Places inesgmartins Wants to Go

12th-century holy complex shares land with a natural park full of heavenly waterfalls and raptors.

The hidden ruins of an old hydroelectric plant reclaimed by nature.

An abandoned Indian-inspired mansion.

Thanks to an acoustic anomaly, this unassuming stone bench has heard one hundred years of secrets.

A Spanish artist builds his own castle.

Visit a surreal landscape so otherworldly NASA actually used it to train the Apollo 17 crew.

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

One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.

An ancient Roman theatre restored to its former glory in the Spanish city of Cartegena.

Famed architect Antoni Gaudi built this generous thank you gift to a friendly host who housed him during a job.

This century-old ruined temple was reborn as "The Church of Skate."

Abandoned waterpark turned counter-culture mecca.

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

This ancient Spanish castle sits high upon a hilltop.

Volcanic rocks ground down into sand make this Spanish beach as black as night.

This quaint Spanish village agreed to be painted blue as a marketing stunt but found that they preferred it that way.

"Alleys of Stone" form natural mazes in Spanish natural park.

A site where “the ravages of the war are more striking…than any other place in contemporary Spain.”

Cursed swimming pool left abandoned is now a favorite of filmmakers and ghost hunters.

Moorish signal station on a stratgic rocky outcrop.

A charming Spanish village sits atop this natural limestone overpass.

Of course Salvador Dalí lived in a castle...

Stunning Roman aqueduct used for 1900 years and still standing.

The abandoned ruins of a beautiful medieval castle just outside Barcelona.