Santander, Spain
Magdalena Peninsula
This beautiful spit of land was once the summer playground of the king of Spain.
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Santander, Spain
This beautiful spit of land was once the summer playground of the king of Spain.
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
This enormous censer uses a pulley system installed over 400 years ago.
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
An accidental trick of light casts the perfect shadow of a pilgrim of the Camino de Santiago against the cathedral wall.
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Thanks to an acoustic anomaly, this unassuming stone bench has heard one hundred years of secrets.
Cabanas, Spain
This enchanting natural park is a magical example of a temperate rainforest in Europe.
A Coruña, Spain
Giant granite sculptures representing family on the northern coast of Spain.
A Coruña, Spain
The oldest Roman lighthouse still in use.
Avilés, Spain
The young girl gained fame for her atypical size and was regarded as a curiosity by the Spanish aristocracy.
Pol. Ind. de Asipo, Spain
This century-old ruined temple was reborn as "The Church of Skate."
Gijón, Spain
This modern sculpture looks out over the sea and amplifies sound from the inside.
Gijón, Spain
This enchanting green space houses a labyrinth lined with toxic plants.
Oviedo, Spain
Two large posteriors in one giant statue.
Oviedo, Spain
The much-loved protagonist of famed Argentinian comics can be found sitting on a park bench.
Oviedo, Spain
It's believed these prehistoric individuals were the victims of cannibalism.
Oviedo, Spain
This Bronze Age man spent millennia buried in a mine, giving his bones an eerie hue.
Oviedo, Spain
The surviving remnants of a destroyed medieval church now stand in a public park.
Segovia, Spain
A curious memento mori hangs in the magnificent Cathedral of Segovia.
Matsumoto, Japan
This traditional Japanese shrine is dedicated to four Shinto deities.
São Jorge, Portugal
Bits of flat terrain surrounded by cliffs make one of the most beautiful landscapes in the Azores.
Terceira Island, Portugal
One of few vertical lava tubes in the world accessible by foot.
Vale de Nogueiras, Portugal
This Gallo-Roman sanctuary is dedicated to Serápis, god of the underworld.
Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal
These rock drawings in the Côa Valley also create an ancient optical illusion.
Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal
This impressive rupestrian engraving dates back to the Upper Palaeolithic period.
Almeida, Portugal
The medieval town's star-shaped walls are geometrically dazzling, though not entirely impenetrable.