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A narrow opening between the mountains of the Amalfi Coast creates a scenic hidden beach.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

The Emperor Tiberius' palace of debauchery.

For centuries, this large Roman villa remained hidden thanks to the eruption that buried nearby Pompeii and Herculaneum.

The corpse bride of Portugal.

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

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

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

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

Catering to broken dolls for almost 200 years, this repair shop is now a charnel house of doll parts.

One man's remarkable private collection of art from around the world.

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

Tucked away inside this concrete building is a church and its grand display of brutalist architecture.

Building owners can take out tiles for free at this repository for historic building materials.

A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside.

A devasting 2020 fire left this historic seminary in ruins.

A small sanctuary carved into the mountainside near the tallest point in continental Portugal.

One of the largest Roman settlements in Portugal.

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

One of the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridges.

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

This amended headstone marks the grave of a participant in one of the most successful military deceptions of all time.

A New York–based physician returned home to Spain to build his own elaborate monument to Christopher Columbus.

This Spanish shoe museum has history, has design, and has a pair of Rafael Nadal's tennies!