This chapel is the site of a yearly pilgrimage that originated during the Middle Ages.

For more than two centuries, the canopy of this venerable tree has been a haven for songbirds and lovers.

This castle has links to Portugal’s founding and struggles for independence.

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

Iron Age runes and ruins hide in plain sight along this Portuguese beach.

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."

One of the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridges.

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

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

"Portugal's Stonehenge" is made up of nut-like stones aligned with the heavens.

A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside.

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

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

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

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

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

The medieval castle built as headquarters for the Pope's secretive Knights Templar.

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

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.

A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.