Auvers-sur-Oise, France
Grave of Vincent and Theo van Gogh
The artist and his brother are buried in a landscape straight out of a van Gogh painting.
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Auvers-sur-Oise, France
The artist and his brother are buried in a landscape straight out of a van Gogh painting.
Amboise, France
The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.
Paris, France
The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.
Barcelona, Spain
This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.
Barcelona, Spain
A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.
Casar de Cáceres, Spain
A cheese discovery made by shepherds became the pride of a region.
Braga, Portugal
A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.
Portugal
A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.
Guimarães, Portugal
This castle has links to Portugal’s founding and struggles for independence.
Raposeira, Portugal
A devasting 2020 fire left this historic seminary in ruins.
Moreira do Rei, Portugal
A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside.
Portugal
This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.
Loriga, Portugal
This tower once served as a radar station during the Cold War.
Piódão, Portugal
Nestled in the mountains of Portugal is a tiny village made almost entirely of schist.
Covilha, Portugal
Panoramic views from the mountains over a facility built to provide tuberculosis patients with fresh mountain air.
Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal
Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.
Lagoa, Portugal
Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.
Faro, Portugal
The extravagance of Portugal’s "Pink Palace" resulted in a noble title being awarded to its owner.
Santa Luzia, Portugal
Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.
Portugal
An abandoned mine now resembles a post-apocalyptic landscape of derelict buildings and blood-red pools of water.
Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal
This crumbling Portuguese ruin overlooks the populace it once ruled.
Pavia, Portugal
Pagan monument converted to Christianity with the population.
Portugal
For more than two centuries, the canopy of this venerable tree has been a haven for songbirds and lovers.
Viana do Castelo, Portugal
An icon of the city, this chapel features an amazing dome ceiling and offers panoramic views.