A complimentary beverage is offered to the bodega's resident rodents every day.

This 47-story "M" needed 20 years to be completed

A modernist church in an ancient village.

According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.

An out-of-place grove of sequoias thrives in northern Spain.

A five-square-mile slice of Spain on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa.

Just like in Hollywood, Madrid has also a forgotten walk of fame.

This underground church is topped with a 500-foot cross that is seen by many as a beacon of fascist hubris.

An impressive display of ships and artifacts from the ancient Mediterranean maritime trade.

This embalmed man is one of the best preserved mummies from the Canary Islands.

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

This small museum tucked within a subway station holds pieces from Madrid's past.

One of Antoni Gaudí's least-visited works, an homage to Catalan patrimony that mixes neo-Gothic with Modernista forms.

The remains of the second-oldest zoo in Europe can be seen within these library gardens.

This enchanting hamlet carved into the rock looks like something straight out of Tolkien's Rivendell.

An archeological treasure trove stumbled upon by a couple of children.

12th-century holy complex shares land with a natural park full of heavenly waterfalls and raptors.

Occupied for six centuries by Franciscan Order nuns, this monastery is an amazing ode to Catalán Gothic architecture.

This beautifully verdant lagoon is tucked below a massive volcano in a crater atop a black pebble beach.

This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.

This imposing modern citadel started out as a home renovation project.

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

The Cathedral of Salamanca has a number of unusual carvings but none so surprising as a modern astronaut.

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