A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

France's high-tech, future-themed amusement park.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.

19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

A small church ornamented with medieval erotic sculptures.

The most elaborate of 12 medieval arched doorways to the old city of Burgos.

This remarkable museum sprung from one of the most important prehistoric archaeological sites in the world.

The facade of this 16th-century building is decorated with carvings of 300 seashells.

For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.

A 12th century church completely covered in shells.

This enchanting green space houses a labyrinth lined with toxic plants.

A wonderful collection of fossilized dinosaurs and other creatures that roamed the landscape millions of years ago.

The unfinished final resting place of some of Spain's most prominent politicians.