Cuenca, Spain
Los Ojos de la Mora
Two large eyes painted anonymously on a mountain overlooking the city pay homage to an old legend.
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Cuenca, Spain
Two large eyes painted anonymously on a mountain overlooking the city pay homage to an old legend.
Cuenca, Spain
Cliffside houses provide a spectacular view from their perch above the valley.
Palencia, Spain
The gaunt visage of this angular Christ giant is enough to put the fear of God into all who see it.
Palencia, Spain
The camera-toting gargoyle juts out from the exterior of a Gothic cathedral.
Montejo de Tiermes, Spain
The ruins of an ancient Celtiberian town with incredible rock-cut buildings and a Roman aqueduct.
Aranda de Duero, Spain
A network of hundreds of interconnected wineries in caves hides under the town center.
Salamanca, Spain
The Cathedral of Salamanca has a number of unusual carvings but none so surprising as a modern astronaut.
Salamanca, Spain
The facade of this 16th-century building is decorated with carvings of 300 seashells.
Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal
These rock drawings in the Côa Valley also create an ancient optical illusion.
Arouca, Portugal
One of the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridges.
Toledo, Spain
At least according to the Guinness World Records.
Gea de Albarracín, Spain
This ancient tunnel is one of the most important examples of Roman hydraulic engineering in Spain.
Arles, France
A unique underground structure dating back to the 1st century BC.