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The defensive tower was built centuries ago to warn locals of Berber pirate attacks.

These 7,000-year-old cave paintings depict life in Neolithic Spain.

This remote location of this Moorish stronghold means it doesn’t attract many tourists—and that it still has the aura of fear and bravery of the 1300s.

This quaint Spanish village agreed to be painted blue as a marketing stunt but found that they preferred it that way.

An eccentric collection of antique items shares space with a prop-quality witchcraft museum.

Down this yellow brick road, visitors are treated to toadstool houses and massive mushroom sculptures.

An abandoned socialist utopia built in the late 19th century.

Originally planted by the ancient Carthaginians, this sprawling palm grove is one of the largest in the world.

Hidden underground, a remarkable 10th-century bath complex survives virtually unaltered.

These megalithic tombs contain some of the largest stones ever moved in prehistory.

This abandoned mansion has a window for every day of the year, and is a temple for ghost hunters.

A five-square-mile slice of Spain on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa.

The gardens and chambers of this Moorish citadel conjure memories of the Alhambra.

This Moorish fortress has guarded Málaga from the slopes of Gibralfaro hill for nearly a thousand years.

Bold black and white motifs of life and death add a dramatic flair to this 17th-century crypt.

Built thousands of years ago, this wall is still part of the urban layout of this village.

For centuries, the largest Arab bathhouse in Spain was hidden under a palace.

An ancient Roman theatre restored to its former glory in the Spanish city of Cartegena.

Haunted tuberculosis hospital built by the patients.

Two 2,500-year-old Phoenician boats found on the coast of Spain, giving incredible insight into the ancient maritime traders.

An enchanting landscape of ancient sandstone structures eroded into otherworldly shapes.

Mysterious face-like images that appeared within an Andalusian house are surrounded by legends of the paranormal.

Despite its grandiose name, this enigmatic first-century void under the town is no cave, and it's possibly not a palace either.

Look closely and you'll spot the remains of an ancient Roman aqueduct beside this fountain.