Places toocanvan Wants to Go

Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.

Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

Rabanadas, the Portuguese answer to French toast, are reborn here with a glassy sugar crust and a center as light as whipped cream.

An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.

This ship offers visitors the chance to spend the night aboard a former floating hospital for fishermen.

The ruins of the second-largest circus school in the world.

The building hides in plain sight in Ribadavia's historic Jewish quarter.

Dedicated to one of the author's most iconic works.

The mysterious remains of a martyred teenage saint are venerated inside a small country chapel.

Seaside ruins of a settlement that date back to the first century B.C.

Open air sculptures by an eccentric and loin-clothed hermit.

Tiny Spanish beach covered in sea glass.

This panoramic lift provides a futuristic ride up San Pedro Mountain.

The remains of an encyclopedic sculpture garden later used as an internment camp.

This humble bench is considered the most beautiful in the world.

This mermaid sculpture commemorates a Galician legend and an annual trial.

Natural stone arches form a walkable "cathedral" at low tide, then disappear entirely when the water returns.

A historic Christian shrine nestled within a spectacular natural cave.

A spectacular walk on the flank of a gorge.

These primitive rock paintings include a very beloved depiction of a woolly mammoth.

The walls of these four caverns are filled with art that dates back to the earliest human presence in Europe.

This beautiful spit of land was once the summer playground of the king of Spain.

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