tarajso's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

tarajso

Hi! My name is Tara, and I'm a humanitarian professional from Canada. To date, I've been to 15 countries (not counting the 3 I've transited through -- Panama, Austria and Germany, though I think I've spent enough time in the Frankfurt airport for it to count!): Canada, USA, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Ireland, UK, France, Spain, Italy, Vatican City, Iceland, Switzerland, Bulgaria, and Greece. As well, I've visited 35 UNESCO world Heritage sites (and two that've been on the tentative list for years) Last adventure: Thessaloniki Current adventure: Bulgaria

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Jeff Koons' Puppy

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.

littlebrumble

Added by littlebrumble

Brihuega, Spain

Cívica

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

Added by Jimmyp48

Ribadesella, Spain

Tito Bustillo Cave

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

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Rascafría, Spain

Peñalara National Park

A breathtaking and biodiverse wilderness in the mountain setting of Ernest Hemingway's "For Whom the Bell Tolls."

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Tenerife, Spain

Mount Teide

According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.

Added by ariels

Güejar Sierra, Spain

Mohon del Trigo Observatory

This abandoned, turn-of-the-century astronomy hub is now the subject of more photographs than it ever took.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Icod de los Vinos, Spain

Drago Milenario

This local emblem is the oldest and largest dragon tree in the Canary Islands.

Luis Morato

Added by Luis Morato

Bufones de Arenillas

Stormy conditions send jets of seawater bursting through holes in the cliffs.

Manzanares el Real, Spain

Manzanares el Real Castle

A magnificent, long-abandoned castle built in the wake of the reconquest of Spain.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Antequera, Spain

Torcal de Antequera

Rare karst landscape eroded from a flat seabed.

serflac

Added by serflac

Casabermeja, Spain

Millennial Olive of Arroyo Carnicero

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

David Hammond

Added by David Hammond

Santiponce, Spain

Amphitheatre of Italica

The Roman city was the birthplace of various emperors and is home to one of the empire's most impressive architectural feats.

Twotogsontour

Added by Twotogsontour

Baelo Claudia

The ruins of a 2,000-year-old Roman fishing village perched on one of the best beaches in Spain.

Blair Mastbaum

Added by Blair Mastbaum

Puente Viesgo, Spain

Caves of Monte Castillo

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

Luis Morato

Added by Luis Morato

The Ceramics of Manises

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

Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain

Royal Library of San Lorenzo de El Escorial

This influential Renaissance-era library was once the haunt of kings and monks.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Asturias, Spain

Cares Gorge

A spectacular walk on the flank of a gorge.

Salamanca, Spain

Cave of Salamanca

A hidden medieval crypt where a famous legend says the devil used to teach black magic.

Maria S Varela

Added by Maria S Varela

Iglesia Santa Maria del Naranco

The atmospheric ruins of a historic church can be found on a hill above the city of Oviedo.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Pimiango, Spain

El Pindal Cave

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

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Melilla

A five-square-mile slice of Spain on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa.

Added by Theophania

A Coruña, Spain

Elevador del Monte de San Pedro

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

Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

Castle of Gormaz

This Arab fortress was once the largest citadel in Western Europe.

Added by Reberad

Puerto de Mazarrón, Spain

Erosiones de Bolnuevo

An enchanting landscape of ancient sandstone structures eroded into otherworldly shapes.

Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman