Gijón, Spain
Elogio del Horizonte
This modern sculpture looks out over the sea and amplifies sound from the inside.
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Gijón, Spain
This modern sculpture looks out over the sea and amplifies sound from the inside.
Gijón, Spain
Made up of 3,200 recycled glass bottles, this tree pays homage to Asturia's love of cider.
Lugo, Spain
Remarkably intact Roman stone fortifications have encircled this Spanish city for centuries.
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
This enormous censer uses a pulley system installed over 400 years ago.
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Thanks to an acoustic anomaly, this unassuming stone bench has heard one hundred years of secrets.
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
An accidental trick of light casts the perfect shadow of a pilgrim of the Camino de Santiago against the cathedral wall.
A Coruña, Spain
The oldest Roman lighthouse still in use.
A Coruña, Spain
Giant granite sculptures representing family on the northern coast of Spain.
Porto, Portugal
A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.
Porto, Portugal
One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.
Porto, Portugal
This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.
Serik, Turkey
The best-preserved ancient theater in the world.
Bayatbademleri Köyü, Turkey
Once described as the "Eagle's Nest," this ruined ancient city rests on a remote mountaintop.
Antalya, Turkey
This arch granting triumphal entrance into Antalya was designed to honor the emperor's visit.
Fethiye, Turkey
These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.
Kayaköy, Turkey
A Turkish ghost town abandoned in a population exchange with Greece.
Haugesund, Norway
The iconic blonde bombshell has a familial connection to this town in southern Norway.
Haugesund, Norway
A unique sculpture designed to outline humanity's reliance on oil.
Stavanger, Norway
In a city of wooden houses, this watchtower was vital for early fire detection.
Stavanger, Norway
An art project designed to encourage people to explore and investigate their surroundings more closely
Stavanger, Norway
Norway's oldest cathedral still in use.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This severely painted building has a twisted connection to the witch hunts of the 1640s.
North Queensferry, Scotland
One of the world's smallest functioning lighthouse boasts an unexpected connection.
Inverkeithing, Scotland
A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.