Places piccolo8va Wants to Go

A tiny church remembers the Polish cavalrymen who charged their way into a Napoleonic victory.

Just like in Hollywood, Madrid has also a forgotten walk of fame.

A once grand hotel now sits eerily abandoned in the Catalan countryside outside Barcelona.

A curious memento mori hangs in the magnificent Cathedral of Segovia.

Whimsical sculptures and caves chiseled by nature over the millennia.

A delightful museum devoted to the history of books.

The gaunt visage of this angular Christ giant is enough to put the fear of God into all who see it.

The most elaborate of 12 medieval arched doorways to the old city of Burgos.

This species of wild goat stars in witchy legends and frolics among the park's eerie rock formations.

This elaborately decorated wall is an homage to the history, beauty and lore of the palm tree.

The little church's beautifully frescoed ceiling has earned it the nickname “the Sistine Chapel of Madrid.”

This small and often-overlooked museum holds some of Spain's finest artistic treasures.

An abandoned airport in the middle of nowhere.

Possibly the oldest masonry dam in all of Europe.

A small house in Tazones, completely covered in shells.

This remarkable museum sprung from one of the most important prehistoric archaeological sites in the world.

Originally planted by the ancient Carthaginians, this sprawling palm grove is one of the largest in the world.

This 15th century pharmacy displays a beautiful collection of ancient medicine jars.

This underwater graveyard commemorates a group of murdered 16th-century missionaries.

A historic Christian shrine nestled within a spectacular natural cave.

Saint Joseph was said to heal the deaf and blind, but it was a much smaller miracle that got him canonized.

Volcanic rocks ground down into sand make this Spanish beach as black as night.

Translating as "The Jump of the Girlfriend," this stunning waterfall has a tragic legend behind it.

Stormy conditions send jets of seawater bursting through holes in the cliffs.