The middle finger of modernity.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

The world's longest continuously running show has played at this small West End theater since 1974.

These 400-year-old ruins are all that's left of the monastery where Ines de Castro was assassinated by the King of Portugal.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Little-known artist couple chose a former silk factory as the location for a museum dedicated to their work and other avant-garde art.

A museum dedicated to one of Portugal's most celebrated writers.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

This unique architectural wonder is also tied to one of the 20th-century's most renowned writers.

In the Monastery of São Vicente resides a gallery devoted to a breathtaking collection of seashells.

Catering to broken dolls for almost 200 years, this repair shop is now a charnel house of doll parts.

One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.

This little-known national museum houses over 40,000 works of art from across the world.