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Built in the 11th or 12th century, the Castillo de Denia was the fortress that defended the city into the 1700s.

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The cave at Las Calaveras was deposited approximately 135 million years ago.

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The old quarter, known as the Barri Gotic, in Barcelona.

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Roman remains appear throughout the city of Barcelona.

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Also known as Barcelona's Cathedral of the Sea, this church was built throughout the 1300s by the sailors and fishermen of the neighborhood.

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At the tip of La Rambla in the center of the Plaça de Catalunya, this monument celebrates Francesc Macià i Llussà, a Catalonian politician who spoke out for an independent Catalonia.

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The Museu d'Historia de Barcelona has excavated miles of Roman ruins of the original city of Barcino, founded by the Romans more than 2000 years ago, under the streets of modern Barcelona.

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Tourist trap? Perhaps. But it's impressive to see what they can accomplish with these machines built in the 1570s, which are still used to grind paint and do other industrial tasks.

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The town of Edam is small and peaceful, only a 30-minute drive from Amsterdam.
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