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San Juan replica seen from outside peaking out of the wharf

Pasaia, Spain

Albaola Itsas Kultur Faktoria

Get a close-up look at a 16th-century Basque whaling ship at this factory and museum.

The eruption in October 2021

La Palma, Spain

Volcán de Tajogaite

The longest eruption in the history of La Palma originated with this volcano in September 2021.

Dragos Gelemos

La Palma, Spain

Dragos Gemelos

Behind this pair of dragon trees, there is a tragic story of lost love.

Reloj Solar Multicaja-Zaragoza

Zaragoza, Spain

Reloj Solar Multicaja-Zaragoza

The world's largest sundial can cast a shadow more than 1,600 feet long.

El Mejor Banco del Mundo

Loiba, Spain

El Mejor Banco del Mundo (The Best Bench in the World)

This humble bench is considered the most beautiful in the world.

St Michael's Russian Orthodox Church.

Altea, Spain

St Michael's Russian Orthodox Church

The magnificent sanctuary is Spain's first purpose-built structure of its kind.

El Castillo de Hierro

Pruna, Spain

El Castillo de Hierro (The Iron Castle of Pruna)

This remote location of this Moorish stronghold means it doesn’t attract many tourists—and that it still has the aura of fear and bravery of the 1300s.

La font.

Barcelona, Spain

Font de Sant Just

This fountain was designed to honor the man who helped bring water to Barcelona.

Cueva Volcánica de Orchilla (Orchilla Lava Tube)

El Hierro, Spain

Cueva Volcánica de Orchilla (Orchilla Lava Tube)

An untouched lava tube accessible to the adventurers.

Castell de Santa Florentina

Canet de Mar, Spain

Castell de Santa Florentina

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.'

Bufadero La Garita

Telde, Spain

Bufadero La Garita

Nature puts on a spectacular show at this blowhole on the eastern side of Gran Canaria.

Cueva de La Peña de Candamo

Candamo, Spain

Cueva de La Peña de Candamo

A prehistoric cave in Spain contains paintings dating back to the Ice Age.

Patio de Los Silos

Burjassot, Spain

Patio de Los Silos

The odd cement nubs littering this Spanish square are actually the entrances to a series of buried silos.

The elongated and thin shape of the building

Valencia, Spain

La Estrecha House

With a facade that measures just 107 centimeters, this five-story building is one of the skinniest in Europe.

Casa das Pedriñas

Veiga, Spain

Casa das Pedriñas

This house covered in small stones was the work of one man over the course of nearly 30 years.

View of the Colonia de la Prensa Gate

Madrid, Spain

Colonia de la Prensa Gate

This Art Nouveau gate still stands at the former entrance of a 20th-century Spanish writer's colony.

Torre de Vallferosa

Torà, Spain

Torre de Vallferosa

This medieval fortification has weathered the centuries better than any other structure from its era.

The walls of the amphitheater

Saelices, Spain

Segóbriga Archaeological Park

One of the most important Celtic-Roman archaeological sites in Spain.

Theatre of Sagunto

Sagunt, Spain

Roman Theatre of Sagunto

This ancient amphitheater was restored in the early 1990s.

Medieval Aqueduct of Biar

Biar, Spain

Medieval Aqueduct of Biar

This 15th-century aqueduct with distinctive pointed arches was used for irrigation in the Vinalopó valley.

Autódromo de Sitges-Terramar

Sant Pere de Ribes, Spain

Autódromo de Sitges-Terramar

This abandoned racetrack looks like it is set to hold competitions in the apocalypse.

Belmaco Cave

La Palma, Spain

Belmaco Cave

This cave was the former seat of power for two brothers who ruled together as kings.

La Mola Lighthouse

Formentera, Spain

La Mola Lighthouse

A solitary lighthouse in Spain was an inspiration to the great Jules Verne.

Riders (and brakeman) aboard Montaña Suiza

San Sebastián, Spain

Montaña Suiza

The oldest operating roller coaster of its kind, the Montaña Suiza has been thrilling riders since 1928.

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