A chunk of the "true cross" is held in this small Portuguese church where modern day exorcisms are said to be common place.

One of the few places in Portugal where the Celtic ritual of wearing large wooden masks is still practiced.

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

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

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

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

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

Iron Age runes and ruins hide in plain sight along this Portuguese beach.

This unassuming museum's slogan translates to “there is a limit of sadness, anxiety has no limits."