This museum documents the ancient practice of salt production in Figueira da Foz.

A devasting 2020 fire left this historic seminary in ruins.

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

An abandoned mining complex in Serra do Gerês.

Bits of flat terrain surrounded by cliffs make one of the most beautiful landscapes in the Azores.

For more than two centuries, the canopy of this venerable tree has been a haven for songbirds and lovers.

Panoramic views from the mountains over a facility built to provide tuberculosis patients with fresh mountain air.

This chapel is the site of a yearly pilgrimage that originated during the Middle Ages.

This glass skywalk offers vertiginous views down the volcanic cliffs to the beach below.

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

A fortress off the West coast of Portugal that dates back to 1502.

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

A 19th-century mansion houses the largest collection of gin in the European Union.

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

One of the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridges.

An abandoned tuberculosis hospital said to be haunted by the patients who died within its walls.

The medieval town's star-shaped walls are geometrically dazzling, though not entirely impenetrable.

Portugal’s highest lighthouse has one of the most impressive focal planes in the world.

A micronation on an islet along the coast of a Portuguese island.

A windswept necropolis carved into the rocks overlooks the "most Portuguese town in Portugal."

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

This unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.

A cluster of granite granaries perched on stilts.

This star-shaped military outpost is now simply trying to protect itself from neglect.