Salamanca, Spain
Documentary Center of Historical Memory
An unusual but excellent display created in the 1930s as propaganda against the Freemasons.
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Salamanca, Spain
An unusual but excellent display created in the 1930s as propaganda against the Freemasons.
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
This enormous censer uses a pulley system installed over 400 years ago.
Cáceres, Spain
The largest medieval water tank on the Iberian Peninsula is preserved beneath the Cáceres Museum.
Monsanto, Portugal
A windswept necropolis carved into the rocks overlooks the "most Portuguese town in Portugal."
Vale de Nogueiras, Portugal
This Gallo-Roman sanctuary is dedicated to Serápis, god of the underworld.
Piódão, Portugal
Nestled in the mountains of Portugal is a tiny village made almost entirely of schist.
Alcantarilha, Portugal
This unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.
Évora, Portugal
"Portugal's Stonehenge" is made up of nut-like stones aligned with the heavens.
Évora, Portugal
A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.
Portugal
For more than two centuries, the canopy of this venerable tree has been a haven for songbirds and lovers.
Portugal
The crumbling ruins of an abandoned 12th-century monastery.
Lisbon, Portugal
Catering to broken dolls for almost 200 years, this repair shop is now a charnel house of doll parts.
Lisbon, Portugal
The scorched Lisbon church that survived two earthquakes and a massive fire.
Lisbon, Portugal
Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.
Lisbon, Portugal
This museum contains a vast array of puppets and marionettes from all over the world, featuring incredible works by Portuguese creators.
Lisbon, Portugal
This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.
Lisbon, Portugal
Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.
Lisbon, Portugal
Entire apothecaries are on display at this Lisbon museum, which explores the history of medicine.
Porto, Portugal
Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.
Coimbra, Portugal
These 400-year-old ruins are all that's left of the monastery where Ines de Castro was assassinated by the King of Portugal.
São Bento do Canto, Portugal
This chapel is the site of a yearly pilgrimage that originated during the Middle Ages.
Portugal
A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.
Bande, Spain
In Spain, the ruins of a Roman military camp sit along a flooded section of a river.
Portugal
A cluster of granite granaries perched on stilts.