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

One of the largest Roman settlements in Portugal.

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

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

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

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

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Genoa's collection of over 4 million zoological, botanical, and geological specimens from around the world.

Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.

A collection of objects supposedly singed by the hands of souls in purgatory.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

The naturally mummified body of a peasant girl saint.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.