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Puente Nuevo.

Ronda, Spain

Puente Nuevo

One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.

Cave Moon, interior galleries

Titulcia, Spain

Cave of the Moon

Mysterious Spanish catacombs of unknown origins.

Palau Guell

Barcelona, Spain

Palau Güell

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

The Lazaro Galdiano Museum.

Madrid, Spain

Museo Lazaro Galdiano

This small and often-overlooked museum holds some of Spain's finest artistic treasures.

Hanging Houses of Cuenca

Cuenca, Spain

Hanging Houses of Cuenca

Cliffside houses provide a spectacular view from their perch above the valley.

Interior of the church of the Hospital de los Venerables.

Seville, Spain

Hospital de los Venerables

This former charity hospital for elderly clergy houses some of Seville’s most treasured paintings.

Inside the Royal Shipyards of Seville.

Seville, Spain

Royal Shipyards of Seville

Its appearance in "Game of Thrones" may spur on the long-awaited restoration of this medieval shipyard.

Wamba Ossuary

Wamba, Spain

Wamba Ossuary

One of the largest ossuaries in Spain is packed from floor to ceiling with bones.

Castillo Torre Salvana

Santa Coloma de Cervelló, Spain

Castillo Torre Salvana

The abandoned ruins of a beautiful medieval castle just outside Barcelona.

From across the street by the old shipyard

Barcelona, Spain

Mirador de Colom (Columbus Monument)

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

The natural arch forms a picturesque bridge.

Puentedey, Spain

Natural Arch Bridge

A charming Spanish village sits atop this natural limestone overpass.

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Tarragona, Spain

Pont del Diable

Stunning Roman aqueduct used for 1900 years and still standing.

Monasterio de Pedralbes

Barcelona, Spain

Monasterio de Pedralbes

Occupied for six centuries by Franciscan Order nuns, this monastery is an amazing ode to Catalán Gothic architecture.

Margalef

Margalef, Spain

Margalef

An isolated village literally built into the crevices and rock formations of a mountain.

Plaza de la Luna marker.

Madrid, Spain

'La Plaza de la Luna'

In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, celestial wonders marked a portal to a powerful route of travel at this site in Madrid, Spain.

Village as seen from the road

Sigüés, Spain

Abandoned Village of Esco

A Franco-era dam flooded (almost) everyone out of this centuries-old Aragonese town.

The market at night.

Valencia, Spain

Central Market of Valencia

This amazing example of Valencian Art Nouveau looks more like a cathedral than a public market.

Castillo de Zafra

Campillo de Dueñas, Spain

Castillo de Zafra

This awesome Spanish castle is so fantastical it was actually used on Game of Thrones.

Rio Tinto (Red River)

Palos de la Frontera, Spain

Rio Tinto (Red River)

Considered the birthplace of the Copper Age and Bronze Age, the river is tinted red from 5,000 years of mining.

Casino de la Rabassada

Barcelona, Spain

Casino de la Rabassada

A once grand hotel now sits eerily abandoned in the Catalan countryside outside Barcelona.

Bellesguard

Barcelona, Spain

Bellesguard

One of Antoni Gaudí's least-visited works, an homage to Catalan patrimony that mixes neo-Gothic with Modernista forms.

Setenil De Las Bodegas

Setenil de las Bodegas, Spain

Setenil De Las Bodegas

A Spanish town built into the cliffs.

Detail of map

Madrid, Spain

Juan de la Cosa Map

The earliest known map to show America, discovered by accident at a Paris bookshop.

Pont del Diable

Martorell, Spain

Pont del Diable

A gravity-defying "devil's bridge" that has a surprising architectural feature for its stability.

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