Places Paiva Wants to Go

An impressive home made of stone, carved more than a century ago.

The biggest windmill in the world

Mysterious face-like images that appeared within an Andalusian house are surrounded by legends of the paranormal.

Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

The sunken structure looks like the victim of a catastrophic flood.

This submersible road connecting a French island to the mainland is lined with safety towers for when the tide strands travelers.

The historic Masonic Lodge in which the first-ever female Mason was initiated.

This Parisian gem is one of the most incredible ethnographic museums in the world.

Saintly bones pressed into a wax effigy of a Catholic superstar.

Former hunting lodge of a duke who was an avid collector of impressionist works.

One of the last realized projects of an influential, self-taught, French Modernist architect Jacques Couëlle.

Visit a museum dedicated to the “the king of cheeses.”

This statue honors the thousands of Allied avians that served and died for France during World War I.

This triumphal arch celebrating the Sun King's conquest of Lille is a masterpiece of military architecture.

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

An unsettling shrine dedicated to the ravenous beast that prowled 18th-century France.

Memorializing the bravery of one young woman facing the monster of her age.

Fur-lined metal pod dangling in the French countryside.

These rustic holiday homes are made from discarded fishing boat hulls.

This French anatomy museum greets guests with a skinless man, mid-shovel.

The site of the first medieval crusade that pitted Christians against Christians.

This abandoned fortress still stands guard over the Guadiana River despite a history of warfare.

A devasting 2020 fire left this historic seminary in ruins.