Places megankass Wants to Go

A cluster of granite granaries perched on stilts.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

The corpse bride of Portugal.

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside.

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

A garden in Lisbon filled with giant porcelain creatures.

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

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

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

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

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

A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.

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

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.