Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain Jul 30, 2025

Ribadesella, featured in today"s image, is an 84-square-kilometre municipality in northern Spain"s Asturias region, known for its coastal charm and rich heritage. This historic town was founded in the 13th century by Alfonso X the Wise. Its rugged yet beautiful coastline includes beaches such as Santa Marina and Guadamía, where sea and mountains merge in striking landscapes. Nearby, the Tito Bustillo Cave, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, offers a journey into the past with cave paintings dating back more than 14,000 years.

© Agnieszka Glowala/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Jul 30, 2024San Gimignano, Siena, Italy
July 30, 2026Monument Valley, Navajo Nation, Arizona, United States

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Nov 25, 2024Maasai giraffes
Nov 20, 2024Pont de pierre, Bordeaux, France
Dec 15, 2024Lake Misurina, Dolomites, Italy
Apr 5, 2025Gaztelugatxe islet at sunset, Basque Country, Spain
July 7, 2026Plate-billed mountain toucan with orchids, Ecuador
Jun 1, 2024Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden, Brazil
Oct 23, 2024Madame Sherri Forest, New Hampshire, United States
Sep 8, 2023The Circus, Bath, Somerset, England
June 19, 2026La Rocchetta Lighthouse, Piombino, Italy
Nov 10, 2024Caribbean flamingos, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
Aug 20, 2025The citadel in Bonifacio, Southern Corsica, France
Jul 12, 2025Thomsons gazelles
Mar 27, 2025Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Acropolis of Athens, Greece
Mar 24, 2025African elephants in Namibia
Oct 8, 2024Mototi octopus
Oct 2, 2025Oxbow Bend on the Snake River, Wyoming, United States
Jun 17, 2025Maritime forest in Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia, United States
Jun 21, 2024Reticulated giraffes
Mar 1, 2026Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain
Jun 27, 2024Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence
Jan 18, 2025Dunes at White Sands National Park, New Mexico
Nov 14, 2023Russell lupines, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
Aug 17, 2024Alfanzina lighthouse, Algarve, Portugal
Jan 12, 2024Bukhansan National Park, South Korea
Apr 30, 2024Cheetah in Tanzania
May 19, 2024Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Liguria, Italy
Apr 20, 2025Yellow warbler in Canada
Nov 19, 2025Hungarian Parliament Building, Budapest, Hungary
Dec 6, 2025Everglades National Park, Florida
Apr 27, 2024Leucistic Annas hummingbird