Paris, France
Bibliothèque nationale de France (National Library of France)
This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.
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Paris, France
This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.
Ansó, Spain
Among the best preserved megalithic monuments in the Aragón river valley.
Aracena, Spain
An underground spring in a labyrinthine cave system, decorated with stalagmites and stalactites.
Vegacervera, Spain
The spectacular geological formations make it one of the most impressive caves in Europe.
Veiga, Spain
This house covered in small stones was the work of one man over the course of nearly 30 years.
Cuevas, Spain
A road that winds through this natural cave is the only way to access the small, appropriately-named village of Cuevas.
Oviedo, Spain
This Bronze Age man spent millennia buried in a mine, giving his bones an eerie hue.
Burgos, Spain
This remarkable museum sprung from one of the most important prehistoric archaeological sites in the world.
Asturias, Spain
See replicas of Europe's most famous cave paintings and even some of the animals that feature in the art.
Tamajón, Spain
Whimsical sculptures and caves chiseled by nature over the millennia.
Segovia, Spain
A controversial art piece that harkens back to local folklore.
Pimiango, Spain
These primitive rock paintings include a very beloved depiction of a woolly mammoth.
San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
This influential Renaissance-era library was once the haunt of kings and monks.
Puente Viesgo, Spain
The walls of these four caverns are filled with art that dates back to the earliest human presence in Europe.
Asturias, Spain
A spectacular walk on the flank of a gorge.
Kortezubi, Spain
An archeological treasure trove stumbled upon by a couple of children.
Tenerife, Spain
According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.
Rascafría, Spain
A breathtaking and biodiverse wilderness in the mountain setting of Ernest Hemingway's "For Whom the Bell Tolls."
Ribadesella, Spain
A magnificent place to see authentic paleolithic cave paintings that are an astounding 33,000 years old.
Madrid, Spain
A reproduction of the famous prehistoric cave paintings is hidden underground at the National Archaeological Museum.
A Coruña, Spain
Giant granite sculptures representing family on the northern coast of Spain.
Ronda, Spain
An eccentric collection of antique items shares space with a prop-quality witchcraft museum.
Antequera, Spain
Rare karst landscape eroded from a flat seabed.
Cabanas, Spain
This enchanting natural park is a magical example of a temperate rainforest in Europe.