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

A garden in Lisbon filled with giant porcelain creatures.

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

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

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

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

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

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

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

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

A neolithic tomb converted into a tiny chapel.

This crumbling Portuguese ruin overlooks the populace it once ruled.

Pagan monument converted to Christianity with the population.

A glacial valley filled with silver beech trees in the mountains of Portugal.

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

A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside.

This castle has links to Portugal’s founding and struggles for independence.

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

A cluster of granite granaries perched on stilts.

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

An abandoned tuberculosis hospital said to be haunted by the patients who died within its walls.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

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

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.