#1 - Quinta da Regaleira
Eccentrically decorated palace and gardens replete with
grottoes, fountains, underground tunnels, caves, and numerous statues.
#2- Livraria Lello
One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides an
Neo-Gothic interior behind a Art-Nouveau facade.
#3 - The Village of Monsanto
Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant
boulders.
#4- Portugal's Chapel of Bones
A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and
entire bodies hanging from the wall.
#5 - Pena National Palace
This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from
a pile of different castles.
#6 - Drowned Village of Vilarinho da Furna
A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.
#7- Carmo Convent Ruins
Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the
face of the Earth.
Walls built of femurs
#8- Capela de Ossos Bone Chapel
This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with
a golden skeleton.
#9 - Livraria Bertrand
The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.
#10- Boca do Inferno
A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own
death.
#11 - Convento de Cristo
The medieval castle built as headquarters for the Pope's
secretive Knights Templar.
#12 - Belem Tower Rhinoceros
A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a
tragic shipwreck.
#13 - Castelo dos Mouros (Castle of the Moors)
An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral
role in Portugal's road to independence.
#14 - Capela do Senhor da Pedra
Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient
Christianity.
#15 - Chapel of Nossa Senhora das Vitórias
This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world
of magical realism.
#16- Igreja de São Francisco
The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in
ornate gold details.
#17 - Stone House
A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the
countryside.
#18 - Santa Justa Lift
This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps
visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”
#19 - Jerónimos Monastery
Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the
age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.
#20 - Bom Jesus do Monte
A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a
series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.
#21 - Fort of Graça
This star-shaped military outpost is now simply trying to
protect itself from neglect.
#22 - Mina de São Domingos (Sao Domingos Mines)
An abandoned mine now resembles a post-apocalyptic landscape
of derelict buildings and blood-red pools of water.
#23 - Bordallo Pinheiro Garden
A garden in Lisbon filled with giant porcelain creations.
#24 - Ponte da Misarela (Misalera Bridge)
Local lore says the devil built this beautiful medieval
bridge to help a fleeing bandit.
Montemor-o-Novo Castle
#25 - Montemor-o-Novo Castle
This crumbling Portuguese ruin overlooks the populace it
once ruled.
Source: Atlas Obscura | See more hidden things to do in Portugal here.
