The seaside town of Aveiro, less than an hour's drive south of Porto, was an important producer of salt for centuries, and there are...

Nazaré is located on the western Atlantic coast, between Lisbon and Porto, about a 30-minute drive north from Òbidos. Most people have...

We stopped only briefly in Sines en route to Lisbon so really didn't get to know it at all well. The town has played an important...

We drove the 200km to Seville in March 2022 - a straight shot east on the A22 (Portugal) and A49 (Spain) - in a couple of hours, arriving...

Vilamoura is a modern, self-contained resort, adjacent to Quarteira/Vila Sol, that is quite different from most other Portuguese towns....

South across the Tejo river from Lisbon is the Setúbal peninsula. The Ponte 25 de Abril and Vasco da Gama bridges provide easy access to...

Tavira is a quaint Portuguese fishing town situated in the east of the Algarve, not far from the Spanish border. While it is a popular...

Monchique is a sleepy little town, nestled in the Serra de Monchique (mountain range) overlooking the western Algarve, north of Silves....

After falling in love with the country on our 30th anniversary trip, Jennifer and I voted enthusiastically for a return to Portugal for a...

A good friend of ours who lives in Cascais ("kush-kaish"), refers to it as the Newport Beach of Portugal. There are definitely common...

Lisbon is the second oldest capital city in Europe, behind Athens. It was settled by the Celts and occupied by Greeks, Carthaginians,...

A visit to Sintra should be on everyone's Portugal vacation itinerary. Less than an hour from the heart of Lisbon, it is one of the...

Óbidos, about an hour north of Lisbon just inland from the coast, is another charming medieval town. It has yet another well-preserved...

The Douro river flows west from Spain to the Atlantic and its expansive valley is lined with hamlets, farms, and countless terraced...

Guimarães is a small medieval town less than an hour's drive northeast of Porto. Once a very poor town, Guimarães has been renovated and...

Porto was the first city we visited in 2018 on our 30th anniversary vacation. It is the second largest city in Portugal and is located in...