Santo Amaro, Portugal
Santa Cruz da Graciosa Bullring
This Portuguese bullring is built right into the caldera of an island volcano.
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Santo Amaro, Portugal
This Portuguese bullring is built right into the caldera of an island volcano.
Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal
This impressive rupestrian engraving dates back to the Upper Palaeolithic period.
Lisbon, Portugal
Tucked away inside this concrete building is a church and its grand display of brutalist architecture.
Numão, Portugal
An 11th-century medieval castle cascades over the town of Numão.
Funchal, Portugal
A shrine-like museum entirely dedicated to soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.
Peniche, Portugal
A fortress off the West coast of Portugal that dates back to 1502.
Lisbon, Portugal
This oddly shaped church resembles a rocket.
Coimbra, Portugal
The "Little Ones," show Portugal in full miniature splendor.
Piódão, Portugal
Nestled in the mountains of Portugal is a tiny village made almost entirely of schist.
Lisbon, Portugal
This now abandoned restaurant provides some of the most amazing views of Lisboa.
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A chunk of the "true cross" is held in this small Portuguese church where modern day exorcisms are said to be common place.
Pico, Portugal
As the highest point in the Mid-Atlantic range this stratovolcano offers spectacular views.
Labruge, Portugal
Iron Age runes and ruins hide in plain sight along this Portuguese beach.
Valongo, Portugal
An abandoned tuberculosis hospital said to be haunted by the patients who died within its walls.
Penela da Beira, Portugal
An ancient tomb that still stands in Portugal.
Guimarães, Portugal
This castle has links to Portugal’s founding and struggles for independence.
Santiago do Escoural, Portugal
A neolithic tomb converted into a tiny chapel.
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.
Alcantarilha, Portugal
This unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.
Lisbon, Portugal
Hidden beneath a beautiful overlook you’ll find the history of the city depicted in comic strip format next to a pay toilet.
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
An honorary saint of the people, Maria Adelaide became an incorrupt corpse, the clothes intact, exhaling “a strong scent of roses.”
Monte, Portugal
Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."
Luso, Portugal
A majestic hotel for dreamers rises from the center of a fairytale wood.
Santa Maria, Portugal
Rainwater transformed this old quarry into a peaceful pond you won't find in most tourist books.