The "Little Ones," show Portugal in full miniature splendor.

Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.

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

An icon of the city, this chapel features an amazing dome ceiling and offers panoramic views.

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

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

These small, triangular, colorful houses are a staple of Madeira Island.

This Portuguese bullring is built right into the caldera of an island volcano.

Legend has it the lovelorn tears of a princess and a shepherd boy formed the blue and green twin lakes in the Azores archipelago.

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

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

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

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

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.