15 Best Things to Do in Peniche (Portugal)
In Portugal’s Centro region, Peniche is a beach destination with many feathers in its cap. First, the raging sea and the lie of the land make this surf central. The …
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15 Best Things to Do in Santa Maria da Feira (Portugal)
The town of Santa Maria da Feira is a short way in from the coast, half an hour south of Porto. A landmark that makes an immediate impact is the …
15 Best Things to Do in Quarteira (Portugal)
Between Vilamoura and Faro, Quarteira was one of the first holiday resorts to be developed on the Algarve. A tiny fishing village was replaced by hulking tower blocks and modern …
15 Best Things to Do in Alcobaça (Portugal)
This town in Portugal’s Centro Region is rather low-key, except for one blockbuster monument: The spellbinding Monastery of Alcobaça. In 2007 this World Heritage Gothic complex was declared one of …
15 Best Things to Do in Albufeira (Portugal)
One of the Algarve’s top getaways, Albufeira has wild nightlife, an inexhaustible choice of activities and many world-beating beaches. A whopping 25 beaches fly the Blue Flag here, which is …
15 Best Things to Do in Sines (Portugal)
On the Costa Alentejana Sines is an old fishing town best known in Portugal as the birthplace of the explorer Vasco da Gama. His statue stands proudly beside the walls …
15 Best Things to Do in Loulé (Portugal)
A venerable town on a hill near the coast, Loulé has a quaint old centre, weird and wonderful folk celebrations and a choice of monuments like churches and a castle. …
25 Best Things to Do in Portugal
Visiting Portugal is a great choice, particularly if you like all things maritime related, as Portugal stretches for 800 kilometers along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. It is graced …
15 Best Things to Do in Caldas da Rainha (Portugal)
One step in from the coast, Caldas da Rainha is a spa town founded by a queen. In the 15th century Eleanor of Viseu discovered locals bathing in the strange-smelling …
15 Best Things to Do in Póvoa de Santa Iria (Portugal)
On the River Tagus, Póvoa de Santa Iria is a municipality edged by wetlands around 20 minutes on the train from the centre of Lisbon. The waterside, once a hive …