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

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

One of the largest Roman settlements in Portugal.

A cluster of granite granaries perched on stilts.

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

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

The corpse bride of Portugal.

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

This once-forgotten oasis in the middle of Lisbon was first created over a century ago quite by accident.

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

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

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

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

A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside.

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

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

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

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

Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.

A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.

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

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

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

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.