Places mascall Wants to Go

One of the largest Roman settlements in Portugal.

Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.

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

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

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

Iron Age runes and ruins hide in plain sight along this Portuguese beach.

A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.

A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.

A cluster of granite granaries perched on stilts.

There was a top secret plan during World War II to seal a group of soldiers inside the rock.

Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.

This quaint Spanish village agreed to be painted blue as a marketing stunt but found that they preferred it that way.

The world's most elegant power lines.

This abandoned naval battery stood at the ready as recently as the 1980s.

An accidental trick of light casts the perfect shadow of a pilgrim of the Camino de Santiago against the cathedral wall.

Seaside ruins of a settlement that date back to the first century B.C.

Giant granite sculptures representing family on the northern coast of Spain.

The oldest Roman lighthouse still in use.

This panoramic lift provides a futuristic ride up San Pedro Mountain.

Remarkably intact Roman stone fortifications have encircled this Spanish city for centuries.

Natural stone arches form a walkable "cathedral" at low tide, then disappear entirely when the water returns.

An abandoned Indian-inspired mansion.

Two towns are linked by an engineering marvel masquerading as a boring suspension bridge.

Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.