Places taras Wants to Go

A garden in Lisbon filled with giant porcelain creatures.

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

A windswept necropolis carved into the rocks overlooks the "most Portuguese town in Portugal."

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

The ancient sauropod tracks found in this former quarry are some of the largest in the world.

This chapel is the site of a yearly pilgrimage that originated during the Middle Ages.

This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.

Nestled in the mountains of Portugal is a tiny village made almost entirely of schist.

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

The medieval castle built as headquarters for the Pope's secretive Knights Templar.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

When this former hospital pharmacy closed in 2013 it already looked like a museum, so they turned it into one.

This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.

Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.

The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.

Pagan monument converted to Christianity with the population.

"Portugal's Stonehenge" is made up of nut-like stones aligned with the heavens.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

A neolithic tomb converted into a tiny chapel.

This crumbling Portuguese ruin overlooks the populace it once ruled.

The extravagance of Portugal’s "Pink Palace" resulted in a noble title being awarded to its owner.

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

A city block packed with whimsical sculptures that seem to be plucked from a tiled fantasy world.