Évora, Portugal
Portugal’s Chapel of Bones
A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.
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Évora, Portugal
A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.
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.
Sintra, Portugal
This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.
Lisbon, Portugal
A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.
Lisbon, Portugal
Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.
Lisbon, Portugal
This unique architectural wonder is also tied to one of the 20th-century's most renowned writers.
Lisbon, Portugal
This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”
Lisbon, Portugal
This tile-work piece featuring a chicken riding in carriage is both a remarkable artistic creation and a social commentary of politics and culture in 17th-century Portugal.
St Kilda, Australia
You'll find the little birds tucked within the rocks of this Australian beach.
Lisbon, Portugal
Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.
Lisbon, Portugal
The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.
Lisbon, Portugal
Catering to broken dolls for almost 200 years, this repair shop is now a charnel house of doll parts.
Lisbon, Portugal
Sip cherry liqueur at a bar dating back to 1840.
Lisbon, Portugal
The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.
Monopoli, Italy
Macabre symbols of death and mummies on display set the tone of this Italian purgatory church.
Alberobello, Italy
Southern Italy's spinning top village.
Ercolano, Italy
Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
Naples, Italy
A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.
Pompeii, Italy
Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.
Pompeii, Italy
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
Florence, Italy
This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.
Siena, Italy
First founded in 1472, this is the oldest bank in the world. Its history may explain why we call financial institutions "banks."
Siena, Italy
A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.
San Gimignano, Italy
These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.