Lisbon, Portugal
Carmo Convent Ruins
Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.
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Lisbon, Portugal
Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.
Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal
Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.
Porto, Portugal
One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.
Sintra, Portugal
This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.
Reguengo do Fetal, Portugal
Some 4,000 individual tiles make up this striking blue billboard from the golden age of air travel.
Câmara de Lobos, Portugal
This glass skywalk offers vertiginous views down the volcanic cliffs to the beach below.
Lisbon, Portugal
This unique architectural wonder is also tied to one of the 20th-century's most renowned writers.
Colares, Portugal
One Portuguese poet described this cape, the westernmost point in mainland Europe, as "where the land ends and the sea begins."
São Jorge, Portugal
Bits of flat terrain surrounded by cliffs make one of the most beautiful landscapes in the Azores.
Covilha, Portugal
Panoramic views from the mountains over a facility built to provide tuberculosis patients with fresh mountain air.
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Over thousands of years, this slot canyon was carved out of the bed of an ancient lake.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.
Jackson, Wyoming
One of the largest collections of wildlife art in the United States, built into the side of a cliff in rural Wyoming.
Bellvei, Spain
Hidden well off the beaten path in Catalonia is this crumbling medieval castle that is slowly being covered in graffiti.
Malaga, Spain
Bold black and white motifs of life and death add a dramatic flair to this 17th-century crypt.
Santa Cruz de la Palma, Spain
A statue commemorating the island's tradition of dancing dwarves in Napoleon hats.
Cuevas, Spain
A road that winds through this natural cave is the only way to access the small, appropriately-named village of Cuevas.
La Palma, Spain
The four-story mural is the centerpiece of a lavish hotel's lush atrium.
Asturias, Spain
An uninhabited village that preserves and documents rural architecture and an endangered way of life.
Pulpí, Spain
Peek into a cave of giant, glimmering crystals.
Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
A surrealist labyrinth and museum of contemporary sculptures.
Barcelona, Spain
A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.
Burgos, Spain
This Gothic church houses ornate royal tombs and a magnificent gilded altarpiece.
Puerto de Mazarrón, Spain
Remnants of the rich history of fish salting in this ancient Mediterranean port town.