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

A cheese discovery made by shepherds became the pride of a region.

A whimsical garden of outsider art in the Spanish countryside.

The streets of a sleepy Spanish town proudly exhibit some of the world's finest graffiti.

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

This overlooked museum houses an amazing collection of rare, antique typewriters.

Vibrant street art created with mixed media.

A micro-communist utopia in Spain with no police, no mortgages and full employment.

A medieval village holds a very modern hotel.

A 16th-century Andalusian palace.

This quaint Spanish village agreed to be painted blue as a marketing stunt but found that they preferred it that way.

Volcanic rocks ground down into sand make this Spanish beach as black as night.

Hidden behind a wall, Spanish nuns distribute their signature sweets on a revolving tray.

Of course Salvador Dalí lived in a castle...

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

Giant eggs, walls of bread, and nightmare surreality mark the largest collection of works by Salvador Dalí.

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

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