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A magnificent place to see authentic paleolithic cave paintings that are an astounding 33,000 years old.

A historic Christian shrine nestled within a spectacular natural cave.

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

This magnificent castle grew from a small Moorish fortress, and reportedly inspired two iconic Disney castles.

Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.

This embalmed man is one of the best preserved mummies from the Canary Islands.

A reproduction of the famous prehistoric cave paintings is hidden underground at the National Archaeological Museum.

An iconic and controversial ancient Iberian funerary urn with a hauntingly penetrating gaze.

Bold black and white motifs of life and death add a dramatic flair to this 17th-century crypt.

A site where “the ravages of the war are more striking…than any other place in contemporary Spain.”

A display of torture devices used in the Spanish Inquisition and other scourges of medieval Europe.

A curious carving hides on a marble column in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba.

Village situated on a narrow volcanic escarpment.

Religious dwelling in a Spanish volcano.

A Romanesque tower appears when water levels drop.

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

Of course Salvador Dalí lived in a castle...

The oldest giants in Catalonia are now displayed in a 14th-century Gothic church.

18th century anatomical amphitheater of the Royal College of Surgery of Barcelona.

A gravity-defying "devil's bridge" that has a surprising architectural feature for its stability.

This Navarrese cave's history of witchcraft and pagan ritual is not just embraced, but recreated each year.

Occupied for six centuries by Franciscan Order nuns, this monastery is an amazing ode to Catalán Gothic architecture.

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

Order cookies baked by cloistered nuns in a 400-year-old monastery.