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

An honorary saint of the people, Maria Adelaide became an incorrupt corpse, the clothes intact, exhaling “a strong scent of roses.”

This abandoned fortress still stands guard over the Guadiana River despite a history of warfare.

A small sanctuary carved into the mountainside near the tallest point in continental Portugal.

This enigmatic Roman tower lurks just outside Belmonte.

On a trail in Portugal's Barão de São João National Forest, a pile of faces look up at hikers from the forest floor.

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

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

Panoramic views from the mountains over a facility built to provide tuberculosis patients with fresh mountain air.

The former home of a Portuguese poet, artist, and collector is packed to the brim with art.

A devasting 2020 fire left this historic seminary in ruins.

The crumbling ruins of an abandoned 12th-century monastery.

An 11th-century medieval castle cascades over the town of Numão.

This chapel is the site of a yearly pilgrimage that originated during the Middle Ages.

The scorched Lisbon church that survived two earthquakes and a massive fire.

A deer-headed statue that brings together a 12th-century legend and big wave surfing.

A fortress off the West coast of Portugal that dates back to 1502.

This glass skywalk offers vertiginous views down the volcanic cliffs to the beach below.

One Portuguese poet described this cape, the westernmost point in mainland Europe, as "where the land ends and the sea begins."

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

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

This star-shaped military outpost is now simply trying to protect itself from neglect.

The corpse bride of Portugal.

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