Barcelona, Spain
Festa Major de Gràcia
Week-long block party becomes a competition for the best decorated street.
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Barcelona, Spain
Week-long block party becomes a competition for the best decorated street.
Madrid, Spain
Automatons that were once removed after one fell from the building.
Madrid, Spain
Artist Natividad Sánchez wrote a new ending for one of Roman mythology's tragic love stories.
Oviedo, Spain
A statue honoring the tragic heroine of a Spanish literary masterpiece.
Oviedo, Spain
This Bronze Age man spent millennia buried in a mine, giving his bones an eerie hue.
Oviedo, Spain
It's believed these prehistoric individuals were the victims of cannibalism.
Oviedo, Spain
Two large posteriors in one giant statue.
Oviedo, Spain
The surviving remnants of a destroyed medieval church now stand in a public park.
Oviedo, Spain
The much-loved protagonist of famed Argentinian comics can be found sitting on a park bench.
Asturias, Spain
A historic Christian shrine nestled within a spectacular natural cave.
Ávila, Spain
These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.
Segovia, Spain
A controversial art piece that harkens back to local folklore.
Segovia, Spain
One of the few remaining ancient aqueducts described by Frontinus as 'the most solemn testimony of the Empire.'
Segovia, Spain
These "mermaids" that surround a plaza in Segovia are rather sphinx-like.
Segovia, Spain
A curious memento mori hangs in the magnificent Cathedral of Segovia.
Segovia, Spain
This magnificent castle grew from a small Moorish fortress, and reportedly inspired two iconic Disney castles.
Valencia, Spain
Former 19th-century apothecary serves a top-tier version of Valencia's signature cocktail.
Valencia, Spain
With a facade that measures just 107 centimeters, this five-story building is one of the skinniest in Europe.
Madrid, Spain
Dedicated to a young woman who broke gender barriers at the University of Madrid.
Barcelona, Spain
A fantastic Christmas tradition where defecation meets the manger.
Barcelona, Spain
This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.
Sant Adrià de Besòs, Spain
The unexpectedly beloved remnants of a controversial thermal power plant.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Barcelona, Spain
Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.