Cuenca, Spain
Hanging Houses of Cuenca
Cliffside houses provide a spectacular view from their perch above the valley.
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Cuenca, Spain
Cliffside houses provide a spectacular view from their perch above the valley.
Valencia, Spain
This amazing example of Valencian Art Nouveau looks more like a cathedral than a public market.
Puentedey, Spain
A charming Spanish village sits atop this natural limestone overpass.
Santa Coloma de Cervelló, Spain
The abandoned ruins of a beautiful medieval castle just outside Barcelona.
Barcelona, Spain
A once grand hotel now sits eerily abandoned in the Catalan countryside outside Barcelona.
Sigüés, Spain
A Franco-era dam flooded (almost) everyone out of this centuries-old Aragonese town.
Ávila, Spain
These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.
São Jorge, Portugal
On the cliffs of São Jorge in the Azores stand the remains of a lighthouse that was struck by a series of earthquakes.
Loriga, Portugal
This tower once served as a radar station during the Cold War.
Raposeira, Portugal
A devasting 2020 fire left this historic seminary in ruins.
Almoinhos, Portugal
This abandoned fortress still stands guard over the Guadiana River despite a history of warfare.
Lindoso, Portugal
These narrow stone granaries have been used to store and dry out grain for hundreds of years.
Belmonte, Portugal
This enigmatic Roman tower lurks just outside Belmonte.
Lisbon, Portugal
After the owner of this Art Nouveau home died, it was turned into a museum displaying a lifetime dedicated to art.
Lisbon, Portugal
Entire apothecaries are on display at this Lisbon museum, which explores the history of medicine.
Porto, Portugal
Building owners can take out tiles for free at this repository for historic building materials.
Elvas, Portugal
This star-shaped military outpost is now simply trying to protect itself from neglect.
Vila Franca Do Campo, Portugal
A perfectly circular lake is formed by the crater of an ancient underwater volcano.
Lagoa, Portugal
Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.
Arcozelo, Portugal
Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.
Silver Plume, Colorado
The remnants of a 1970 plane crash remain high in the Rocky Mountains.
Morrison, Colorado
A tiny town’s tiny museum with some gigantic residents.
Leadville, Colorado
In the 1950s, two women saved this grand theater in the Colorado mountains from demolition.
San Luis, Colorado
This shrine is an ode to the region's rich Hispanic heritage.