Most visits to the Almudena Cathedral in Madrid ignore the eeriest part of the building, its crypt

A comprehensive look at the art of Joaquín Sorolla in his former home in Madrid.

A “floating horse” hangs menacingly over the heads of passersby.

Artist Natividad Sánchez wrote a new ending for one of Roman mythology's tragic love stories.

This girder was hit by a bomb during the Spanish Civil War, but nobody knew about it until 2016.

After the queen of Spain had a dream where these statues fell and crushed her, they were removed from the palace and given new homes around Madrid.

For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.

Remains of the lost church hide beneath this Spanish Parliament building.

This embalmed man is one of the best preserved mummies from the Canary Islands.

An iconic and controversial ancient Iberian funerary urn with a hauntingly penetrating gaze.

A reproduction of the famous prehistoric cave paintings is hidden underground at the National Archaeological Museum.

This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.

This small and often-overlooked museum holds some of Spain's finest artistic treasures.

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

A museum dedicated to the centuries-old cave dwellings that housed marginalized communities on the outskirts of the former capital of Muslim Spain.

This medieval synagogue survived the Inquisition as a hospital and church.

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 discovery of these rare, ancient artifacts led to the creation of a new museum.

The ruins of a 2,000-year-old Roman fishing village perched on one of the best beaches in Spain.

Rare karst landscape eroded from a flat seabed.

These megalithic tombs contain some of the largest stones ever moved in prehistory.

Geological storytelling.

Cliffside houses provide a spectacular view from their perch above the valley.