Places kattrewerts Wants to Go

Pagan monument converted to Christianity with the population.

The medieval town's star-shaped walls are geometrically dazzling, though not entirely impenetrable.

Portugal’s highest lighthouse has one of the most impressive focal planes in the world.

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

A cluster of granite granaries perched on stilts.

This once-forgotten oasis in the middle of Lisbon was first created over a century ago quite by accident.

One of the largest Roman settlements in Portugal.

A perfectly circular lake is formed by the crater of an ancient underwater volcano.

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

This crumbling Portuguese ruin overlooks the populace it once ruled.

The corpse bride of Portugal.

This star-shaped military outpost is now simply trying to protect itself from neglect.

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.

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

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

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

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.

Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.

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

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

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

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