San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
Royal Library of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
This influential Renaissance-era library was once the haunt of kings and monks.
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Asturias, Spain
Holy Cave of Covadonga
A historic Christian shrine nestled within a spectacular natural cave.
Castrillo de Murcia, Spain
The Baby Jumping Festival
During an annual Catholic feast in this tiny Spanish village, men dressed as devils leap over rows of babies to cleanse them of sin.
Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Sherry-Drinking Mice of Tío Pepe
A complimentary beverage is offered to the bodega's resident rodents every day.
Alicante, Spain
Hogueras de Alicante (Bonfires of Alicante)
A celebration of solstice followed by a fiery purging of evils.
Huelva, Spain
Grave of the Man Who Never Was
This amended headstone marks the grave of a participant in one of the most successful military deceptions of all time.
Tenerife, Spain
Mount Teide
According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.
Madrid, Spain
San Antonio de los Alemanes
The little church's beautifully frescoed ceiling has earned it the nickname “the Sistine Chapel of Madrid.”
Ronda, Spain
Puente Nuevo
One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.
Palma, Spain
Miquel Barceló Installation in the Cathedral of Santa Maria de Palma
A contemporary art installation housed within a Gothic cathedral.
Terrassa, Spain
Hospital Torax de Terrassa
This chest hospital with a dark, haunted past serves as a fitting set for horror films and a paradise for ghost hunters.
Aranda de Duero, Spain
Bodegas of Aranda de Duero
A network of hundreds of interconnected wineries in caves hides under the town center.
Córdoba, Spain
Cross of the Captive
A curious carving hides on a marble column in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba.
Vallehermoso, Spain
The Whistling Island
On La Gomera, "Silbadors" communicate in a 4,000-word language of whistles.
Porqueres, Spain
Bosc de Can Ginebreda
A darkly erotic open-air statuary in Catalonia.
A Coruña, Spain
Tower of Hercules
The oldest Roman lighthouse still in use.
Yeres, Spain
Las Médulas
Devastated landscape used for hundreds of years by the Romans as their primary mining site.
Teguise, Spain
El Diablo Restaurant
The chefs at El Diablo use heat generated by an active volcano to cook the food.
Puentedey, Spain
Natural Arch Bridge
A charming Spanish village sits atop this natural limestone overpass.
Vilanova de Sau, Spain
Sant Romà de Sau
A Romanesque tower appears when water levels drop.
Olvera, Spain
Olvera Castle - Castillo de Olvera
Moorish signal station on a stratgic rocky outcrop.
Ávila, Spain
Medieval Walls of Ávila
These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.
Barcelona, Spain
Caelum
This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.
Valencia, Spain
Parque Gulliver
This massive fiberglass Gulliver turns every visitor into a Lilliputian.
