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1. Zamora, Spain UNESCO designated Zamora as a European World Heritage Site for 2023 despite the fact that few people—even in Spain—are aware that it is the European city with the greatest concentration of Romanesque architecture. In addition, this underestimated town lies near Madrid, which is only an hour away by new, high-speed AVE railway that was just introduced a year ago. Zamora is home to a large modernist legacy as well as the Lagunas de Villafáfila, a group of lakes that serve as a seasonal haven for tens of thousands of migratory birds. There is still more to see, spread out across the province: Located not far from Puebla de Sanabria, one of Spain's most picturesque communities, Lake Sanabria is the largest glacial lake in the Iberian Peninsula. Toro, in the east, is the center of big, robust red wines and the location of the highly regarded winery Numanthia, which is credited with popularizing the wine region. Get a table at Lera, which received its Michelin star in 20...