Portugal
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Explore a remarkable 35-hectare sculpture garden located an hour outside of Lisbon.
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Portugal
Explore a remarkable 35-hectare sculpture garden located an hour outside of Lisbon.
Pavia, Portugal
Pagan monument converted to Christianity with the population.
Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal
This crumbling Portuguese ruin overlooks the populace it once ruled.
Évora, Portugal
"Portugal's Stonehenge" is made up of nut-like stones aligned with the heavens.
Santiago do Escoural, Portugal
A neolithic tomb converted into a tiny chapel.
Portugal
An abandoned mine now resembles a post-apocalyptic landscape of derelict buildings and blood-red pools of water.
Benalmádena, Spain
A New York–based physician returned home to Spain to build his own elaborate monument to Christopher Columbus.
Júzcar, Spain
This quaint Spanish village agreed to be painted blue as a marketing stunt but found that they preferred it that way.
Mollina, Spain
More than 70 detailed dioramas—including some rather nontraditional ones—fill this charming museum.
Lucena, Spain
Holding the current title of "biggest chair in the world," it stands with little fanfare in Lucena, Spain.
Navajas, Spain
Translating as "The Jump of the Girlfriend," this stunning waterfall has a tragic legend behind it.
Villar del Pozo, Spain
An abandoned airport in the middle of nowhere.
Calzada de Calatrava, Spain
A series of colorful murals breathes new life into old grain silos in Spain.
Castellón, Spain
A whimsical garden of outsider art in the Spanish countryside.
Tortosa, Spain
These ruins are all that remain of Tortosa’s lost coal gas manufacturing industry.
Tortosa, Spain
A botanical garden full of thought-provoking contemporary sculptures.
Corbera d'Ebre, Spain
The ruins of a bombed medieval village memorialize the destruction of the Spanish Civil War.
Cervera, Spain
A signal indicates the entrance to this alley, rumored to be a meeting place for witches.
Margalef, Spain
An isolated village literally built into the crevices and rock formations of a mountain.
Torà, Spain
This medieval fortification has weathered the centuries better than any other structure from its era.
Ansignan, France
A functioning Roman-era aqueduct and bridge in rural southwest France.
Salses-le-Château, France
This castle-fortress is a living example of the transition from medieval defenses to modern fortifications.
Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via, France
The world's largest solar furnace uses 10,000 mirrors to concentrate the sun's rays to generate power.
Lacrouzette, France
A precariously balanced goose-shaped boulder with a dark legend.