The current seat of the Parliament of Andalusia was once the epicenter of the Great Plague of Seville.

A monument to one of the greatest matadors of all time.

This tree, over 500 years old, was planted by Columbus’s son.

An eerie collection of the surviving structures from a past celebration of the future.

This giant sculpture recalls a famous passage from “Alice in Wonderland.”

The friendship between Kansas City and Seville materialized in this sculpture

Hidden behind a wall, Spanish nuns distribute their signature sweets on a revolving tray.

A 16th-century Andalusian palace.

Drink the 'Blood of Christ' in this Roman Catholic fever dream.

The world's largest wooden structure.

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

This former charity hospital for elderly clergy houses some of Seville’s most treasured paintings.

Spain's largest bullring offers a unique glimpse at architecture and history.

Its appearance in "Game of Thrones" may spur on the long-awaited restoration of this medieval shipyard.

Five mysterious spheres in the wall of a church that puzzle Málaga’s locals.

The gardens and chambers of this Moorish citadel conjure memories of the Alhambra.

Bold black and white motifs of life and death add a dramatic flair to this 17th-century crypt.

This Moorish fortress has guarded Málaga from the slopes of Gibralfaro hill for nearly a thousand years.

Vintage aircraft in the original 1948 terminal of Malaga's airport

A chunk of the "true cross" is held in this small Portuguese church where modern day exorcisms are said to be common place.

At night, bats patrol this magnificent 18th-century space in search of book-eating pests.

In Portugal, a secluded stretch of untouched natural beauty hides at the bottom of a steep hill.

One Portuguese poet described this cape, the westernmost point in mainland Europe, as "where the land ends and the sea begins."

The verdant mossy ruins of a Franciscan monastery lie in the remote Sintra hills awaiting exploration.