Places ccpooler Wants to Go

Fragments of human bones are embedded in the walls of this quaint alley.

A neighborhood park in the city of Cáceres hides what some believe are revolutionary examples of Neanderthal cave art.

A cheese discovery made by shepherds became the pride of a region.

A chunk of the "true cross" is held in this small Portuguese church where modern day exorcisms are said to be common place.

A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.

In Portugal, a secluded stretch of untouched natural beauty hides at the bottom of a steep hill.

The verdant mossy ruins of a Franciscan monastery lie in the remote Sintra hills awaiting exploration.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

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

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

A windswept necropolis carved into the rocks overlooks the "most Portuguese town in Portugal."

A glacial valley filled with silver beech trees in the mountains of Portugal.

This now abandoned restaurant provides some of the most amazing views of Lisboa.

A museum dedicated to one of Portugal's most celebrated writers.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

In addition to showing films, this one-screen arthouse cinema from the late 1940s is a museum of old film equipment.

One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.

Hidden beneath a beautiful overlook you’ll find the history of the city depicted in comic strip format next to a pay toilet.

Portugal's National Pantheon has a history of curses, collapses and financial problems.