Novelda, Spain
Novelda Shrine of Mary Magdalene
The 20th-century church looks like a rustic version of the Sagrada Familia.
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Novelda, Spain
The 20th-century church looks like a rustic version of the Sagrada Familia.
Carrascal del Río, Spain
Medieval ruins nestled within a breathtaking swath of Spanish nature.
Almuñécar, Spain
Despite its grandiose name, this enigmatic first-century void under the town is no cave, and it's possibly not a palace either.
Salamanca, Spain
An unusual but excellent display created in the 1930s as propaganda against the Freemasons.
O Rosal, Spain
"Satisfying" is a good way to describe these beautifully aligned rows of Spanish mills.
Madrid, Spain
Among the oldest structures in Madrid, these Moorish walls once guarded the medieval city of Mayrit.
Monistrol de Montserrat, Spain
Holy Grotto of Montserrat Monastery holds one of Europe's mysterious black Madonnas.
Las Majadas, Spain
"Alleys of Stone" form natural mazes in Spanish natural park.
Barcelona, Spain
A once grand hotel now sits eerily abandoned in the Catalan countryside outside Barcelona.
Puente Viesgo, Spain
The walls of these four caverns are filled with art that dates back to the earliest human presence in Europe.
Puentedey, Spain
A charming Spanish village sits atop this natural limestone overpass.
Jaca, Spain
This religious complex carved into a cliff is steeped in legends of miraculous stags and the Holy Grail.
Pembroke, Wales
A hermit's tiny cell built into the cliffside that saved him in South Pembrokeshire.
Leggiuno, Italy
This monastery built into a cliff hides a perfectly preserved hermit in a glass coffin.
Haute-Isle, France
The Church of the Annunciation was carved into the face of a cliff, just like the rest of the town of Haute-Isle.
Sigüés, Spain
A Franco-era dam flooded (almost) everyone out of this centuries-old Aragonese town.
Garraf, Spain
This whimsical winery by Antoni Gaudí looks ripped from the pages of a fairytale.
L'Alt Empordà, Spain
At the foot of a waterfall lies a peaceful swimming lagoon and evidence of over 60,000 years of human habitation.
Sant Quirze Safaja, Spain
An enchanting monastery in the Spanish countryside appears lifted from a fantasy tale.
Barcelona, Spain
This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Barcelona, Spain
This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.
Ronda, Spain
Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.
Rocca di Papa, Italy
This ancient trail climbs the mountain where a Latin League cult worshipped Jupiter, its main deity.