Madrid, Spain
Olmec Head Roundabout
An exact replica of a colossal Olmec head sits atop a pyramid within a Madrid traffic circle.
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Madrid, Spain
An exact replica of a colossal Olmec head sits atop a pyramid within a Madrid traffic circle.
Cartagena, Spain
An ancient Roman theatre restored to its former glory in the Spanish city of Cartegena.
Los Santos de Maimona, Spain
A Spanish artist builds his own castle.
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Thanks to an acoustic anomaly, this unassuming stone bench has heard one hundred years of secrets.
A Coruña, Spain
Giant granite sculptures representing family on the northern coast of Spain.
Pol. Ind. de Asipo, Spain
This century-old ruined temple was reborn as "The Church of Skate."
Seville, Spain
This former charity hospital for elderly clergy houses some of Seville’s most treasured paintings.
Eltziego, Spain
A medieval village holds a very modern hotel.
Valencia, Spain
Of the many chalices in the running for the Holy Grail, this one in Valencia Cathedral sure looks the part.
Cardona, Spain
This ancient Spanish castle sits high upon a hilltop.
A Coruña, Spain
The oldest Roman lighthouse still in use.
Barcelona, Spain
A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.
Cambrils, Spain
This magical space partly designed by Antoni Gaudi is one of the best examples of romantic gardening in the Mediterranean.
Puentedey, Spain
A charming Spanish village sits atop this natural limestone overpass.
Buendía, Spain
Numerous sculptures set along hiking trails symbolize and idealize the relationship between man and nature.
Olvera, Spain
Moorish signal station on a stratgic rocky outcrop.
Vilanova de Sau, Spain
A Romanesque tower appears when water levels drop.
Barcelona, Spain
A former steam-powered mill from the 1800s is now an industrial park with a giant steel dragon slide.
Ávila, Spain
These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.
Valencia, Spain
This massive fiberglass Gulliver turns every visitor into a Lilliputian.
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.
Madrid, Spain
This amazing abuela became a diehard metal fan late in life and an icon of Madrid's '80s rock scene.
Seville, Spain
The world's largest wooden structure.