Lisbon
🗓 2–3 daysHills, trams, tiles and riverside nightlife.
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Portugal pairs soulful cities — Lisbon and Porto — with the cliff-backed beaches of the Algarve and fairytale palaces at Sintra.
Warm, friendly and well-priced for Western Europe, it's a favourite for couples, foodies and surfers alike.
The destinations worth building your trip around.
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Hills, trams, tiles and riverside nightlife.
Port wine cellars and the Douro river.
Golden cliffs, sea caves and beaches.
Hills, trams, tiles and riverside nightlife.
Port wine cellars and the Douro river.
Golden cliffs, sea caves and beaches.
Fairytale palaces in misty hills.
Hills, trams, tiles and riverside nightlife.
Port wine cellars and the Douro river.
Golden cliffs, sea caves and beaches.
Fairytale palaces in misty hills.
Visa rules change frequently. Visa-exempt nationals will need ETIAS; others a Schengen visa. Always verify with the official Portugal immigration / e-visa website before travelling.
Tram 28 through the old quarters.
Tastings along the Douro riverfront.
Iconic sea cave and beaches.
A candy-coloured hilltop palace.
Home of the world's biggest waves.
A misty Portuguese mountain town of fairy-tale palaces — the rainbow Pena Palace, the Moorish castle ruins and…
A volcanic Atlantic island of cliff-side levada walks, year-round flowers and cliffs that drop straight into the ocean.
A clifftop Algarve beach repeatedly rated among Europe's best — limestone arches, sea caves and the famous Benagil…
A UNESCO river of terraced port-wine vineyards — small Rabelo-boat or train day trips from Porto into the…
The westernmost point of continental Europe — a wind-blown Portuguese clifftop with a lighthouse, easy day-trip from Lisbon.
A 13-km Madeiran irrigation-channel walk through laurel forest tunnels to a green amphitheatre — bring a torch.
A 7-km ridge walk between Madeira's 2nd and 1st highest peaks — exposed knife-edge sections, often above clouds.
Madeira's highest peak (1,862 m) — a 4-hour ridge walk from Pico do Arieiro across the island spine,…
A cliff-edge Portuguese village with whitewashed houses tumbling toward the Atlantic — natural ocean swimming pool at the…
A Portuguese "village built into the boulders" — houses sit beneath, between and on top of giant granite…
A 226-km Portuguese cliff-top trail along the Atlantic coast — fishing villages, white-sand coves, year-round walking.
A volcanic Azores island where transatlantic sailors paint their boats' names on the harbour wall — Capelinhos' ash…
