieval crypt where a famous legend says the devil used to teach black magic.

This Arab fortress was once the largest citadel in Western Europe.

A lovely look back at the manufacture and use of paper in all its forms.

A monument at Alicante Marina honors a little-known hero of the Spanish Civil War.

Its appearance in "Game of Thrones" may spur on the long-awaited restoration of this medieval shipyard.

Two large eyes painted anonymously on a mountain overlooking the city pay homage to an old legend.

This 17th-century manor house provides a fascinating glimpse into old-world Mallorcan life.