The Church of the Concepción Real de Calatrava was built in the historic center of Madrid in the late 17th century by Fray Lorenzo de San Nicolás, an Augustinian monk and accomplished architect.
The Vega Alta and the Vega Baja of Toledo are the upper and lower fertile valleys along the banks of the Tagus River where it enters and exits the historic city.
Seemingly defying gravity, the towers of the Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família stretch to the heavens above the Barcelona landscape, and are now synonymous with the city's identity.
North of the Port of Valencia and just three kilometers from that city’s historic center, the lively architecture of the Barrio del Cabanyal-Canyamelar dots the shores of the Mediterranean Sea.
The historic walled town of Trujillo rose to prominence as a Moorish settlement in the early Middle Ages, though it was first settled by the Romans in 206 BC.