Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
'Half Rabbit'
This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.
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Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.
Arcozelo, Portugal
Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.
Moreira do Rei, Portugal
A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside.
Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal
This impressive rupestrian engraving dates back to the Upper Palaeolithic period.
Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal
These rock drawings in the Côa Valley also create an ancient optical illusion.
Zamora, Spain
Maybe the most iconic character in the Easter (Holy Week) processions in Zamora.
Mayorga, Spain
The oldest functioning mailbox in Spain was installed in 1793.
Urueña, Spain
This charming, medieval walled village is Spain's first "book town."
Wamba, Spain
One of the largest ossuaries in Spain is packed from floor to ceiling with bones.
Rodellar, Spain
An arresting arch punched straight through a mountain provides one of the most scenic spots, and challenging climbs, on the planet.
Alcubierre, Spain
A series of recreated fortifications mark George Orwell's path through the Spanish Civil War.
Zaragoza, Spain
This fantastical faceless sculpture in Spain is on the grandest scale.
Zaragoza, Spain
The first museum in Europe dedicated to the art of origami.
Gammelstad, Sweden
A medieval village, with red wooden cottages around a stone church, stands as a well-preserved example of a settlement type that was once common in northern Sweden.
Pello, Finland
A little-known sculpture park of contemporary environmental art in a Lapland forest.
Helsinki, Finland
One of the oldest structures in Helsinki is this burrow grave that dates back to the Bronze Age.
Helsinki, Finland
An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.
Nesseby, Norway
Traces of a Sami settlement and sacrificial site dating back more than 9,000 years.
Betanzos, Spain
The remains of an encyclopedic sculpture garden later used as an internment camp.
Ferrol, Spain
Crumbling World War II-era gun emplacements still stand near lighthouses on the Spanish coast.
Ribadeo, Spain
Natural stone arches form a walkable "cathedral" at low tide, then disappear entirely when the water returns.
Oviedo, Spain
This Bronze Age man spent millennia buried in a mine, giving his bones an eerie hue.
Oviedo, Spain
The atmospheric ruins of a historic church can be found on a hill above the city of Oviedo.
Oviedo, Spain
It's believed these prehistoric individuals were the victims of cannibalism.