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This unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.

The corpse bride of Portugal.

An exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.

Portugal's National Pantheon has a history of curses, collapses and financial problems.

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

At night, bats patrol this magnificent 18th-century space in search of book-eating pests.

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

This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.

Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.

Located in the thermoelectric factory that once powered the entire city, this Portuguese museum is shockingly fascinating.

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.

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

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

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

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

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

Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.

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

A garden in Lisbon filled with giant porcelain creatures.

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

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

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

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.