A shrine-like museum entirely dedicated to soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.

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

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

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

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

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

Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."

You can cross from one country to another in a single hop on this little bridge.

One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.

A majestic hotel for dreamers rises from the center of a fairytale wood.

The corpse bride of Portugal.

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

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

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

An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.

An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.

A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

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.

Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.

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

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.