Places greetdruyts Wants to Go

Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.

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

Local lore says the devil built this beautiful medieval bridge to help a fleeing bandit.

An abandoned mine now resembles a post-apocalyptic landscape of derelict buildings and blood-red pools of water.

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

A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside.

A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.

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

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

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

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

Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.

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

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

A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.

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

The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.

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

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.