Madrid, Spain
San Antonio de los Alemanes
The little church's beautifully frescoed ceiling has earned it the nickname “the Sistine Chapel of Madrid.”
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Madrid, Spain
The little church's beautifully frescoed ceiling has earned it the nickname “the Sistine Chapel of Madrid.”
Toledo, Spain
A display of torture devices used in the Spanish Inquisition and other scourges of medieval Europe.
Cardona, Spain
Mine shafts and hard pastries await visitors at this massive mountain of salt.
Yeres, Spain
Devastated landscape used for hundreds of years by the Romans as their primary mining site.
Cardona, Spain
This ancient Spanish castle sits high upon a hilltop.
Valencia, Spain
Of the many chalices in the running for the Holy Grail, this one in Valencia Cathedral sure looks the part.
Pol. Ind. de Asipo, Spain
This century-old ruined temple was reborn as "The Church of Skate."
A Coruña, Spain
The oldest Roman lighthouse still in use.
Vilanova de Sau, Spain
A Romanesque tower appears when water levels drop.
Puentedey, Spain
A charming Spanish village sits atop this natural limestone overpass.
Teguise, Spain
The chefs at El Diablo use heat generated by an active volcano to cook the food.
Palos de la Frontera, Spain
Considered the birthplace of the Copper Age and Bronze Age, the river is tinted red from 5,000 years of mining.
Olvera, Spain
Moorish signal station on a stratgic rocky outcrop.
Haría, Spain
Partially collapsed lava tube and cave system complete with concert hall, underground pond, and unique albino crabs.
Wamba, Spain
One of the largest ossuaries in Spain is packed from floor to ceiling with bones.
Santa Coloma de Cervelló, Spain
The abandoned ruins of a beautiful medieval castle just outside Barcelona.
Tarragona, Spain
Stunning Roman aqueduct used for 1900 years and still standing.
Ávila, Spain
These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.
Castellfollit de la Roca, Spain
Village situated on a narrow volcanic escarpment.
Sigüés, Spain
A Franco-era dam flooded (almost) everyone out of this centuries-old Aragonese town.
Playa Blanca, Spain
A completely underwater art museum sends a stark message about humans' impact on the environment.
Campillo de Dueñas, Spain
This awesome Spanish castle is so fantastical it was actually used on Game of Thrones.
Segovia, Spain
One of the few remaining ancient aqueducts described by Frontinus as 'the most solemn testimony of the Empire.'
Zugarramurdi, Spain
This Navarrese cave's history of witchcraft and pagan ritual is not just embraced, but recreated each year.