This panoramic lift provides a futuristic ride up San Pedro Mountain.

A rare set of strings by famed instrument maker Antonio Stradivarius is on display in the Royal Palace.

A neighborhood park in the city of Cáceres hides what some believe are revolutionary examples of Neanderthal cave art.

These primitive rock paintings include a very beloved depiction of a woolly mammoth.

The walls of these four caverns are filled with art that dates back to the earliest human presence in Europe.

One of Madrid's oldest trees, with a long and colorful history, resides in El Retiro Park.

A spectacular walk on the flank of a gorge.

Beautiful tiles decorate many of the town's surfaces and stand testimony to its glorious artistic history.

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

This surreal-looking tree pruned more than 1,000 years ago is still producing olives for oil.

Peek into a cave of giant, glimmering crystals.

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

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

A magnificent place to see authentic paleolithic cave paintings that are an astounding 33,000 years old.

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

This magnificent castle grew from a small Moorish fortress, and reportedly inspired two iconic Disney castles.

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

This religious complex carved into a cliff is steeped in legends of miraculous stags and the Holy Grail.

Translating as "The Jump of the Girlfriend," this stunning waterfall has a tragic legend behind it.

This fascinating and poignant museum chronicles every imaginable aspect of Spanish colonialism in the Americas.

A display of torture devices used in the Spanish Inquisition and other scourges of medieval Europe.

This ancient Spanish castle sits high upon a hilltop.

This enchanting natural park is a magical example of a temperate rainforest in Europe.

Blue-green pools and smooth stones comprise one of Spain’s most idyllic hidden wonders.