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Luis Morato

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2017

Looking for the weird side of the life
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'O Avó' highlights in Souto da Retorta that it is a famous forest by its largest eucalyptuses

Toxeiras, Spain

O Avó

This "grandfather" eucalyptus is one of the tallest trees in Europe.

Screening room and the adjoining encapsulated remainsn

Madrid, Spain

Puerta de la Sagra

The oldest vestiges of Madrid found here, have been incorporated into this new museum.

The mural  "Planeta Arganzuela"

Madrid, Spain

Planeta Arganzuela Mural

A neighborhood represented by an apparent geocentric and flat-earth model of the Solar System is hidden in the subway of Madrid.

The plaques on the wall

Ibiza, Spain

Ibiza's Wall of Fame

An unexpected homage to 90s celebrities hidden in a corner of Ibiza.

A damaged sarcophagus sits in a stone-walled burial chamber

Ibiza, Spain

Puig des Molins Necropolis

The largest and best preserved necropolis in the Western Mediterranean.

Detail of an ivory openwork knife

Albacete, Spain

Albacete Cutlery Museum

Housed in a stunning Victorian building, this museum has the largest exhibition of knives, blades, penknives, and scissors in Spain.

Ferdinand's VII latrine-forniture when it was exposed in the Museum of Romanticism in Madrid.

Madrid, Spain

Toilet Cabinet of Ferdinand VII

The Spanish king's private bathroom embraced the idea of a porcelain throne.

Paco in a sitting position

Madrid, Spain

Perro Paco

A statue commemorating a beloved stray dog who was adopted by the entire neighborhood where he lived.

The elongated and thin shape of the building

Valencia, Spain

La Estrecha House

With a facade that measures just 107 centimeters, this five-story building is one of the skinniest in Europe.

Goya's grave in front of the altar.

Madrid, Spain

Royal Chapel of St. Anthony of La Florida

King Carlos IV laid the first stone during construction of this chapel.

Palau Guell

Barcelona, Spain

Palau Güell

One of Antoni Gaudí’s earliest buildings, built between 1886 and 1890 for the industrialist Eusebi Güell.

Muelle's graffiti in Montera street

Madrid, Spain

Muelle's Graffiti

Sometimes called the Banksy of Madrid, Muelle was a pioneer of street art in the Spanish city.

'Nensie' and her baby

Leganés, Spain

Nensi the Leganés Monster

Many miles south of Loch Ness, a similarly-named sea monster stands at the center of a roundabout.

General view of the fence

Barcelona, Spain

The Güell Pavillions Dragon Gate

This stunning iron gate designed by Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí is filled with mythic symbolism.

The gargoyle photographer

Palencia, Spain

The Photographer Gargoyle

The camera-toting gargoyle juts out from the exterior of a Gothic cathedral.

The entrance from inside of the cave

Cuevas, Spain

La Cuevona

A road that winds through this natural cave is the only way to access the small, appropriately-named village of Cuevas.

Pottery discovered here

Madrid, Spain

Gran Vía Museum and Palacios Pavilion

A small museum displays some of the artifacts discovered during a subway station renovation.

Haliç bridge and its metro station.

Istanbul, Turkey

Haliç Metro Bridge

Taking the subway here means doing so over a bridge located in the middle of an estuary.

View of the main castle

Alcorcón, Spain

Castles of Valderas

A historic castle that served as a backdrop to part of an elaborate extraterrestrial hoax.

Entrance of the cave.

Priaranza del Bierzo, Spain

Saint Genadio Cave

The cave where Saint Genadio meditated and played chess.

Diesel generators

Madrid, Spain

Nave de Motores de Pacífico (Pacifico Engine Shed)

Built to power trains, the engines in this building provided the entire city of Madrid with electricity during the Spanish Civil War.

the fossil is a type of sea urchin

Córdoba, Spain

Estrella de los Deseos (Wishing Star)

Touching this little fossil embedded in the wall of a grand mosque-cathedral may make your wishes come true.

View of Zaragoza Carmen´s Gate

Madrid, Spain

Feria del Campo (Campo Fair)

These abandoned country fairgrounds are filled with replicas of Spanish monuments.

A view over the rooftops of Calafell

Calafell, Spain

Iberian Citadel of Calafell

Experience this Iron Age village the way that its original residents would have.

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