Athens, Greece
Tower of the Winds
An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.
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Athens, Greece
An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.
Thira, Greece
A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.
Athens, Greece
This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.
Santorini, Greece
A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.
Athens, Greece
The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.
Athens, Greece
This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.
Kalabaka, Greece
Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.
Greece
The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.
Athens, Greece
A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.
Andros, Greece
Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.
Greece
A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.
Madrid, Spain
This phone booth was recreated to honor "La cabina," considered the best horror film in the history of Spanish television.
Ibiza, Spain
An unexpected homage to 90s celebrities hidden in a corner of Ibiza.
Madrid, Spain
This modernist bridge highlights the bear as a symbol of Madrid.
Madrid, Spain
This little sun pays homage to a massive gate that once stood at this location.
Barcelona, Spain
This store decorated with Japanese and underground pop culture items has been the centre of Barcelona alternative fashion scenes for more than a decade.
Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain
An ode to the famous Las Vegas signage.
Girona, Spain
Kissing the ass of this stone lioness has become a rite of passage in the city of Girona.
Astorga, Spain
An Antoni Gaudí masterpiece in Astorga.
Conil de la Frontera, Spain
This centuries-old tower hosts endangered bald ibis mating pairs and looms over a pristine beach.
Santa Cruz de la Palma, Spain
A statue commemorating the island's tradition of dancing dwarves in Napoleon hats.
Ibi, Spain
An enormous roadside attraction in the heart of Spain's toy-making hub.
Ponferrada, Spain
This former power station is now a museum dedicated to the region's coal-producing history.
Alicante, Spain
Once used to calculate the various levels around the country.