An enchanting monastery in the Spanish countryside appears lifted from a fantasy tale.

Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.

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

Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.

Puffin enthusiasts flock to Europe's largest seabird cliff, which over one million birds call home.

This elderly couple's hand-picked collection of rare gems is one of the finest in all of Iceland.

This remote eatery and museum is preserved as a time capsule of a small Icelandic fishing town.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

Climbing Iceland's highest peak on the rim of the Oræfajökull volcano.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.

The oldest steel ship in Iceland has been beached for years and is now a rusting ruin.

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

Three million year old fossils are exposed for all to see on this Icelandic shore.

This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.

The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.

The oldest church in Iceland is one of the few to feature ornate decoration.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

A trio of hidden hot tubs takes advantage of Iceland's natural geothermal vents.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.