Barcelona, Spain
Sant Pau Recinte Modernista
The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.
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Barcelona, Spain
The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.
Barcelona, Spain
Bask in the 19th century grandeur of an eccentric Freemason millionaire's private gardens.
Madrid, Spain
A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.
Madrid, Spain
An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.
Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona's historic 19th-century sewers, whose foundations were laid in medieval times, are open to the public for exploring.
Madrid, Spain
Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.
Barcelona, Spain
Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.
Ronda, Spain
Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.
Barcelona, Spain
These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.
Barcelona, Spain
This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.
Barcelona, Spain
A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Barcelona, Spain
This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.
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
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Beaumont, France
Thanks to a clever legal loophole, this mountainside wine shop sells a hybrid cuvée that's been outlawed for nearly a century.
Soing-Cubry-Charentenay, France
It's a 1/20th height replica of the Eiffel Tower at 16 meters tall in the quaint village of Soing-Cubry-Chartenay.
Montech, France
This feat of diesel-powered engineering enabled boats to bypass a series of five locks.
Authuille, France
The largest Commonwealth memorial to the missing and dead of the Battle of the Somme.
Bordeaux, France
A picturesque vertical garden provides respite from the bustling streets of Bordeaux.
Bordeaux, France
This modern district offers a stark contrast to Bordeaux's terrace-lined squares and waterfront façades.
Éguilles, France
Hidden away in the heart of the village is the curated plant world of contemporary artist Max Sauze.
Loison, France
A World War I German experimental concrete plant, hidden deep in a French forest.
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
The Musée Albert-Kahn is a departmental museum in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris, including four hectares of gardens, joining landscape scenes of various national traditions.