Nuévalos, Spain
Monasterio de Piedra
12th-century holy complex shares land with a natural park full of heavenly waterfalls and raptors.
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Nuévalos, Spain
12th-century holy complex shares land with a natural park full of heavenly waterfalls and raptors.
Castrillo Mota de Judíos, Spain
The tiny Spanish village that long refused to change its outrageously anti-Semitic name.
Córdoba, Spain
Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.
Aranda de Duero, Spain
A network of hundreds of interconnected wineries in caves hides under the town center.
Castrillo de Murcia, Spain
During an annual Catholic feast in this tiny Spanish village, men dressed as devils leap over rows of babies to cleanse them of sin.
Santo Domingo de Silos, Spain
This haunting location was featured in the final scene of a classic spaghetti western.
Paris, France
A modern-day Lascaux cave underneath Paris.
Paris, France
Architect Le Corbusier built his friend a cubist house to match his impressive collection of cubist art.
Vernon, France
A quaint medieval millhouse hovers surprisingly above the waters of the Seine.
Meaux, France
Visit a museum dedicated to the “the king of cheeses.”
Migné-Auxances, France
Open since 1977, this small museum is filled with a lifetime of finds from a tireless traveler and collector.
Saint-Ouen, France
Stroll through retro Paris while shopping for old postcards and discarded doll heads.
Paris, France
This Paris art space celebrates the creativity and ingenuity that springs from abject poverty, especially in Africa.
Alcaria, Portugal
A naturally occurring amphitheater carved by erosion into the mountainside.
Nazaré, Portugal
A deer-headed statue that brings together a 12th-century legend and big wave surfing.
Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal
This impressive rupestrian engraving dates back to the Upper Palaeolithic period.
Lisbon, Portugal
An unassuming music museum recounts the rags to riches story of a dramatic Portuguese genre.
Fátima, Portugal
The ancient sauropod tracks found in this former quarry are some of the largest in the world.
Coimbra, Portugal
The "Little Ones," show Portugal in full miniature splendor.
Colares, Portugal
One Portuguese poet described this cape, the westernmost point in mainland Europe, as "where the land ends and the sea begins."
Peniche, Portugal
A fortress off the West coast of Portugal that dates back to 1502.
Seia, Portugal
Come for the bread-themed puppet show, stay for the buffet.
Piódão, Portugal
Nestled in the mountains of Portugal is a tiny village made almost entirely of schist.
Guimarães, Portugal
This castle has links to Portugal’s founding and struggles for independence.