Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Botafumeiro
This enormous censer uses a pulley system installed over 400 years ago.
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Santiago de Compostela, Spain
This enormous censer uses a pulley system installed over 400 years ago.
Cuenca, Spain
Cliffside houses provide a spectacular view from their perch above the valley.
Cuenca, Spain
Geological storytelling.
Ronda, Spain
Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.
Ronda, Spain
One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.
Cáceres, Spain
The tallest tower in Cáceres's Old Town.
Cáceres, Spain
The largest medieval water tank on the Iberian Peninsula is preserved beneath the Cáceres Museum.
Cáceres, Spain
A neighborhood park in the city of Cáceres hides what some believe are revolutionary examples of Neanderthal cave art.
Cáceres, Spain
An old wool-washing house filled with Fluxus contemporary art.
Miajadas, Spain
A small town celebrates its cash crop with a giant highway sculpture.
Córdoba, Spain
Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.
Córdoba, Spain
A curious carving hides on a marble column in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba.
Seville, Spain
An eerie collection of the surviving structures from a past celebration of the future.
Seville, Spain
The world's largest wooden structure.
Seville, Spain
A 16th-century Andalusian palace.
Seville, Spain
The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.
Palos de la Frontera, Spain
Considered the birthplace of the Copper Age and Bronze Age, the river is tinted red from 5,000 years of mining.
Cádiz, Spain
The discovery of these rare, ancient artifacts led to the creation of a new museum.
Gibraltar
Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.
Almuñécar, Spain
Look closely and you'll spot the remains of an ancient Roman aqueduct beside this fountain.
Almuñécar, Spain
The extensive relics of an ancient Roman and Phoenician fish processing plant hide in a town park.
Granada, Spain
Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.
Granada, Spain
A centuries-old house, once part of the wall of Granada, sports musket barrels from the battlements which allude to its original owner.
Cartagena, Spain
The world's first electric battery-powered submarine.