The second largest town in the Algarve, Portimão is on the right bank of the Arade River just before it reaches the ocean. The remarkable thing about Portimão is how ordinary it is; this is a typical Portuguese working town with a municipal market, pedestrianised shopping streets and quiet squares. And yet inside its boundaries …
On the slopes above the Douro Estuary, Porto is a historic mercantile city with business and trade written into its very name. The centre is a World Heritage site, and you’ll be struck by how rich and varied this heritage can be: There are medieval walls, gleaming Baroque churches, the compact streets of the Ribeira …
A soft climate tempered by the Atlantic, soft sandy beaches, mouth-watering cuisine, exhilarating coastal scenery; it’s no wonder that Portugal’s Algarve is one of Europe’s favourite holiday destinations. We’ll run our finger over the best things to do in the Algarve, from unwinding on dreamlike beaches to exploring coastal caves, teeing off at some of …
On the coast not far from Coimbra, Figueira da Foz is a resort city with a casino, bars restaurants and an enormous urban beach. It’s a destination for doing as little as possible by day and dining and partying by night. Figueira da Foz has lots of palatial holiday homes, one from the 17th century …
Where the Limia River arrives at the Atlantic Ocean, Viana do Castelo is a lovely historic city. In the old town, especially at Praça da República, there’s 16th-century Manueline and Renaissance architecture to win your heart. Behind the city looms the Monte de Santa Luiza, which can be reached by the longest funicular railway in …
Touted as a modern metropolis to rival London and packed with places of interest, Lisbon is a city that is really going places. There is a plethora of history here, with tales of everything from Roman imperialists to exotic Berber pirates, Moorish builders to fierce Reconquista knights, all wrapped up in the grand palaces and …
Portugal is easily one of Europe’s most visited countries, thanks in large part to its affordability, ideal holiday weather, and its incomparable attractions. Situated on the west coast of the Iberian Peninsula, Portugal’s geography ranges from lush farmlands and medieval towns in its centre, to gorgeous vineyards and mountains in the north, to the sensational …