Unhais da Serra, Portugal
Nossa Senhora da Boa Estrela (Our Lady of the Good Star)
A small sanctuary carved into the mountainside near the tallest point in continental Portugal.
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Unhais da Serra, Portugal
A small sanctuary carved into the mountainside near the tallest point in continental Portugal.
Loriga, Portugal
A glacial valley filled with silver beech trees in the mountains of Portugal.
Pinofranqueado, Spain
Remote, beautiful, and stigmatized, Las Hurdes is Spain's version of Appalachia.
Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal
Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.
Monsanto, Portugal
A windswept necropolis carved into the rocks overlooks the "most Portuguese town in Portugal."
Numão, Portugal
An 11th-century medieval castle cascades over the town of Numão.
Penela da Beira, Portugal
An ancient tomb that still stands in Portugal.
Vale de Nogueiras, Portugal
This Gallo-Roman sanctuary is dedicated to Serápis, god of the underworld.