Places Madeleine Wants to Go

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

Bits of flat terrain surrounded by cliffs make one of the most beautiful landscapes in the Azores.

This Portuguese bullring is built right into the caldera of an island volcano.

The walls of this small village have been turned into a living street art gallery.

This tile-work piece featuring a chicken riding in carriage is both a remarkable artistic creation and a social commentary of politics and culture in 17th-century Portugal.

These rock drawings in the Côa Valley also create an ancient optical illusion.

Panoramic views from the mountains over a facility built to provide tuberculosis patients with fresh mountain air.

This historic streetcar system has been running since the 19th-century.

One artist's collection of homemade handicrafts doubles as a monument to 20th-century material culture.

For more than two centuries, the canopy of this venerable tree has been a haven for songbirds and lovers.

An architectural gem nestled into a promontory overlooking a prehistoric landscape.

This chapel is the site of a yearly pilgrimage that originated during the Middle Ages.

When this former hospital pharmacy closed in 2013 it already looked like a museum, so they turned it into one.

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

This glass skywalk offers vertiginous views down the volcanic cliffs to the beach below.

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

An 11th-century medieval castle cascades over the town of Numão.

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

This museum contains a vast array of puppets and marionettes from all over the world, featuring incredible works by Portuguese creators.

The "Little Ones," show Portugal in full miniature splendor.

These small, triangular, colorful houses are a staple of Madeira Island.

A fortress off the West coast of Portugal that dates back to 1502.

A chunk of the "true cross" is held in this small Portuguese church where modern day exorcisms are said to be common place.

Come for the bread-themed puppet show, stay for the buffet.