Places vijayhm Wants to Go

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

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

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

An unassuming music museum recounts the rags to riches story of a dramatic Portuguese genre.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

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

Get in line for Lisbon’s most famous sandwich.

Portugal's National Pantheon has a history of curses, collapses and financial problems.

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

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

Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.

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

An exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

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.

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

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

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

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

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

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.

The oldest Roman lighthouse still in use.