An ancient tomb that still stands in Portugal.

A perfectly circular lake is formed by the crater of an ancient underwater volcano.

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

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

Local lore says the devil built this beautiful medieval bridge to help a fleeing bandit.

An abandoned mine now resembles a post-apocalyptic landscape of derelict buildings and blood-red pools of water.

A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside.

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

Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.

This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.