A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

This stucco building in North Africa was the first American-owned property on foreign soil.

One of the two original gateways into the Kasbah, this gateway is a nesting site for storks.

The legacy of a Moroccan Jewish community is remembered at this little mouldering cemetery.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

Deliberately hidden for centuries, the magnificent Saadian Tombs were eventually uncovered in 1917.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

The largest madrasa in Morocco once housed more than 900 students within its exquisite walls.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.

The courtyard of this small Marinid madrasa is a dazzling example of intricate Islamic architecture.

The other side is actually green.

The oldest known university in the world is in Fez, Morocco.

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

One of the most photographed buildings in a city known for its Modernista architecture is an abandoned squat.

This fountain was designed to honor the man who helped bring water to Barcelona.

The unexpectedly beloved remnants of a controversial thermal power plant.

This colorful statue welcomes visitors to a Barcelona park.

An open-air "garden" of mural art that changes weekly.

This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.

An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.