Places jlauria Wants to Go

An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.

A temple to modernity, tucked away amid Barcelona's more well known museums.

One of the most photographed buildings in a city known for its Modernista architecture is an abandoned squat.

Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

A hidden medieval crypt where a famous legend says the devil used to teach black magic.

The Cathedral of Salamanca has a number of unusual carvings but none so surprising as a modern astronaut.

The ruins of an ancient stadium that hosted gripping chariot and horse races.

Abandoned for decades, trains still pass through the now-restored remains of one of Madrid's first metro stations.

Moorish signal station on a stratgic rocky outcrop.

A Spanish town built into the cliffs.

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

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

This unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.

This Portuguese bullring is built right into the caldera of an island volcano.

This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.

Europe's largest collection of matchbox designs is a fascinating exploration of the cultural history of the world.

One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.