Portugal
Minas dos Carris
An abandoned mining complex in Serra do Gerês.
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Portugal
An abandoned mining complex in Serra do Gerês.
Almoinhos, Portugal
This abandoned fortress still stands guard over the Guadiana River despite a history of warfare.
Vale de Nogueiras, Portugal
This Gallo-Roman sanctuary is dedicated to Serápis, god of the underworld.
Belmonte, Portugal
This enigmatic Roman tower lurks just outside Belmonte.
São Jorge, Portugal
Bits of flat terrain surrounded by cliffs make one of the most beautiful landscapes in the Azores.
Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal
These rock drawings in the Côa Valley also create an ancient optical illusion.
Lisbon, Portugal
In addition to showing films, this one-screen arthouse cinema from the late 1940s is a museum of old film equipment.
Loriga, Portugal
A glacial valley filled with silver beech trees in the mountains of Portugal.
Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal
An architectural gem nestled into a promontory overlooking a prehistoric landscape.
Covilha, Portugal
Panoramic views from the mountains over a facility built to provide tuberculosis patients with fresh mountain air.
Nazaré, Portugal
A deer-headed statue that brings together a 12th-century legend and big wave surfing.
Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal
This impressive rupestrian engraving dates back to the Upper Palaeolithic period.
Lisbon, Portugal
After the owner of this Art Nouveau home died, it was turned into a museum displaying a lifetime dedicated to art.
Numão, Portugal
An 11th-century medieval castle cascades over the town of Numão.
Fátima, Portugal
The ancient sauropod tracks found in this former quarry are some of the largest in the world.
Câmara de Lobos, Portugal
This glass skywalk offers vertiginous views down the volcanic cliffs to the beach below.
Peniche, Portugal
A fortress off the West coast of Portugal that dates back to 1502.
Piódão, Portugal
Nestled in the mountains of Portugal is a tiny village made almost entirely of schist.
Lisbon, Portugal
Entire apothecaries are on display at this Lisbon museum, which explores the history of medicine.
Lisbon, Portugal
This museum contains a vast array of puppets and marionettes from all over the world, featuring incredible works by Portuguese creators.
Santa Maria, Portugal
Rainwater transformed this old quarry into a peaceful pond you won't find in most tourist books.
Lisbon, Portugal
This little-known national museum houses over 40,000 works of art from across the world.
Funchal, Portugal
A micronation on an islet along the coast of a Portuguese island.
Lisbon, Portugal
Tucked away inside this concrete building is a church and its grand display of brutalist architecture.