Sant Quirze Safaja, Spain
Church of Sant Miquel del Fai
An enchanting monastery in the Spanish countryside appears lifted from a fantasy tale.
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Sant Quirze Safaja, Spain
An enchanting monastery in the Spanish countryside appears lifted from a fantasy tale.
Madrid, Spain
An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.
Argelaguer, Spain
Wonderland replication in progress by one persistent man.
Barcelona, Spain
This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.
Barcelona, Spain
This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.
Ronda, Spain
Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.
Campillo de Dueñas, Spain
This awesome Spanish castle is so fantastical it was actually used on Game of Thrones.
Nuévalos, Spain
12th-century holy complex shares land with a natural park full of heavenly waterfalls and raptors.
Buendía, Spain
Numerous sculptures set along hiking trails symbolize and idealize the relationship between man and nature.
Belchite, Spain
A site where “the ravages of the war are more striking…than any other place in contemporary Spain.”
Reykjavik, Iceland
Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.
Iceland
Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.
Reykholt, Iceland
This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.
Iceland
These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.
Bíldudalur, Iceland
The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.
Iceland
Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.
Hveragerði, Iceland
Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.
Hamragarðar, Iceland
This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.
Hólmavík, Iceland
Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.
Bomarzo, Italy
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
Mutsu, Japan
This mountain's identity is stuck somewhere between a nightmare and a scenic tourist attraction.
Seki-shi, Japan
This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.
Karuizawa, Japan
Children's literature inside, forest all around.
Ōmihachiman-shi, Japan
A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.