Yeres, Spain
Las Médulas
Devastated landscape used for hundreds of years by the Romans as their primary mining site.
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Yeres, Spain
Devastated landscape used for hundreds of years by the Romans as their primary mining site.
Lugo, Spain
Remarkably intact Roman stone fortifications have encircled this Spanish city for centuries.
A Coruña, Spain
The oldest Roman lighthouse still in use.
Portugalete, Spain
Two towns are linked by an engineering marvel masquerading as a boring suspension bridge.
San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, Spain
Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.
France / Spain
This tiny river island switches sovereignty every six months as part of a rare, centuries-old agreement.
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.
Fairbourne, Wales
A hidden tunnel leads to an abandoned slate quarry that's now a secret swimming spot guarded by cliffs.