Bande, Spain
Aquis Querquennis
In Spain, the ruins of a Roman military camp sit along a flooded section of a river.
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Bande, Spain
In Spain, the ruins of a Roman military camp sit along a flooded section of a river.
Colares, Portugal
In Portugal, a secluded stretch of untouched natural beauty hides at the bottom of a steep hill.
Colares, Portugal
One Portuguese poet described this cape, the westernmost point in mainland Europe, as "where the land ends and the sea begins."
Colares, Portugal
The verdant mossy ruins of a Franciscan monastery lie in the remote Sintra hills awaiting exploration.
Cascais, Portugal
A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.
Lagoa, Portugal
Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.
Sintra, Portugal
This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.
Évora, Portugal
A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.
Lisbon, Portugal
Tucked away inside this concrete building is a church and its grand display of brutalist architecture.
Lisbon, Portugal
This once-forgotten oasis in the middle of Lisbon was first created over a century ago quite by accident.
Alcantarilha, Portugal
This unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.
Porto, Portugal
A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.
Porto, Portugal
One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.
Moreira do Rei, Portugal
A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside.
Porto, Portugal
This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.
Lindoso, Portugal
These narrow stone granaries have been used to store and dry out grain for hundreds of years.
Braga, Portugal
A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.