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

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

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

This former Baroque palace on the historic Calle Montcada is a rare architectural gem and was once the meeting place of an aristocratic scholarly society.

The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.

Bask in the 19th century grandeur of an eccentric Freemason millionaire's private gardens.

Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.

Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.

An unusual stroll through gentlemen's erotica demonstrates that pornography is timeless.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

The oldest bookstore in Iceland.

Inside this museum, visitors venture through ghost stories entrenched in Icelandic folklore.

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

Largest private bird collection in Iceland, formed from a tragic accident.

Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.

This museum dedicated to divination also honors a local 10th-century prophetess.

Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.

These concrete domes were installed on an Icelandic bluff to honor a very specific musical tradion.

Puffin enthusiasts flock to Europe's largest seabird cliff, which over one million birds call home.

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.