The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

A 16th-century Andalusian palace.

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

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

The largest medieval water tank on the Iberian Peninsula is preserved beneath the Cáceres Museum.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The corpse bride of Portugal.

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

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

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

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

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

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

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

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

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

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

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

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.