One artist's collection of homemade handicrafts doubles as a monument to 20th-century material culture.

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

Legend has it the lovelorn tears of a princess and a shepherd boy formed the blue and green twin lakes in the Azores archipelago.

This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.

A 19th-century mansion houses the largest collection of gin in the European Union.

Europe's oldest still-operational tea farm also boasts a spectacular view.

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

Ever-growing collection of devils in art.

Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.

This historic streetcar system has been running since the 19th-century.

The history of drinking is told through 1,800 cups, chalices, and glasses at this exhibit.

This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.

A small but charming botanical garden that contains many exotic plant species.

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

The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.

Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.

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

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

Building owners can take out tiles for free at this repository for historic building materials.

When this former hospital pharmacy closed in 2013 it already looked like a museum, so they turned it into one.

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.

This ship offers visitors the chance to spend the night aboard a former floating hospital for fishermen.

A replica of the Roman emperor in glorious full color.