30/07/2026
Tucked into the slopes of Monte La Mola sits the Santuario de Santa María Magdalena — nearly three decades in the making (1918–1946), and every honey-coloured stone shows it. Its architect trained under Gaudí, and it’s unmistakable: twin 25-metre spires, river pebbles pressed straight into the walls, and a floor plan shaped like the very jar Mary Magdalene carried to anoint Christ’s feet.
Even the road up plays along — a stone trumpeter announces your arrival long before the towers come into view, carved in the same wild spirit as the sanctuary itself.
Somewhere between fortress and fairytale. 📍 Novelda, Spain