Sintra, Portugal
Castelo dos Mouros (Castle of the Moors)
An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.
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Sintra, Portugal
An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.
Sintra, Portugal
This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.
Arezzo, Italy
This 21st century cabinet of curiosities includes dinosaur bones, moon rocks, film memorabilia, and more.
Sorano, Italy
This network of roads is one of the most unique Etruscan creations ever discovered.
Acquapendente, Italy
A magnificent Neogothic tomb hides within this Italian fairytale-like forest.
Barcelona, Spain
Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.
Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona's historic 19th-century sewers, whose foundations were laid in medieval times, are open to the public for exploring.
Barcelona, Spain
This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.
Barcelona, Spain
A centuries-old bar once frequented by Picasso, Hemingway, and Dalí.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí’s earliest buildings, built between 1886 and 1890 for the industrialist Eusebi Güell.
Bomarzo, Italy
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
Cottanello, Italy
When occupying Nazi troops detonated a mine below, medieval frescoes were revealed in this small cliff-side hermitage.
Rocchette, Italy
This long-abandoned village sits across a narrow gorge from a still-inhabited settlement that was once its twin.
Júzcar, Spain
This quaint Spanish village agreed to be painted blue as a marketing stunt but found that they preferred it that way.
Ronda, Spain
An eccentric collection of antique items shares space with a prop-quality witchcraft museum.
Ardales, Spain
Spanning the El Chorro gorge, this pathway used to be one of the most dangerous crossings in the world.
Güejar Sierra, Spain
This abandoned, turn-of-the-century astronomy hub is now the subject of more photographs than it ever took.
Bélmez de la Moraleda, Spain
Mysterious face-like images that appeared within an Andalusian house are surrounded by legends of the paranormal.
Vilanova de Sau, Spain
A Romanesque tower appears when water levels drop.
La Pobla de Lillet, Spain
Famed architect Antoni Gaudi built this generous thank you gift to a friendly host who housed him during a job.
Cardona, Spain
Mine shafts and hard pastries await visitors at this massive mountain of salt.
Lleida, Spain
A river hides a charming medieval bridge.
Lleida, Spain
This Medieval tannery was accidentally discovered in 2002.
Lleida, Spain
Discover everything there is to know about Catalan giants and "Big-Heads."