This colorful statue welcomes visitors to a Barcelona park.

This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.

This stunning iron gate designed by Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí is filled with mythic symbolism.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

Week-long block party becomes a competition for the best decorated street.

Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.

Gaze upon chocolate sculptures depicting everything from chariot races to Gaudí's famous church at this shrine to sweets.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

Ancient Phoenician and Roman tombs carved into the rock overlook the Moroccan coastline.

At this faithfully preserved medina off the Moroccan tourist circuit you can walk through six centuries of history in one day.

One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.

This now abandoned restaurant provides some of the most amazing views of Lisboa.

This unique architectural wonder is also tied to one of the 20th-century's most renowned writers.

An exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.

Portugal's National Pantheon has a history of curses, collapses and financial problems.

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

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.

These six walrus head statues harken back to a time when this area wasn't far from the oceanfront.