Legend says this rock spire is the finger of a witch who wanted to throw the Faroe Islands towards Iceland.

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

In Faroese legend, this sinister horse-shaped beast lures unsuspecting passersby only to drown them in the lake.

This remote island village was in danger of depopulating completely until a tunnel was built to connect it to the rest of the world .

Abandoned Nazi train station turned underground astroparticle laboratory.

Sanctuary on a ridge near an ancient shrine to a "Black Madonna" built by the founder of Opus Dei.

A place steeped in history that may be best known as the set of a 1960 film.

A gem of Catalan modernism amidst the vineyards.

A river hides a charming medieval bridge.

A breathtaking canyon offers stunning views and frightful pathways through an ecological paradise.

Super Robot anime statue guards a forgotten suburban development in Tarragona.

This former Moorish fortress and Catalonian royal residence now houses a hotel with magnificent views over Tortosa and the River Ebro

This memorial, built by fascist dictator General Franco in 1960, has been repurposed by the people of Catalonia.

The ruins of a bombed medieval village memorialize the destruction of the Spanish Civil War.

This magical space partly designed by Antoni Gaudi is one of the best examples of romantic gardening in the Mediterranean.

Now a pile of ruins and rubble, this was a lovely mountain town as recently as 1960.

This amazing piece of modern art honors the hundreds of fishermen killed during Cambrils' "year of misfortunes."

These humble figures are a quiet tribute to the bodies and the souls of the neighbors of El Serrallo, Tarragona, so closely linked to the sea