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Whimsical sculptures and caves chiseled by nature over the millennia.

Remote, beautiful, and stigmatized, Las Hurdes is Spain's version of Appalachia.

Originally slated to become a luxurious resort, this structure is now a graffiti haunt reclaimed by nature.

Abandoned 18th century weapons factory in the Aezkoa Valley.

This ancient tunnel is one of the most important examples of Roman hydraulic engineering in Spain.

Abandoned tunnels dug for the once-thriving sea salt industry on the coast of southern Spain.

The ruins of a bombed medieval village memorialize the destruction of the Spanish Civil War.

Religious dwelling in a Spanish volcano.

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

Peek into a cave of giant, glimmering crystals.

A hidden medieval crypt where a famous legend says the devil used to teach black magic.

This Arab fortress was once the largest citadel in Western Europe.

"Satisfying" is a good way to describe these beautifully aligned rows of Spanish mills.

A spectacular walk on the flank of a gorge.

A small church ornamented with medieval erotic sculptures.

The ruins of a 2,000-year-old Roman fishing village perched on one of the best beaches in Spain.

An accidental trick of light casts the perfect shadow of a pilgrim of the Camino de Santiago against the cathedral wall.

The largest medieval water tank on the Iberian Peninsula is preserved beneath the Cáceres Museum.

This chest hospital with a dark, haunted past serves as a fitting set for horror films and a paradise for ghost hunters.

An arresting arch punched straight through a mountain provides one of the most scenic spots, and challenging climbs, on the planet.

The atmospheric ruins of a historic church can be found on a hill above the city of Oviedo.

A modernist church in an ancient village.

This mountaintop observatory is home to one of the world's largest reflective telescopes.

Hundreds of caves once used to store grains and animal feed.