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World's Biggest Chair

Lucena, Spain

World's Biggest Chair

Holding the current title of "biggest chair in the world," it stands with little fanfare in Lucena, Spain.

Solar Power Tower

Sanlúcar la Mayor, Spain

Solar Power Tower

Spain's stunning solar energy plant.

The Millennial Olive of Arroyo Carnicero

Casabermeja, Spain

Millennial Olive of Arroyo Carnicero

This surreal-looking tree pruned more than 1,000 years ago is still producing olives for oil.

Palm trees beneath a double rainbow.

Elx, Spain

Palmeral of Elche

Originally planted by the ancient Carthaginians, this sprawling palm grove is one of the largest in the world.

El Cañón de Talayuelas

Talayuelas, Spain

El Cañón de Talayuelas

A fiery-red region of scooped out land still largely untouched by civilization, tourists or otherwise.

The sound of the pumping machinery gave the site its nickname of 'Pim-Pam'.

Puerto de Mazarrón, Spain

Las Salinas of Puerto de Mazarrón

Abandoned tunnels dug for the once-thriving sea salt industry on the coast of southern Spain.

The strange structures are made of oxides of silicon and aluminum.

Puerto de Mazarrón, Spain

Erosiones de Bolnuevo

An enchanting landscape of ancient sandstone structures eroded into otherworldly shapes.

Looking East towards Cartagena

Cartagena, Spain

Bateria de Castillitos

The two massive guns that defended Cartagena Bay.

Laguna Rosa, Torrevieja, Spain

Torrevieja, Spain

The Pink Lake of Torrevieja

Bacteria and algae give the salty water its bubblegum hue.

Hogueras de Alicante

Alicante, Spain

Hogueras de Alicante (Bonfires of Alicante)

A celebration of solstice followed by a fiery purging of evils.

Shrine of Mary Magdalene.

Novelda, Spain

Novelda Shrine of Mary Magdalene

The 20th-century church looks like a rustic version of the Sagrada Familia.

Image shows spillway which is a later addition to the dam

Tibi, Spain

Tibi Dam (Pantano de Tibi)

Possibly the oldest masonry dam in all of Europe.

Medieval Aqueduct of Biar

Biar, Spain

Medieval Aqueduct of Biar

This 15th-century aqueduct with distinctive pointed arches was used for irrigation in the Vinalopó valley.

Pozo de Nieve Roundabout

Ibi, Spain

Pozo de Nieve Roundabout

A replica of the ice houses that once formed the basis of a local ice cream industry sits proudly in the middle of traffic.

The sculpture.

Ibi, Spain

Ibi Toy Locomotive Sculpture

An enormous roadside attraction in the heart of Spain's toy-making hub.

The theatre.

Sax, Spain

Colony of Santa Eulalia

An abandoned socialist utopia built in the late 19th century.

Los Arcos Aqueduct.

Teruel, Spain

Los Arcos Aqueduct

This multi-level, aqueduct-footbridge hybrid is one of the greatest works of the Spanish Renaissance.

El Salto de la Novia in Spain.

Navajas, Spain

Salto de la Novia

Translating as "The Jump of the Girlfriend," this stunning waterfall has a tragic legend behind it.

A giant robot spraypaints houses in this mural.

Fanzara, Spain

M.I.A.U. (Unfinished Museum of Urban Art)

The streets of a sleepy Spanish town proudly exhibit some of the world's finest graffiti.

Margalef

Margalef, Spain

Margalef

An isolated village literally built into the crevices and rock formations of a mountain.

Casa de Fusta.

Amposta, Spain

Casa de Fusta

This Canadian hunting lodge is a long way from home.

Old gas holder.

Tortosa, Spain

Abandoned Gas Holder

These ruins are all that remain of Tortosa’s lost coal gas manufacturing industry.

The memorial over the Ebro River.

Tortosa, Spain

Commemorative Monument of the Battle of the Ebro

This memorial, built by fascist dictator General Franco in 1960, has been repurposed by the people of Catalonia.

Three fishermen, with partial views of the mermaid in the back.

Cambrils, Spain

En la Pla de les Serenes

This amazing piece of modern art honors the hundreds of fishermen killed during Cambrils' "year of misfortunes."

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