Santana, Portugal
Casas Típicas de Santana
These small, triangular, colorful houses are a staple of Madeira Island.
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Santana, Portugal
These small, triangular, colorful houses are a staple of Madeira Island.
Almeida, Portugal
The medieval town's star-shaped walls are geometrically dazzling, though not entirely impenetrable.
Elvas, Portugal
This star-shaped military outpost is now simply trying to protect itself from neglect.
Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal
This crumbling Portuguese ruin overlooks the populace it once ruled.
Santa Luzia, Portugal
Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.
Leça da Palmeira, Portugal
An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.
Lagoa, Portugal
Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.
Valdepeñas, Spain
The biggest windmill in the world
Elvillar / Bilar, Spain
Most likely the largest and best-preserved dolmen in the Basque Country
El Jesús, Spain
A small fishing village hidden inside a rocky cave overlooking the sea
Lleida, Spain
This Medieval tannery was accidentally discovered in 2002.
Iscar, Spain
This Castilian castle has stood the test of time like few others.
Mérida, Spain
A Roman bridge closed to car traffic in the 1990s now open to foot traffic.
Valencia, Spain
A bad omen turned symbol of good fortune now adorns a hidden palace in the quiet streets of Valencia's old town.
Eguílaz, Spain
A stone structure built thousands of years ago on the Iberian peninsula.
Madrid, Spain
This enigmatic Iberian sculpture of uncertain origin may have once guarded a burial site.
Ciutadella de Menorca, Spain
An old quarry transformed into a recreational and cultural space.
Condado de Castilnovo, Spain
The history of this Moorish castle includes royals, a Mexican-Spanish association, and several attempts at lodging.
Quicena, Spain
Designed in the Romanesque style, this structure was once a fortress monastery.
Burjassot, Spain
The odd cement nubs littering this Spanish square are actually the entrances to a series of buried silos.
Arrizala, Spain
An ancient stone structure that, according to legend, was built by witches.
Cáceres, Spain
The tallest tower in Cáceres's Old Town.
Saelices, Spain
One of the most important Celtic-Roman archaeological sites in Spain.
Canet de Mar, 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.'