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"Portugal's Stonehenge" is made up of nut-like stones aligned with the heavens.

A neolithic tomb converted into a tiny chapel.

This crumbling Portuguese ruin overlooks the populace it once ruled.

Pagan monument converted to Christianity with the population.

This amazing abuela became a diehard metal fan late in life and an icon of Madrid's '80s rock scene.

Remote ruins of a 2,400-year-old Iberian settlement.

A surrealist labyrinth and museum of contemporary sculptures.

An architect transformed this abandoned cement factory into his castle-like workshop.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

This store decorated with Japanese and underground pop culture items has been the centre of Barcelona alternative fashion scenes for more than a decade.

Barcelona's only remaining tram system takes riders to the Tibidabo funicular.

Catalonia Tradition: Beating the hollow Christmas log until it defecates in your fireplace.

One of Europe's largest supercomputers is housed inside of a disused chapel.

This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

Week-long block party becomes a competition for the best decorated street.

For one day every month Barcelona's Estació de França transforms into a market for model trains.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

One of Antoni Gaudí’s earliest buildings, built between 1886 and 1890 for the industrialist Eusebi Güell.

This former Baroque palace on the historic Calle Montcada is a rare architectural gem and was once the meeting place of an aristocratic scholarly society.

Possibly the oldest church in Barcelona, this basilica has its pagan and Christian mythologies all mixed up.

An unusual stroll through gentlemen's erotica demonstrates that pornography is timeless.