Places akiraa1 Wants to Go

A lush oasis full of vibrant plants and striking geometric displays.

The corpse bride of Portugal.

A majestic hotel for dreamers rises from the center of a fairytale wood.

The extravagance of Portugal’s "Pink Palace" resulted in a noble title being awarded to its owner.

This crumbling Portuguese ruin overlooks the populace it once ruled.

This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.

Tucked away inside this concrete building is a church and its grand display of brutalist architecture.

A perfectly circular lake is formed by the crater of an ancient underwater volcano.

One of the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridges.

In the Monastery of São Vicente resides a gallery devoted to a breathtaking collection of seashells.

Local lore says the devil built this beautiful medieval bridge to help a fleeing bandit.

This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.

Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.

"Portugal's Stonehenge" is made up of nut-like stones aligned with the heavens.

At night, bats patrol this magnificent 18th-century space in search of book-eating pests.

A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside.

An abandoned mine now resembles a post-apocalyptic landscape of derelict buildings and blood-red pools of water.

An exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.

A small but charming botanical garden that contains many exotic plant species.

A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.

The medieval castle built as headquarters for the Pope's secretive Knights Templar.

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

This unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.

Located in the thermoelectric factory that once powered the entire city, this Portuguese museum is shockingly fascinating.