This unique 230-foot waterfall is a natural beauty hidden within the vast wild landscape.

An honorary saint of the people, Maria Adelaide became an incorrupt corpse, the clothes intact, exhaling “a strong scent of roses.”

One of the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridges.

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

Come for the bread-themed puppet show, stay for the buffet.

This enigmatic Roman tower lurks just outside Belmonte.

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

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

Europe's largest collection of matchbox designs is a fascinating exploration of the cultural history of the world.

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

A naturally occurring amphitheater carved by erosion into the mountainside.

A deer-headed statue that brings together a 12th-century legend and big wave surfing.

The corpse bride of Portugal.

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

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

At night, bats patrol this magnificent 18th-century space in search of book-eating pests.

One Portuguese poet described this cape, the westernmost point in mainland Europe, as "where the land ends and the sea begins."

In Portugal, a secluded stretch of untouched natural beauty hides at the bottom of a steep hill.

The verdant mossy ruins of a Franciscan monastery lie in the remote Sintra hills awaiting exploration.

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

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

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

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

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