tarajso's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

tarajso

Hi! My name is Tara, and I'm a humanitarian professional from Canada. To date, I've been to 14 countries (not counting the 3 I've transited through -- Panama, Austria and Germany, though I think I've spent enough time in the Frankfurt airport for it to count!): Canada, USA, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Ireland, UK, France, Spain, Italy, Vatican City, Iceland, Switzerland, and Bulgaria As well, I've visited 32 UNESCO world Heritage sites (and one that's been on the tentative list for years) Last adventure: Santiago and Torres Del Paine Next adventure: Bulgaria!

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Olvera Castle - Castillo de Olvera

Moorish signal station on a stratgic rocky outcrop.

serflac

Added by serflac

Belchite, Spain

The Ruins of Belchite

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

Nichali Ciaccio

Added by Nichali Ciaccio

Córdoba, Spain

Cross of the Captive

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

Luis Morato

Added by Luis Morato

Las Médulas

Devastated landscape used for hundreds of years by the Romans as their primary mining site.

Consuegra, Spain

Consuegra Windmills

This line of 12 tower mills described in the story of Don Quixote is among the most iconic landscapes in Spain.

Luis Morato

Added by Luis Morato

A Coruña, Spain

Tower of Hercules

The oldest Roman lighthouse still in use.

Added by solarconstant

Cartagena, Spain

Roman Theatre of Cartagena

An ancient Roman theatre restored to its former glory in the Spanish city of Cartegena.

Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

Congost de Mont-rebei

A breathtaking canyon offers stunning views and frightful pathways through an ecological paradise.

serflac

Added by serflac

Monastery of San Juan de la Peña

This religious complex carved into a cliff is steeped in legends of miraculous stags and the Holy Grail.

philoursmars

Added by philoursmars

Monistrol de Montserrat, Spain

Santa Cova of Montserrat

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

treeswithknees

Added by treeswithknees

Asturias, Spain

Holy Cave of Covadonga

A historic Christian shrine nestled within a spectacular natural cave.

LeahBee

Added by LeahBee

Córdoba, Spain

Mezquita (Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba)

Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.

cnowell

Added by cnowell

Geoda de Pulpí (Pulpí Geode)

Peek into a cave of giant, glimmering crystals.

Added by Inka PiegsaQuischotte

Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Bench of Whispers

Thanks to an acoustic anomaly, this unassuming stone bench has heard one hundred years of secrets.

Third Thistle

Added by Third Thistle

Torre d'en Galmes

This remarkable prehistoric town is full of watchtowers and houses that have withstood thousands of years.

Jeff Koons' Puppy

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.

littlebrumble

Added by littlebrumble

Brihuega, Spain

Cívica

This enchanting hamlet carved into the rock looks like something straight out of Tolkien's Rivendell.

Added by Jimmyp48

Ribadesella, Spain

Tito Bustillo Cave

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

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Rascafría, Spain

Peñalara National Park

A breathtaking and biodiverse wilderness in the mountain setting of Ernest Hemingway's "For Whom the Bell Tolls."

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Tenerife, Spain

Mount Teide

According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.

Added by ariels

Güejar Sierra, Spain

Mohon del Trigo Observatory

This abandoned, turn-of-the-century astronomy hub is now the subject of more photographs than it ever took.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Icod de los Vinos, Spain

Drago Milenario

This local emblem is the oldest and largest dragon tree in the Canary Islands.

Luis Morato

Added by Luis Morato

Bufones de Arenillas

Stormy conditions send jets of seawater bursting through holes in the cliffs.

b2roam

Added by b2roam

Manzanares el Real, Spain

Manzanares el Real Castle

A magnificent, long-abandoned castle built in the wake of the reconquest of Spain.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan