Destinations in Portugal
FaroFaro suits one packed day or two relaxed ones: a walled old town entered through the Arco…FunchalFunchal works best as a walking city: two full days cover the seafront, the old town and…CoimbraCoimbra rewards a plan split by hill: the Universidade de Coimbra and its baroque library…BragaBraga fits into one full day of walking, with Bom Jesus do Monte as a half-day of its own.ÉvoraÉvora packs a Roman temple, a bone-lined chapel, a cathedral and a medieval aqueduct into…CascaisCascais packs a walled old town, an art district, a museum quarter and a cliff path into…TaviraTavira is a compact eastern Algarve town where a single afternoon covers the riverside…AveiroAveiro fits easily into one to two days: ride a moliceiro through the canals, walk the…CarvoeiroCarvoeiro fits into two days: one for the boardwalk, Algar Seco and the town beach, one…EriceiraEriceira suits one to three days: a compact old town to wander, Praia dos Pescadores for…GuimarãesGuimarães is a strolling city, not a tick-list: a castle and palace on the hill, a tight…NazaréNazaré is two places in one: Praia at beach level and Sítio on the clifftop, linked by a…PenichePeniche packs a walled old town, a fortress that became a political prison, Atlantic…SagresSagres packs a fortress, the southwestern tip of mainland Europe, clifftop paths and…SetúbalTwo days cover Setúbal well: one on foot through the Baixa, the riverside avenue and the…SilvesSilves is a compact, inland Algarve town built around a red-stone castle on a hill.Viana do CasteloViana do Castelo rewards one full day and justifies two: a hilltop basilica with the best…