A small villa said to have inspired the design of the court jester at the heart of Giuseppe Verdi's 1851 opera.

A medieval tower with a suspended iron cage used as an open-air jail for criminals who were exposed as a warning.

It took more than 300 years to build this church, which is home to two sacred vessels believed to hold the blood of Christ.

An architectural oddity where the triglyphs of the courtyard of walls create an optical illusion.

A room filled with frescos that make it seem like the walls are crumbling down while giants die in despair.

An ode to the washerwomen who called Pavia home.

One of the best-preserved modern fortresses was part of a pivotal moment in the Italian Risorgimento.

A stunning medieval castle houses this eclectic, interactive tribute to all things wine.

This mosque was based on Sub-Saharan Islamic architecture and created for the Senegalese Tirailleurs.

This plaza is home to a number of works, including Montpellier‘s own Arc de Triomphe.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

The forgotten remnants of a land-to-sea cable car that was once unique in the world.

Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.

Writers such as Paul Bowles, William Burroughs, and Samuel Beckett frequented this Tangier bookstore.

Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.

The tomb of one of the greatest travelers in history.

The ruins of a 2,000-year-old Roman fishing village perched on one of the best beaches in Spain.

Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.

A micro-communist utopia in Spain with no police, no mortgages and full employment.

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

Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.

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

A 16th-century Andalusian palace.