Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

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

Open air sculptures by an eccentric and loin-clothed hermit.

The mysterious remains of a martyred teenage saint are venerated inside a small country chapel.

Thanks to an acoustic anomaly, this unassuming stone bench has heard one hundred years of secrets.

An accidental trick of light casts the perfect shadow of a pilgrim of the Camino de Santiago against the cathedral wall.

An honorary saint of the people, Maria Adelaide became an incorrupt corpse, the clothes intact, exhaling “a strong scent of roses.”

Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.

Abandoned for decades, trains still pass through the now-restored remains of one of Madrid's first metro stations.

This funky former tobacco factory is one of the most striking examples of Madrid's cultural diversity.

The earliest known map to show America, discovered by accident at a Paris bookshop.

In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, celestial wonders marked a portal to a powerful route of travel at this site in Madrid, Spain.

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.