Catering to broken dolls for almost 200 years, this repair shop is now a charnel house of doll parts.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

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 exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.

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

This crumbling Portuguese ruin overlooks the populace it once ruled.

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

A cluster of granite granaries perched on stilts.

One of the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridges.

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

This little-known national museum houses over 40,000 works of art from across the world.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

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

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

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

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

In Portugal, a secluded stretch of untouched natural beauty hides at the bottom of a steep hill.

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

Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.

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

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.