Oviedo, Spain
The Green Skeleton
This Bronze Age man spent millennia buried in a mine, giving his bones an eerie hue.
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Oviedo, Spain
This Bronze Age man spent millennia buried in a mine, giving his bones an eerie hue.
Casabermeja, Spain
This surreal-looking tree pruned more than 1,000 years ago is still producing olives for oil.
Tarragona, Spain
Long tunnels run under the ancient chariot racing circuit to the tower.
Salamanca, Spain
An unusual but excellent display created in the 1930s as propaganda against the Freemasons.
Fábrica de Orbaitzeta, Spain
Abandoned 18th century weapons factory in the Aezkoa Valley.
San Martín de la Virgen del Moncayo, Spain
The deserted remains of a luxury hotel turned hospital ward.
Sax, Spain
An abandoned socialist utopia built in the late 19th century.
Sant Adrià de Besòs, Spain
The unexpectedly beloved remnants of a controversial thermal power plant.
Cabezón de la Sal, Spain
An out-of-place grove of sequoias thrives in northern Spain.
Piera, Spain
An ornate tower shows off a local artist's architectural flair.
Asturias, Spain
A historic Christian shrine nestled within a spectacular natural cave.
Navajas, Spain
Translating as "The Jump of the Girlfriend," this stunning waterfall has a tragic legend behind it.
Vistabella, Spain
A modernist church in an ancient village.
Madrid, Spain
This embalmed man is one of the best preserved mummies from the Canary Islands.
Palma, Spain
A contemporary art installation housed within a Gothic cathedral.
Cabanas, Spain
This enchanting natural park is a magical example of a temperate rainforest in Europe.
Ronda, Spain
The hidden ruins of an old hydroelectric plant reclaimed by nature.
Aranda de Duero, Spain
A network of hundreds of interconnected wineries in caves hides under the town center.
Marinaleda, Spain
A micro-communist utopia in Spain with no police, no mortgages and full employment.
Vilaplana, Spain
Now a pile of ruins and rubble, this was a lovely mountain town as recently as 1960.
Madrid, Spain
Stuck in the middle of a modern Madrid city block are the remains of a 19th century sports complex.
Asturias, Spain
An abandoned Indian-inspired mansion.
Cabezuela del Valle, Spain
Blue-green pools and smooth stones comprise one of Spain’s most idyllic hidden wonders.
Campanet, Spain
This "flat geyser" bubbles up out of the ground periodically like a disappearing river.