Places Edited by Xavi Pascual

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

The little church's beautifully frescoed ceiling has earned it the nickname “the Sistine Chapel of Madrid.”

Barça football fans might see the insignia hidden in a church window as a divine sign.

A bronze statue of the famed Prussian naturalist commemorates the year he spent in Mexico.

This legendary dessert was served to Nobel laureates for decades.

This charming, medieval walled village is Spain's first "book town."

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

The only urban monument in the world designed by the great surrealist painter Salvador Dalí.

This macabre painting of a Shakespearean scene looks like something out of a nightmare.

This magnificent market stands as a poignant symbol of the suffering caused by the Spanish Civil War.

A miniature model of the iconic Stockholm department store.

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

This vast masterpiece of Moroccan architecture spreads across 20 acres.

William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.

Experience what life was like in Ireland during the Viking and medieval ages.

An iconic photograph from the Spanish Civil War saved this shrapnel-scarred historic house from destruction.

Volcanic rocks ground down into sand make this Spanish beach as black as night.

An iconic and controversial ancient Iberian funerary urn with a hauntingly penetrating gaze.

This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.

This poignant sculpture of a gnarled weapon is a symbol of non-violence.

This lucky bronze frog was gifted to Madrid by a casino.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

These wooden balconies that are both decorative and functional.

This macabre masterpiece of a mural is one of Francisco Goya's "Black Paintings."