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Colares, Portugal

2 miles from Colares

Sintra, Portugal

Castelo dos Mouros (Castle of the Moors)

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

2 miles from Colares

Sintra, Portugal

Pena National Palace

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

3 miles from Colares

Cascais, Portugal

Boca do Inferno

A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.

7 miles from Colares

Mafra, Portugal

Mafra Palace Library

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

10 miles from Colares

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