Aranjuez, Spain
La Azuda
This 18th-century water provider for Aranjuez was refurbished in 2013 only to be neglected again.
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Aranjuez, Spain
This 18th-century water provider for Aranjuez was refurbished in 2013 only to be neglected again.
Madrid, Spain
At this century-old barbershop, clients used to be entertained with a glass of brandy and a cigar.
Madrid, Spain
The only urban monument in the world designed by the great surrealist painter Salvador Dalí.
Madrid, Spain
Dr. Fleming's work saved the lives of many bullfighters thanks to his discovery of penicillin.
Paris, France
Shop at the 200-year-old store where Julia Child stocked up on copper cookware.
Quintanar de la Orden, Spain
The biggest depiction of Don Quixote's love interest in the whole world.
Alet-les-Bains, France
This mysterious church sits discreetly above the Aude countryside, right in the heart of "Grail Country."
Madrid, Spain
An exact replica of a colossal Olmec head sits atop a pyramid within a Madrid traffic circle.
Madrid, Spain
Nicknamed the "Spirit of Paul Klee," this colorful apartment building features an array of multicolored panels.
Madrid, Spain
Madrid's last horchata kiosk is a blue-and-white beacon of refreshment.
Madrid, Spain
An iconic and controversial ancient Iberian funerary urn with a hauntingly penetrating gaze.
Madrid, Spain
Artist Natividad Sánchez wrote a new ending for one of Roman mythology's tragic love stories.
Madrid, Spain
These distorting, funhouse mirrors achieved fame in a renowned piece of Spanish theater.
Madrid, Spain
Automatons that were once removed after one fell from the building.
Madrid, Spain
This little sun pays homage to a massive gate that once stood at this location.
Lagoa, Portugal
Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.
Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
A complimentary beverage is offered to the bodega's resident rodents every day.
Seville, Spain
The current seat of the Parliament of Andalusia was once the epicenter of the Great Plague of Seville.
Baia, Italy
A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.
Naples, Italy
This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.
Fregene, Italy
This abandoned Brutalist treehouse is a hidden architectural relic.
Rome, Italy
Roman-era ships unearthed...
Rome, Italy
2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.
Rome, Italy
In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.