A memorial to the British politician who spearheaded the National Health Service.

Soldiers carved these regimental badges into the chalk hills in remembrance of those who died in World War I.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

The defensive tower was built centuries ago to warn locals of Berber pirate attacks.

Among the oldest structures in Madrid, these Moorish walls once guarded the medieval city of Mayrit.

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

Spanning the El Chorro gorge, this pathway used to be one of the most dangerous crossings in the world.

This remote location of this Moorish stronghold means it doesn’t attract many tourists—and that it still has the aura of fear and bravery of the 1300s.

This mysterious pyramid is said to be part of a complex web of occult and Freemason symbols.

There was a top secret plan during World War II to seal a group of soldiers inside the rock.

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

Red, white, and blue painted steps along with a Union Jack celebrate the outcome of Gibraltar's 1967 referendum.

"Satisfying" is a good way to describe these beautifully aligned rows of Spanish mills.

An ongoing medieval tradition of communal pig husbandry is honored with a handsome granite sculpture.

These rock drawings in the Côa Valley also create an ancient optical illusion.

An architectural gem nestled into a promontory overlooking a prehistoric landscape.

This impressive rupestrian engraving dates back to the Upper Palaeolithic period.

A devasting 2020 fire left this historic seminary in ruins.

Remote, beautiful, and stigmatized, Las Hurdes is Spain's version of Appalachia.

This museum is home to one of the biggest collections of printing press technology—plus a river view.

This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.

A neighborhood park in the city of Cáceres hides what some believe are revolutionary examples of Neanderthal cave art.

Come for the bread-themed puppet show, stay for the buffet.

These 400-year-old ruins are all that's left of the monastery where Ines de Castro was assassinated by the King of Portugal.