I would answer both questions 🙂
The most picturesque place I visited and photographed (and enjoyed the view much more than I photographed), was Manarola, one of the places in the Cinque Terre region of Italy.
I visited Manarola in our tour of Italy, which we called "Get lost on the roads of Tuscany" - as in the commercial. So we drove for days and visited many spectacular places, and Manarola seemed the most impressive of all.
And speaking of places I'd like to visit, is Sintra in Portugal.
The pictures of others I saw from the place blew me away, so much so that I added the place in Potrugal to my wish list.
A couple good ones here. I've been to Cinque Terra so understand the attraction but not your second choice.
Sintra is a region near Lasabon that has a lot of interesting things, and what makes Sintra on my list is Quinta da Regaleira.