Places etiennebara Wants to Go

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

This architectural beauty is the home to a personal collection of more than 600 examples of mechanical musical instruments.

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 unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.

"Portugal's Stonehenge" is made up of nut-like stones aligned with the heavens.

The ruins of a 16th-century bridge loom over Olivença's sovereignty.

The ancient sauropod tracks found in this former quarry are some of the largest in the world.

Europe's largest collection of matchbox designs is a fascinating exploration of the cultural history of the world.

An abandoned anti-smuggling station decays along the boundary between Portugal and Spain.

Nestled in the mountains of Portugal is a tiny village made almost entirely of schist.

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

One of the few places in Portugal where the Celtic ritual of wearing large wooden masks is still practiced.

A devasting 2020 fire left this historic seminary in ruins.

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

This Moorish fortress has guarded Málaga from the slopes of Gibralfaro hill for nearly a thousand years.

A cosmic pit stop just beyond the notorious Area 51.

Among Europe’s most spectacular Ice Age painted caves still accessible today.

The Acropolis house that became Modern Greece’s first university.

Perhaps the biggest draw to this mosque is its remote location and lack of tourists.

The remains of an encyclopedic sculpture garden later used as an internment camp.

The closed and crumbling Francoist luxury resort for workers is still full of life—for now.

Ever-changing museum dedicated to graffiti and contemporary street art.

These megalithic tombs contain some of the largest stones ever moved in prehistory.

A gem of Catalan modernism amidst the vineyards.