Montalegre, Portugal
Ponte da Misarela (Misalera Bridge)
Local lore says the devil built this beautiful medieval bridge to help a fleeing bandit.
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Montalegre, Portugal
Local lore says the devil built this beautiful medieval bridge to help a fleeing bandit.
São Miguel, Portugal
This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.
Lisbon, Portugal
Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.
Évora, Portugal
"Portugal's Stonehenge" is made up of nut-like stones aligned with the heavens.
Porto, Portugal
Building owners can take out tiles for free at this repository for historic building materials.
Mafra, Portugal
At night, bats patrol this magnificent 18th-century space in search of book-eating pests.
Lisbon, Portugal
An exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.
Porto, Portugal
A small but charming botanical garden that contains many exotic plant species.
Alcantarilha, Portugal
This unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.
Tomar, Portugal
The medieval castle built as headquarters for the Pope's secretive Knights Templar.
Porto, Portugal
Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.
Braga, Portugal
A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.
São Miguel, Portugal
When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.
Lisbon, Portugal
Located in the thermoelectric factory that once powered the entire city, this Portuguese museum is shockingly fascinating.
Lisbon, Portugal
Portugal's National Pantheon has a history of curses, collapses and financial problems.
Porto, Portugal
Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.
São Miguel, Portugal
This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.
Porto, Portugal
A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.
Lisbon, Portugal
One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.
Lisbon, Portugal
Hidden beneath a beautiful overlook you’ll find the history of the city depicted in comic strip format next to a pay toilet.
Colares, Portugal
In Portugal, a secluded stretch of untouched natural beauty hides at the bottom of a steep hill.
Arcozelo, Portugal
Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.
Leça da Palmeira, Portugal
An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.
Lisbon, Portugal
An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.