Places Fakari Mama Wants to Go

The elaborate clockwork contraptions in this Scottish gallery create small worlds of whimsy and horror.

The medieval castle built as headquarters for the Pope's secretive Knights Templar.

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.

Located in the thermoelectric factory that once powered the entire city, this Portuguese museum is shockingly fascinating.

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

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.

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

Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.

An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

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

An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.

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

A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.

A garden in Lisbon filled with giant porcelain creatures.

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

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

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

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.