Places AnAn Wants to Go

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.

A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.

The ancient sauropod tracks found in this former quarry are some of the largest in the world.

The ruins of the second-largest circus school in the world.

These rock drawings in the Côa Valley also create an ancient optical illusion.

This impressive rupestrian engraving dates back to the Upper Palaeolithic period.

This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.

The "Little Ones," show Portugal in full miniature splendor.

Nicknamed "Karri Knight," this Eucalyptus was planted in 1895 and stands at 72 meters.

One of the oldest universities in the world exhibits thousands of specimens from its 700-year-old collection.

An ancient tomb that still stands in Portugal.

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

These narrow stone granaries have been used to store and dry out grain for hundreds of years.

A cluster of granite granaries perched on stilts.

This Gallo-Roman sanctuary is dedicated to Serápis, god of the underworld.

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

A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.

A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside.

One of the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridges.

An abandoned tuberculosis hospital said to be haunted by the patients who died within its walls.

Once a thriving textile powerhouse, now a relic of what once was.

A 12th century church completely covered in shells.

Dedicated to one of the author's most iconic works.

This ship offers visitors the chance to spend the night aboard a former floating hospital for fishermen.