The oldest monument in Marrakesh and the city's only surviving example of Almoravid architecture.

The largest madrasa in Morocco once housed more than 900 students within its exquisite walls.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

This vast masterpiece of Moroccan architecture spreads across 20 acres.

One of the two original gateways into the Kasbah, this gateway is a nesting site for storks.

Morocco’s modern capital was once a haven for Barbary pirates, who went so far as to establish a republic of their own.

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

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

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

One man's remarkable private collection of art from around the world.

This now abandoned restaurant provides some of the most amazing views of Lisboa.

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

Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.

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

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

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

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

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

A glacial valley filled with silver beech trees in the mountains of Portugal.

Panoramic views from the mountains over a facility built to provide tuberculosis patients with fresh mountain air.

An architectural gem nestled into a promontory overlooking a prehistoric landscape.

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

This chapel is the site of a yearly pilgrimage that originated during the Middle Ages.

A cluster of granite granaries perched on stilts.