This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

In a city crazy for seashells this museum educates and amazes visitors using the wonder of cast-off exoskeletons.

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

There is a strange little carving of a person seemingly crushed by a pillar behind the remains of St. Thomas Aquinas.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.

Week-long block party becomes a competition for the best decorated street.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.

Catalonia Tradition: Beating the hollow Christmas log until it defecates in your fireplace.

Barça football fans might see the insignia hidden in a church window as a divine sign.

Gaze upon chocolate sculptures depicting everything from chariot races to Gaudí's famous church at this shrine to sweets.

Holy Grotto of Montserrat Monastery holds one of Europe's mysterious black Madonnas.

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.

Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.

In one of the smallest countries in the world stands an original Salvador Dalí sculpture.

Some of the smallest works of art in existence.

This 15th century pharmacy displays a beautiful collection of ancient medicine jars.

Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.

A curious carving hides on a marble column in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba.

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.