This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

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

Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.

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

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

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

One Portuguese poet described this cape, the westernmost point in mainland Europe, as "where the land ends and the sea begins."

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

This crumbling Portuguese ruin overlooks the populace it once ruled.

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

There was a top secret plan during World War II to seal a group of soldiers inside the rock.

This enigmatic Roman tower lurks just outside Belmonte.

A small sanctuary carved into the mountainside near the tallest point in continental Portugal.

This tower once served as a radar station during the Cold War.

Come for the bread-themed puppet show, stay for the buffet.

Nestled in the mountains of Portugal is a tiny village made almost entirely of schist.

An icon of the city, this chapel features an amazing dome ceiling and offers panoramic views.

In Spain, the ruins of a Roman military camp sit along a flooded section of a river.

These narrow stone granaries have been used to store and dry out grain for hundreds of years.

A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.

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

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

Occupied for six centuries by Franciscan Order nuns, this monastery is an amazing ode to Catalán Gothic architecture.

A cluster of granite granaries perched on stilts.