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

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

In the Monastery of São Vicente resides a gallery devoted to a breathtaking collection of seashells.

A micronation on an islet along the coast of a Portuguese island.

Europe's oldest still-operational tea farm also boasts a spectacular view.

One of the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridges.

This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.

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

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

A small but charming botanical garden that contains many exotic plant species.

A cluster of granite granaries perched on stilts.

This star-shaped military outpost is now simply trying to protect itself from neglect.

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

The corpse bride of Portugal.

This unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.

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

Portugal's National Pantheon has a history of curses, collapses and financial problems.

At night, bats patrol this magnificent 18th-century space in search of book-eating pests.

Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.

Hidden beneath a beautiful overlook you’ll find the history of the city depicted in comic strip format next to a pay toilet.

This now abandoned restaurant provides some of the most amazing views of Lisboa.

Located in the thermoelectric factory that once powered the entire city, this Portuguese museum is shockingly fascinating.

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

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