Places Xavi Pascual Wants to Go

This former monastery or convent is now, in part, a boutique hotel, but the church linked to it is intact.

The Underground railway station and its Cubist/Art Deco statue are so evocative of 1920s/30s London that one almost expects to see Poirot on the stairs.

A statue dedicated to football's first African superstar and Portugal's greatest ever player

A statue of Granada's self-proclaimed "King of the Gypsies"

One of the last remnants of an ancient town wall

An architectural anomaly that preserves the chilling history of medieval ascetics who chose to be buried alive.

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

The Torres Quevedo Museum offers a unique glimpse into the pioneering inventions this visionary engineer

Gustave Eiffel's masterpiece until the Eiffel Tower was built.

This beautiful early 20th-century military barracks now has numerous more peaceful uses

Painting of this dam or weir seems to be a tradition

The place where the Spanish 2nd Republic, essentially, came to an end

This ambitious 18th century project never achieved its aim as a means of navigation but remains an essential component of agriculture and water supply in central Spain

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

The only surviving theatre where William Shakespeare performed as an actor.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

A tongue-in-cheek marker at the place where Robert Barr supposedly created Scotland’s favorite soft drink.

The hillside where Edvard Munch experienced the panic attack that inspired “The Scream” offers one of the most striking evening views in Oslo.

Get in line for Lisbon’s most famous sandwich.

One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.

This bizarrely tree-like red skyscraper is one of the newer additions to Barcelona’s skyline.

This 13th century convent is now a medieval painting museum.

A bad omen turned symbol of good fortune now adorns a hidden palace in the quiet streets of Valencia's old town.

The largest open-air museum in southern Europe, where nature and contemporary art exist in harmony.