Places Matr Wants to Go

Beautiful tiles decorate many of the town's surfaces and stand testimony to its glorious artistic history.

This abandoned viewing platform has become a monument to unnecessary government spending.

This massive fiberglass Gulliver turns every visitor into a Lilliputian.

A curious fountain that resembles a beloved character from the 1960s.

Walk into an underground archeological dig, the site of the Roman Forum that was once the center of Valencia.

Vibrant street art created with mixed media.

Of the many chalices in the running for the Holy Grail, this one in Valencia Cathedral sure looks the part.

A bad omen turned symbol of good fortune now adorns a hidden palace in the quiet streets of Valencia's old town.

This amazing example of Valencian Art Nouveau looks more like a cathedral than a public market.

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

An impressive display of ships and artifacts from the ancient Mediterranean maritime trade.

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

The world's first electric battery-powered submarine.

Mysterious texts covered in mystical symbols were found in caves at this site centuries ago.

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

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

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

Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.

A sign marks where the two bodies of water meet.

Known to backpackers as the "Steps of Doom," this walkway carved into the side of a seaside cliff leads to the Roman Tombs.

Ancient Phoenician and Roman tombs carved into the rock overlook the Moroccan coastline.

A Spanish town built into the cliffs.

The hidden ruins of an old hydroelectric plant reclaimed by nature.

One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.