Lisbon, Portugal
National Museum of Ancient Art
This little-known national museum houses over 40,000 works of art from across the world.
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Lisbon, Portugal
This little-known national museum houses over 40,000 works of art from across the world.
Lisbon, Portugal
An exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.
Lisbon, Portugal
Portugal's National Pantheon has a history of curses, collapses and financial problems.
Braga, Portugal
A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.
Lisbon, Portugal
Located in the thermoelectric factory that once powered the entire city, this Portuguese museum is shockingly fascinating.
Lisbon, Portugal
Hidden beneath a beautiful overlook you’ll find the history of the city depicted in comic strip format next to a pay toilet.
Lisbon, Portugal
The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.
Lisbon, Portugal
Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.
Sintra, Portugal
An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.
Lisbon, Portugal
This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”
Lisbon, Portugal
This once-forgotten oasis in the middle of Lisbon was first created over a century ago quite by accident.
Lisbon, Portugal
This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.
Lisbon, Portugal
A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.
Sintra, Portugal
This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.
Lisbon, Portugal
Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.
Sintra, Portugal
This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.
Porto, Portugal
Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.
Porto, Portugal
A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.
Porto, Portugal
One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.
Porto, Portugal
Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.
Porto, Portugal
The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.
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Nature is leading a successful mutiny on this century-old freighter.
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Wedged between two buildings at the Great Ormond Street Hospital is this secret music installation.
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Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.