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The Cathedral of Salamanca has a number of unusual carvings but none so surprising as a modern astronaut.

This remarkable prehistoric town is full of watchtowers and houses that have withstood thousands of years.

This "flat geyser" bubbles up out of the ground periodically like a disappearing river.

This former charity hospital for elderly clergy houses some of Seville’s most treasured paintings.

These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.

An abandoned Indian-inspired mansion.

An ancient Roman theatre restored to its former glory in the Spanish city of Cartegena.

On La Gomera, "Silbadors" communicate in a 4,000-word language of whistles.

This religious complex carved into a cliff is steeped in legends of miraculous stags and the Holy Grail.

This century-old ruined temple was reborn as "The Church of Skate."

Of the many chalices in the running for the Holy Grail, this one in Valencia Cathedral sure looks the part.

A huge cathedral single-handedly constructed by one eccentric monk.

The oldest Roman lighthouse still in use.

Holy Grotto of Montserrat Monastery holds one of Europe's mysterious black Madonnas.

A medieval village holds a very modern hotel.

This magical space partly designed by Antoni Gaudi is one of the best examples of romantic gardening in the Mediterranean.

Rare karst landscape eroded from a flat seabed.

Possibly the oldest church in Barcelona, this basilica has its pagan and Christian mythologies all mixed up.

A charming Spanish village sits atop this natural limestone overpass.

This quaint Spanish village agreed to be painted blue as a marketing stunt but found that they preferred it that way.

Famed architect Antoni Gaudi built this generous thank you gift to a friendly host who housed him during a job.

Abandoned waterpark turned counter-culture mecca.

Earth's rocky history has rarely glittered so brightly as it does in this Spanish museum.

One of the world's oldest universities houses an incredible collection of anatomical models, mummified body parts, and human bones.