This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

An archaeological site believed to be the burial place of the "mother of us all."

Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.

A well-preserved medieval village nested on a rocky outcrop and surrounded by a network of cliffs, natural bridges and canyons.

French commune at the heart of conspiracies.

The site of the first medieval crusade that pitted Christians against Christians.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

A cluster of granite granaries perched on stilts.

One of the largest Roman settlements in Portugal.

This crumbling Portuguese ruin overlooks the populace it once ruled.

This star-shaped military outpost is now simply trying to protect itself from neglect.

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

The verdant mossy ruins of a Franciscan monastery lie in the remote Sintra hills awaiting exploration.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

An ancient Roman theatre restored to its former glory in the Spanish city of Cartegena.

An exact replica of a colossal Olmec head sits atop a pyramid within a Madrid traffic circle.

A once grand hotel now sits eerily abandoned in the Catalan countryside outside Barcelona.

A site where “the ravages of the war are more striking…than any other place in contemporary Spain.”